River Beatrice Review
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We cruised the '"Enchanting Danube” on the River Beatrice from October 13 '" 20, 2013. This was our 2nd Uniworld cruise. My husband and I are in our lower mid-50’s '" putting us at the younger end of the age demographic, however we were not the youngest on the cruise.
Arrival in Munich is well organized. The Uniworld staff are easy to find and identify. The area in the Munich airport (Terminal 2) where we waited (for maybe 30 minutes) had a counter service restaurant with coffee and pastries, an ATM in area and a grocery-type shop (to pick up snacks or beverages '" they even had fresh fruit). The Uniworld staff will take care of your luggage and direct you to the bus once all the expected arrivals are there.
The Uniworld representative mentioned there would be water (to drink) on the bus, but the one person I saw that asked about it was told it was a euro (or two?). It seems it’s fairly common for tour bus drivers to supplement their earning by selling water (or other beverages) to passengers. This is the only time we noticed it on the Uniworld part of our trip. The drivers on the regular tours/daily excursion never did this (all passengers are given water bottles to refill and bring if they’d like). In this situation, I think the Uniworld rep covered the cost. Just be aware, you could always buy water at the shop while you’re waiting for Uniworld to collect all their passengers.
Cabin Review
We opted for cabin that right next to the more expensive ones (due to placement towards the middle of the ship). We loved the location. We were 3 doors down from the dining room, the stairs to the upper decks, lounge etc. There wasn't extra noise or anything. The cabins on the River Beatrice are larger than the one we had on the River Ambassador, but the bathroom seemed a little smaller. We had ample storage space for everything: a nice-sized section of the closet for hanging clothes (with plenty of hangers) it was probably about 4 feet wide. Next to this was a set of shelves, one of which had the safe (typical hotel-safe size). Next to the bed there’s a small nightstand on each side with 3 (very shallow) drawers. The top one was the smallest, but it held my nook, earplugs, etc. The next two easily held socks and underwear. I don’t think my husband used his night stand. Across from the bed is a credenza type built in piece of furniture. There was a shallow drawer, a cabinet with 2 shelves and a few drawers. There’s storage space under the beds for suitcases. In the bathroom there’s a small cabinet underneath the sink (this is where your hairdryer is hiding). There are also ample outlets and plugs. If you have a lot of devises to plug in, you may want to bring adapters. There are a 2 110V plugs, plus a designated shaving plug in the bathroom but when we added 2 iPhones plus camera batteries, we needed to use an adapter for something.