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Avalon Waterways Avalon Expression Cruise Reviews
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Rhine River + Avalon made for a great vacation!
"We chose this cruise for our honeymoon and I was quite pleased with my husband's choice to take this amazing trip. It was nice to come back to the same room every evening as we progressed thru various cities...."Read More
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Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - River Cruise
djwoodman
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Age 60s
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We arrived at the Zurich airport after visiting friends in Zurich and the connection was perfect. We were sent to the bus to await the rest of the guests arriving that morning. The bus was clean and very comfortable (wish plane seats were that comfortable).
Once we arrived at the ship, we were escorted to the lounge where there were refreshments and a comfortable place to just relax. We ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - River Cruise
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REJ894
2-5 Cruises
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Age 70s
We had previously taken a cruise with Avalon of the Rhine and Moselle Rivers. We loved travelling through the Rhine gorge, so we took the Basel to Amsterdam cruise. This not only gave use a portion of the Rhine and cities in Switzerland, France and Germany we hade not visited before, but also took us again through the beautiful Rhine gorge with its magnificent scenery. We were not ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - River Cruise
katie0873
First Time Cruiser
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Age 40s
We chose this cruise for our honeymoon and I was quite pleased with my husband's choice to take this amazing trip. It was nice to come back to the same room every evening as we progressed thru various cities. Members of the crew were always friendly and helpful! All meals were fantastic. I enjoyed the tour guides that we had along the way - friendly as well as passionate about their local area's ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2019
Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - River Cruise
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River ride
2-5 Cruises
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Age 70s
We had been on the Danube with Avalon for the Christmas markets. We enjoyed our time on this cruise so much we decided to do another. We were not disappointed at all. The people, the food, the excursions were all we had hoped for. We ate so well and had wonderful conversations with the entire staff. The excursions were very nice as our guides were well informed and shared this information with our ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2019
Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - River Cruise
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Kings06
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Age 70s
This was our first river cruise. AVALON was one of three recommended by our travel agent that had openings. We came into this with an open mind. Have done many (10) ocean cruises.
We loved the intimacy of a smaller group of fellow passengers. Missed entertainment at night. They did have some local singers, and a little musical ensemble come in twice. It was adequate.
One suggestion would ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom with Window
Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - River Cruise
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Europeantraveler1
10+ Cruises
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Age 70s
We recently returned from our Avalon river cruise from Amsterdam to Basel on the Expression. All four of us are seniors ranging in age from 65-74.
Our group wanted to try a short river cruise in order to determine if we would try another, perhaps longer, river cruise.
Here are our pros and cons:
Pros
The cabin (up on the topmost level) was large enough and the bed was very ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - River Cruise
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omawillson
2-5 Cruises
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Age 60s
We took the Avalon Danube River Cruise last year and enjoyed it so much, we decided to take a second Avalon River Cruise. While we enjoyed the Rhine Cruise, we felt the on shore excursions were better on the Danube than the Rhine
It seemed there were less attractions/activities on the Rhine vs Danube, which was disappointing
Service crew were often stingy with wine service and bread and ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - All
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HMGPhD
2-5 Cruises
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Age 70s
I chose this cruise because a stateroom on the middle deck was available without the single supplement. The cruise director and staff were all terrific, experienced and patient. This was my first Avalon cruise, having done one last October on a Viking boat. They are comparable in every way for quality. I would try another cruise with Avalon on another river route. Amsterdam is quite busy, so I ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - River Cruise
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lhearog
First Time Cruiser
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Age 70s
Recommendation of Travel Agent and research we did. Everything about the Avalon experience was great. No complaints ... except wanting a bit warmer weather.
Food was very good. All members of the crew were very polite and fun to be around. The cruise director, Bart, was particularly good, funny and easy to work with.
Good wines and beer and plenty of it ... if you desire. Good variety ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
Review for Avalon Expression to Europe - All
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vilks
First Time Cruiser
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Age 70s
My wife and I,her brother and sister and brother in law, decided to take this Rhine river cruise (Basel to Amsterdam) to celebrate my wife's 70th birthday.
Cruising was not high on my agenda for likes but after this experience, we are both keen to do more.
In early April, we flew from Australia to London and then after a few days to Basel where we joined the cruise.
Everything was great - ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2019
Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony
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