Amadeus River Cruises

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First Time Probably Not the Last

Corfu

This was our first river cruise after many ocean ones and based on our experience it likely won't be our last. Cruising the Danube River was everything we hoped it would be. We visited wonderful cities on a lovely ship with excellent service. Upon our arrival we were welcomed on board and then escorted to our cabin by a friendly crew member. Our luggage had already made it into our cabin as we were joining as part of a Collette tour which was nice. We unpacked and then proceeded to explore the ship. It is well appointed throughout and spotlessly clean and EVERY crew member encountered said hello. Although small by our previous experiences the reception area is lovely and both the restaurant and lounge are plenty big when the number of visitors is considered--in our case 83. We enjoyed every meal particularly the "local dishes" that were served and had great service for all. Breakfast was generally served buffet style, but items could be ordered and there was a hot station with a different featured item each day. The French toast and crepes and eggs benedict were all superb! Our cabin was small, but on par with all big ships we have known. The bathroom was large enough and water pressure was consistent as was temperature. At every excursion a crew member was present to assist exit and return. All cities docked at were worth the visits and the quality of scheduled excursions and availability of optional excursions was good. Obviously there is less entertainment than a big cruise, but what we had (music, folklore shows, lectures) was all high quality. 

A couple things we appreciated that were different than our ocean cruise experiences was the absence of pressure from bar staff and photography staff. We could order or decline and not be bothered multiple times and the absence of a ship's photographer allowed us to exit the ship without wait or detour. We do appreciate the option of a ship's photographer but like to choose when and where rather than feeling pressured to be photographed.

Now the only decision is when and where to return to a river...maybe the lower Danube? an American river? the Seine?

Jost Van Dyke

This is our first river cruise. We had done the inside passage to Alaska from Vancouver. We boarded the cruise in Amsterdam and disembarked in Budapest.

Overall, we enjoyed the cruise. The restaurant staff were absolutely great. They always served us in friendly manner, attended to our needs and made us feel very welcome. I will give 110% for their service and friendliness.

The cruise was good except for occasional bumps at the locks. Some of my friends were in a cabins at the back of the ship and experienced engine noise.

Forget about watching TV, all in foreign language except for a new channel (skynews) which was in English. Very disappointing TV and reception.

There are limited books on board to read and I read 3 of them. There are some board games, scrabble, cards etc which we played while sailing.

The other negative of the cruise is the options excursions. They are expensive. We mamaged to do many of them at fraction of the cost on our own.

The did bring a birthday cake for my wife on her birthday, very nice jesture.

Enjoyed the river cruise. The staff are great and good food

Wanted to see specific towns on river rhine and we were not dissapointed

The staff and the food was absolutely marvellous . I dont usually write reviews but this is a way of apology to all of amadeus Briliant crew for the non stop complaints of some of the  passengers ranging from petty comments about the food to blagging some extra drinks just to keep them quiet .One person on the first day even said she paid more for her cabin than her friend the ship doesnt need to recompense anyone if someone got a better deal I felt ashamed to be English     Rant over

Once again all of you on that ship were fantastic and i would recommend anyone to try amadeus river cruises All the towns visited including Speyer Rudesheim Mannheim Koblenz Cologne were very easy access to get off the ship and quality time in the towns  Also the walking tours of Speyer and Cologne were very informative...My next trip is going to be the Danube and i wont hesitate to check out Amadeus first in the hope of meeting up with the same staff

Brilliant

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