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Avalon Waterways Cruise Reviews
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Review for Avalon Panorama to Europe - All
luipers1
6-10 Cruises
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Age 70s
Our family decided that this was a very different way for us to spend the Christmas Holiday and we had never been on a river cruise before. We have been to Europe with Globus tours and were very happy with their services then and they lived up to our expectations again. The crew was absolutely wonderful. We have a family member with a gluten issue and the dining staff was at her side each night ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Imagery II to Europe - River Cruise
VT2019cruiser
First Time Cruiser
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Age 60s
From the moment we were met at the Prague airport by an Avalon representative who brought us to the hotel to meet our amazing cruise director, then from the moment we boarded our ship, to when the time came to disembark for our return home (again with representatives escorting us to our departure area), we experienced nothing but First Class Service - all the way - by all of the Avalon employees, ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Outside Stateroom with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Passion to Europe - River Cruise
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Virgonz
First Time Cruiser
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Age 70s
Had always wanted to see Christmas Markets and seeing them via a cruise sounded idyllic - it was.
From the time we boarded to disembarking we were looked after superbly. The Cruise Director (Valentin) was very efficient with a great sense of humor which made everything run very smoothly. All the staff were very friendly and determined to make our trip as enjoyable as possible.
The excursions ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Panorama to Europe - River Cruise
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MJMorgan3r
2-5 Cruises
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Age 60s
We enjoyed the Avalon Romantic Rhine Cruise for our anniversary four year ago and tried the Christmas Market cruise on the Danube two years ago. We enjoyed both so much we did the Avalon Rhine Christmas Market cruise in December 2019.
The ship itself is beautiful. The crew was very professional and nice. We reserve the same cabin category on each cruise so we know what we are getting and ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Passion to Europe - River Cruise
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AlamoanaAnnie
6-10 Cruises
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Age 70s
I had previously been on another river cruise with a different company and wanted to try Avalon Waterways to compare. Avalon far exceeded my expectations and I would highly recommend using them. We enjoyed the ship, our cabin, the food, amazing friendly staff (cruise director Valentin was the best, with his extensive knowledge and wicked humor, as was Melinda our cabin person who went above and ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom with Window
Review for Avalon Artistry II to Europe - River Cruise
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rnevrly
First Time Cruiser
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Age 50s
Friends of ours asked if we would like to go on a river cruise with them. Having never been on one, and not a fan of being on a ship with thousands of people, I was a little hesitant. However, when I found how many we would be cruising with on this ship, I said yes....and I'm glad I did. The staff was amazing. The minute we arrived, even before stepping on the ship, the staff made us feel special. ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Outside Stateroom with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Visionary to Europe - River Cruise
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longandfosterjames
10+ Cruises
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Age 2020s
The short cruise & itinerary fit our schedule. We’ve been on 35+ ocean cruises. This was our first river cruise. Very expensive. But it included everything, unlimited bottled water in room, fresh orchid in room, fruit delivery, free excursions at every port, free fleet of bikes to use at every port, hot tub on the top deck, panoramic view sliding glass doors in room, small gymnasium, unlimited ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Outside Stateroom with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Visionary to Europe - River Cruise
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Annebar1
6-10 Cruises
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Age 50s
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We had a great time on our brief cruise of the Rhine for the Christmas in Alsace tour. To save money and time, we booked our own flights and we ended up adding a night before and after the cruise on our own. I'm glad we did because we had the opportunity to tour the Christmas markets of Zurich and Frankfurt as an extra bonus. The Visionary ship was nicely appointed and the crew was very ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Outside Stateroom with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Visionary to Europe - River Cruise
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Scott 65
First Time Cruiser
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Age 50s
This was our very first cruise and chose it because it was short (time wise) and the boat small (people wise). We would definitely sign up for another cruise as it is a great way to see multiple places that we probably wouldn’t see if traveling by land. Regarding this cruise in particular, Basel, Colmar, Strasbourg, Heidelberg & Speyer were absolutely beautiful! We are considering a Danube cruise ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Outside Stateroom with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Panorama to Europe - All
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kentcouple65
2-5 Cruises
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Age 60s
We had a wonderful time with Ama Waterways for my wife's 50th. birthday going from Budapest to Nuremberg, so thought we would try a river cruise again, this time with Avalon Waterways for her 60th. from Amsterdam to Basel.
The best thing about this cruise was the food - when we travelled with AMA previously, the food was somewhat bland, but, other than the last night when presumably the chef ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
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