The reviewer right before me summarized the trip and the issue with the ship and the Rhine being so low we had to switch ships. The crew including the chef were amazing. I was shocked how good the food was. The tour guides were totally professional and licensed, apparently, so the standard was high. We met a lot of people from different places in the world. There was open seating at dinner which was an opportunity to meet people. There were several families there, all adults. There were no children there and probably no one under 25. The outings were rigorous,maybe it felt that way because it was so hot out.

I bowed out of several of the afternoon cruises because I wanted to chill. I read 3 books on the cruise.

I would definitely go on another cruise with Avalon to somewhere else. I was glad I was only on for a week. It was enough for me. We ended up in Amsterdam and spent 2 days there on our own, which was fun.