Paris to Europe - River Cruise Reviews

This was our second river cruise. In 2018, we booked Scenic for a Danube cruise from Nuremberg to Budapest. We had an excellent time despite low water levels in some parts of the river during that trip. This recent trip began with a single night extension in Paris at the Edouard 7 Hotel. This hotel was beautiful and in the heart of the Opera District. The Scenic Gem is a beautiful ship although ...

Off ship excursions included a variety of options. Locations, frequently requiring long bus rides were worthwhile, despite inclement October weather.Tour guides were pleasant, helpful, and well informed. Our cruise director was excellent and staff would go out of their way to provide cabs, directions, maps, and walking tour suggestions. Highlights included visits to Giverny, D day beaches, and ...

Uniworld packages 3 voyages together as "Ultimate France", this covers week 2. Ship #2: Joie de Vivre It too had a bistro that you could book for dinner instead of the main dining room. Housekeeping:- cabin was clean and well maintained. There were about 120 passengers on board. About 40 continued on to Ship #3. Food: In week 2, I started to notice that many dishes were ...

Our original intent was to see the Normandie Beaches and MT Saint Michel, but we decided to roll it all into one with a river cruise from Paris and the add on post extension. We are glad we did. To see Paris correctly, one would need a week, but we still got to see the major sights and the Eiffel Tower lit up at night. The cruise also took us to incredible sights of castles, chateaus, gardens, ...

One of the best features of river cruising is the friendliness of fellow passengers. With mostly American and a few Canadian and Australians we enjoyed some interesting discussions, particularly amongst those who had visited our homeland Scotland. Impressed with the Cruise Director Simona, very confident and professional throughout; leading and involvement with every aspect of the cruise, ...

This cruise was rather expensive. My travel agent really pushed this cruise line, and one thing she assured me was the food would be fabulous. It turned out a lot of the food was frozen and pre-made. The chef's dinner was amazing, but you only get it for one night. One other dinner was pretty good, but not so memorable I could tell you what it was. The menu is very limited, and honestly, I would ...

My wife and I took a New England cruise out of New York a few years ago and had a good time and saw interesting things, but it did not compare in the slightest to a river cruise on the Seine with Viking. The sights on the tours were amazing and wonderful, but just sitting on the balcony and watching the French countryside go by was also great. There were a large number of swans on the river and ...

The only places we haven't been to in Switzerland were Geneva and Zermatt, so this trip, with it's Alps extension, seemed like a good idea, and we had previously done Bucharest to Budapest, then flew to Paris to take this cruise. Let me begin by saying that the ship's staff was excellent, as they usually are. But every Viking cruise has come with issues, both Ocean and River. And the ship's ...

We have traveled with Viking on both River and Ocean cruises and enjoyed all that we have taken. Itineraries are interesting, educational and take you into the history of the location. The Paris to Normandy cruise allowed us to spend time in Paris both before and after the cruise. We visited historic sites that included Palace of Versailles, Monet's home and Garden in Giverny, and the ...

We chose this cruise due to our past experience with Viking and our wish to see Normandy. We enjoyed learning the history of the Normandy landing and loved the Museum associated with the Pegasus Bridge. We learned how crucial the bridge was to the success of the Normandy Battle. We liked the daily excursions and excellent guides except going to Giverney as it was a weekend, very crowded and the ...