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Uniworld River Empress Cruise Reviews

5.0 / 5.0
56 reviews
Room 301.  Tear in wallpaper.
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Room 301.  Ceiling trim.
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Room 301. Stains on wall.
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Room 301.  Stains on wall.  Not rotated.
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Underwhelming and repetitive

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on River Empress

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Lincoln Martinez
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

My wife and I chose the Uniworld river cruise as it was recommended by our travel agent due to the supposedly very high level of their food. We were looking forward to cruising down the Rhine, while viewing beautiful scenery, castles, and making interesting stops along the way from Amsterdam to Basel, all along being served first class food. It did not turn out that way. Let me first state the ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Suite with French Balcony


Trip spoilt by very noisy cabin

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Chocs
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

This was our first cruise and we were celebrating a special occasion. Everything was great - cabin layout quite adequate with lovely big comfy bed, lovely en suite with great shower, all sparkling clean. Food was fantastic, loads of choice for breakfast and lunch, more formal meal in the evening but still with three or four choices on the four course menu. Masses of choice in drinks including ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Standard Stateroom


River Empress along the Rhine

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Juliet De Souza
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

Sal and i have just got back from a fabulous Rhine River Cruise on the River Empress. We enjoyed every minute on the elegant yet cozy ship. We were particularly impressed with the personal attention we were given, everything was sparkling clean, the friendliness of the crew all added to make a unforgettable vacation. Special mention goes to George our cabin attendant who kept our cabin spotless, ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Standard Stateroom


Did Not Get Our Money's Worth

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blusl
2-5 Cruises • Age 80s

We had taken 3 and our sons and their wives had each taken 1 cruise with Uniworld, and we were completely satisfied. However, this was a totally different story. This was a generational cruise--the Remarkable Rhine. My husband and I wanted our children and grandchildren to have this unique experience. I am posting photos of my one of my son's rooms to show the deplorable condition. Ours was ...
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Sail Date: June 2018

Traveled with children


Beautiful Cruise and Extraordinary Service

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Callie and Ron
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

My fiancé received an incentive trip provided by Brother sewing machines. We started in Amsterdam and also stopped in Germany, Switzerland and ending in Basel, France. All the way from special dining foods and wines in what ever region we were in was a delight on this all inclusive cruise. The service by the wonderful crew was superb! Nicolay runs a wonderful dining room, any request I had he ...
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Sail Date: June 2018

Cabin Type: Standard Stateroom


Great Staff

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FGU
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We contracted this cruise with others through a common travel agent and received great value. The rooms on the 3rd level are quite small, requiring my wife and I to signal each other as to where we were headed in the room in order to make space for us to pass. There is sufficient closet space, few drawers, a good safe, and interestingly the wall covers have a foam base which eliminates all noise ...
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Sail Date: April 2018

Cabin Type: Standard Stateroom


Wonderful cruise despite the iffy first AND second impression!

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May B
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

You only have one chance to make a first impression. Uniworld failed, and then failed again. Yet we had a wonderful cruise and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the Uniworld product to anyone. This was my 37th cruise; fourth river cruise; third Europe river cruise; first Uniworld. My favorite ocean cruises are Crystal and Celebrity, and in Europe our two river cruises were on AmaWaterways (I’d ...
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Sail Date: April 2018

Cabin Type: Standard Stateroom


Friendly Crew

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WashingtonTraveler
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Very friendly welcome on this nice river boat. Cabin and bathroom small but very well decorated and efficiently furnished. All public areas are lovely. The service thoughout was good, at times too attentive, with someone passing by the table every few minutes to enquire if anything was needed. The self service laundry was very useful. The only disappointments were dinners and wine selection. ...
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Sail Date: March 2018

Cabin Type: Stateroom with French Balcony


Amazing Crew

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jube
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

A River Cruise was on my bucket list. What got my attention was the FREE air included, not to mention all drinks, taxes, tips, tours, transfers, etc. It was a value that couldn't be passed up. I have been on 50 ships over the last 30 years. I have never seen a level of this excellence with a crew. Everyone had a smile on their face, and were friendly and more than willing to get you anything you ...
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Sail Date: November 2017

Cabin Type: Standard Stateroom


Additional comments to Susanne Mock's review

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Sam Barnhart
2-5 Cruises • Age 80s

We had the suite right across the hall from the Mock's and totally agree with everything she wrote but we have some additional comments to present.... We have now cruised twice with both Viking and Uniworld. We even cruised this itinerary two years ago with Viking. We loved Viking and don't have anything bad to say about them but there are some differences between Uniworld and Viking that are ...
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Sail Date: August 2017

Cabin Type: Suite with French Balcony


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