Avalon Waterways Avalon Artistry II Cruise Reviews
24 Avalon Waterways Avalon Artistry II Cruise Reviews
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Sailed October 2016
It was 4am in the morning. My travel champion was in my driveway right on time. We loaded up my luggage and we were on our way to GRR to catch our United flight for a trip of a life time. We had a 10 hour lay over in Chicago and a 9 ...
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Sailed September 2016
We chose this cruise because of the two primary locations of Paris and Prague, two cities we had not visited previously. As our first river cruise, we were extremely impressed with the organization of the timeline. Everything exceeded ...
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Sailed September 2016
Traveling the Rhine and Mosel river valleys with Avalon fulfilled everything on our bucket list! We expected great service and they delivered that with many smiles. We were surprised with an optional tour inside a windmill in Amsterdam ...
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Sailed August 2016
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I think that I'm the fourth person to review this sailing of the Artistry II. After sailing three times with Viking and once with Vantage, Avalon is our new favorite cruise line. We chose this cruise for the beautiful scenery ...
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Sailed August 2016
We choose this cruise because it was only 9 nights, it stayed in Western Europe (Paris to Amsterdam), and it is a smaller ship. Our tour guide, Hendrik Dadema, was great, He paid special attention to each individual and their wants and ...
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Sailed August 2016
I retired about a year ago. My wife and I decided to try a river cruise. Since this was our first such trip, we treated it somewhat as a learning experience. It could not have turned out any better. We met the tour director, Hendrik ...
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Member Since 2016
1 review
Sailed August 2016
We chose Avalon because we preferred the cabin layout over other vendors. Price and tour itinerary and availability were also factors.
There was some confusion in not being met at the airport and we had to call Avalon and wait around ...
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Member Since 2016
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Sailed August 2016
Our cruise director really made the entire cruise. Hendrick's knowledge and experience made our cruise fun and educational and stress free. We loved the views that we had cruising the Moselle and Rhine Rivers. We loved, loved our ...
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Member Since 2016
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Sailed August 2016
We had never been on any type of cruise. The 16 day river cruise was a much more intimate way of being introduced to cruising and with this our first trip to Europe this appealed to us as a way to be able to visit 5 countries, 6 counting ...
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Sailed September 2015
We've done two other Avalon Cruises and this one was the best. The staff worked harmoniously and gave commendable service. The Cruise Director's preparation and conscientiousness was apparent. The pace of this cruise was good in that we ...
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Sailed August 2015
Lovely ship, our cabin fantastic, great food, very friendly staff (mostly), scenery on Rhine and Moselle Rivers excellent. For elderly people with mobility issues or people like me on crutches after a knee operation, this may not be the ...
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Sailed May 2015
This was our first river cruise and we found the size of the ship perfect. We made great new friends and enjoyed the staff immensely. Sitting in the lounge after dinner listening to the piano music was relaxing and fun. Tours included ...
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Sailed April 2015
This being my first river cruise, I dont have anything to compare it with. This is a truly lovely boat, only being added to the fleet in 2013. It was immaculately clean and beautifully decorated. The staff were extremely cheerful and ...
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Sailed October 2014
We chose Avalon Waterways for this cruise as it was one of the very few that did not begin or end in Amsterdam. We had a great itinerary, embarking at Passau, Germany and disembarking at Basel, Switzerland. The ship is only about three ...
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Sailed August 2014
We were on the sapphire deck and the views were wonderful from our room it was also nice to hear the river. Our room had a very comfortable love seat and chair that allowed us to watch the scenery go by. Lots of storage in closet and ...
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Sailed August 2014
Was ABSOLUTELY impressed!! Avalon Artistry II was the best! This was our first river cruise and I can't really imagine how it could have gone any better.
Getting on the boat, into our room was beyond fast. No issues, no waiting, just like ...
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Sailed July 2014
We did a cruise that isn't too popular.....we did a land tour beginning in Munich, boarded the ship in Passau, sailing through Germany to Basel, Switzerland. In a word.....WOW!!!
We could not have asked for a better ship, a better crew, ...
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We have done several river cruises - this the second with Avalon Waterways. It was the best. The weather wasn't so good on the first part and the scenery not as good from Amsterdam to Koblenz but after that it was really beautiful. So glad ...
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Sailed April 2014
Returned from a river cruise on Avalon Waterways Artistry II. This ship is a little over a year old and is very well maintained.
Entertainment on this ship was sparse but it did not bother me. After a full day sightseeing we were pretty ...
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Member Since 2017
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Sailed October 2016
Chose this because we wanted to have an itinerary that included both Paris and Amsterdam. Accommodations in Paris were wonderful and the ship itself was awesome. Cabins with Panorama view were the best --I am still telling people about ...
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Sailed October 2016
We weren't sure what cruise line to choose, sort of happened upon this one on the recommendation of a friend of a friend and were glad we did! The entire staff was friendly, the Cruise Director, Minka, was fantastic, and when low water ...
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Sailed September 2016
Love the smaller boat on River Cruise which you are able to meet the people that you would like to meet!! The food was good however would have like more of the native food of the region we where traveling in. I could of had the food we ...
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Sailed August 2016
The ship is beautiful; the service is exemplary. We enjoyed tasty food that was presented extremely well, as well as many specialty drinks and local beers Our voyage included a terrific stay in Prague prior to our journey on the river. ...
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