We wanted to do a river cruise to Normandy and had booked one in 2020 which, of course, was cancelled. We chose AMADante because the line purports to have a "gentle walkers" option and the friends who we planned to travel with needed it. They ended up not joining us.

This was our first river cruise. The ship was about 1/2 full, around 75 passengers. Most of the passengers were American with a few Canadians, and Europeans. English and only English was the language spoken. Most of he crew was from Eastern Europe - eg., Romania. The Cruise Manager was British. We were is a B category with a sliding door for a window.

Staff: The staff tried to be as accommodating as they could. The Cruise Manager was terrific. Read more