Our cruise was on the Soene and Rhone rivers through the south of France. Scenic is an Australian based company, so more than half the passengers were Aussies..they are so much fun. It was an all inclusive cruise including gratuities. We were on the 2nd deck, the cabin was more spacious than I anticipated. The excursions were well organized and plentiful. There was never pressure to go on an excursion, if you wanted to stay on the boat, no problem. Our cruise director Sylvie, was very good, knowledgeable and was everywhere! There were a few hiccups since it was the 1st sailing of the season, but overall we would definitely do it again. The only question I have for Scenic is why the captain and co-captain were switched out midway through the cruise. We were told it was a scheduling thing, but it was weird because the passengers had just developed a relationship with that crew and then they leave before the cruise is over. Scenic needs to rethink this policy.