We were expecting a great time based on the comments we had heard from friends. Our only fear was being locked into eating most of our meals on board.

We actually had a stupendous time, far exceeding our wildest expectations and the food was five star quality and we had more choices each night than we had expected during the entire trip.

Entertainment was great. Our only disappointment - and it was a small one - was that the trip to the Summer Palace of the Austrian Royal Family, which was an extra, was not as spectacular as we had hoped. This was partly due to rain which caused us to miss the gardens, but we would have had little time for them even without the rain. Read more