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Southern France in July a bit hot

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Hermod

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0340
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

My wife and I had never been to Southern France What was unfortunate was the upper level was only open for maybe 2 of the 8 days. Even when we were ported early morning, the crew did not open upper level. The crew was magnificent, but the food was not as good as our previous cruises. The temps did not help, but we knew this going into our cruise, Temps were 90+ most days and heat index closer to ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Not quite the hype

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Tranquility II

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LoverOfEurope
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Not quite what they sell. The upgrade to the full slider window for an extra $1500 (base for a solo fee was $6000) for 7 nights was pretty much worthless. For 5 nights we were parked 3 deep with other ships, so you could not keep your curtain open unless you wanted the other boat to see you. One night we left at midnight... you could see the river edge then... but, we were asleep. The first ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


First River Cruise

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Alsvin

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jwoody50
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

After 10 ocean cruises we took our first river cruise and it had its pros and cons. I knew it would be different and low key but I didn't expect this. Embarkation - Went smoothly, no problem getting on board. Internet - Much like other cruises spotty at best Cabin - We had a french balcony and it was much smaller then any balcony cabin I've been in before. ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom


A little disappointed

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Hermod

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hmolinelli
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

The air conditioning on our boat gave out on day 3. We were told that we still had air in our rooms but I think it was spotty. The dining room and lounge were very hot. The temperatures in France ranged from high 90's to low 100's. I thought the walking tours were tough especially in the heat. A lot of uphill walks on cobblestones. I go to the gym on a regular basis and think I'm in ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Just OK

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on AmaDante

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aslaw01
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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 ...
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Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for any inconvenience your negative experience may have caused and will pass this information along to our guest relations department. If you would...

Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Stateroom with French Balcony


Great Itinerary But Unpolished Service Onboard

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Eir

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Fast Alongside
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This seven night Rhine River cruise takes you to several major cities and cruises the section of the river with the largest concentration of castles and vineyards. The timing of the castles cruise was in the morning when the sun was shining on most of them on this Basel to Amsterdam cruise direction. The ship docked in Rudesheim in the evening and walking around the town on our own when most of ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Castles along the Rhine

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on S.S. Antoinette

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PNFL
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

I will start with the things I like and that was the ship. It was very nice and cabin was very comfortable. We had the deluxe french balcony. One closet that had draws below was useless because it hit the night stand and you could not open the draws. As usual the service was excellent. Now on to what I did not like. I thought the food was just OK. I never had a meal where I said that was ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom with Full Open-Air Balcony


Almost But Not Quite

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Vista

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raslq
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

In comparison to Uniworld or Ama our cruise didn't sparkle - it was good but not special. Staff did their jobs but for the most part that is all they did - no real sense of a 'can do' hospitality vibe. Food was good but not memorable. Breakfast buffets offered numerous options but were basically the same each morning. Lunches offered three choices each day with the option for a burger or ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Good Cruise, Poor Support From Air Department

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on AmaMora

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evercamen
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Only gave a three star review due to a failure with their air department. The Cruise Ship was very well maintained and the employees on the ship and pre cruise hotel were fantastic. The food selection could be improved and some activities on cruise days could be added. Spent over $16,000.00 for our cruise package which included air fare, pre-hotel stay, transfers, and the cruise. The ...
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Response from SocialMediaA, Coordinator, Social Media

Hello! We sincerely apologize for the disappointing experience you had with our Air Department. We appreciate you taking the time to document your concerns, as it gives us a chance to address...

Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Outside Stateroom with French Balcony and Outside Balcony


Great stateroom and staff but....

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Vista

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LT1208
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Our travel companions picked Avalon and we said we'd try it though we have cruised with Viking twice. The Panorama stateroom was fabulous - comfortable, and updated; the bathroom was roomy. 99% of the staff was excellent. My big bone of contention was getting in touch with anyone from Avalon the company when we had an issue at the hotel in Amsterdam (luckily, I had printed the paperwork) and ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


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