Scenic River France Cruise Reviews

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Disappointed

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Scenic Sapphire

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Tookalook2
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

This was supposed to be a culinary cruise in one of the best wine region of the world. We were served ordinary food and cheap wines by unknowledgeable personnel. Even the cocktails were poorly executed. We had an invited French chef on board for one dinner and it made all the difference from our roumanian chef. It’s the end of the season and the dining room personnel seemed tired and ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Disappointing

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Scenic Diamond

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Dk123
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Travel agent convinced us it was the best even though it was most expensive. Although ship was fine and we had a great time with people on board cruise was a let down. Hotels were amazing but greeting dinner at a sports bar was terrible. About half the excursions were good the others very touristy and tacky. The headphone system for guides never worked and delayed every tour as they tried to sort ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


The jury is still out

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Scenic Diamond

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Aging traveller
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

A distressing outward journey to reach this cruise is still colouring our view of the trip. Our verdict on whether Scenic goes on to a "never, ever again" list awaits a ruling from their Customer Service Department on whether we will be refunded for additional tickets we were forced to by en route to be able to reach Bordeaux. This was our first cruise with Scenic. We were interested in the ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


An enjoyable cruise with a friendly and helpful crew. But with some reservations.

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Scenic Opal

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ScottyandBelle
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose Scenic for this cruise based on our expectations of the highest quality on offer given the reputation of Scenic and the price paid. However, we were disappointed with some aspects, especially the food offerings. For example; a prawn cocktail with one and a half prawns. Another entree with just a single oyster. Tough meat dishes that were often sent back to the kitchen and a fish main ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


Hoping to be top of the tree, but needs improvement.

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Scenic Crystal

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wblane
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This was a nostalgic visit to places we had already visited and were familiar with. The cruise was sold to us as being of superior quality, but at a fantastic price. On two evenings at dinner our order was taken quite quickly, but we waited more than an hour and half to receive our main course. I indicated the problem to the hotel manager, Bogdan, on the first occasion, but the situation was ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Very Disappointed

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Scenic Diamond

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steve6718
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

This was the second Scenic cruise we were on. The first was so much better than the second. There were about 20 Americans and over 100 Brits, with the balance from Canada and one Australian couple. Before I get to the particulars of the cruise, I would like to bring up one important point, The Price. When we got to talking with the other cruisers, we found out that the Brits paid from one fourth ...
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Sail Date: October 2022


Covid cesspool

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Scenic Sapphire

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Avidtraveller59
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Nice ship, nice staff, great food and great excursions. Unfortunately, though, there was very little support offered when our cruise was cancelled just 2 weeks before sailing. While we did find another Scenic cruise that fit in the same general time period, we were given no assistance with changing all the connections, hotels and transfers that had to be scheduled to accommodate this new ...
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Sail Date: June 2022


Good; not great. Not luxury as advertised.

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Scenic Opal

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Marika71
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

First, Scenic had terrible issues with their website and staffing. So it was practically impossible to communicate with anyone even months before the cruise. We never received as much as a document or a pamphlet to tell us what was expected of us as passengers or what was the actual itinerary and times for embark and disembark. Everything was a huge mystery to us! No email was answered, no ...
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Sail Date: April 2022


More style than substance

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Scenic Diamond

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dpender
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We toured with Avalon last year on the Danube and had a wonderful experience. So we decided to go with Scenic expecting an even higher level of service. The Scenic Diamond is a relatively new ship with all amenities. The service on board was above and beyond at every level. Sadly, the two most important parts of the on-board experience came up short. The food and wines were nowhere near the level ...
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Sail Date: October 2019


Nice Ship but let down by food and false promises

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Scenic Jasper

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jacquibabs
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Scenic Jasper - Jewels of Europe cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest 30/9 (not 25/9) We chose Scenic as they are supposed to be one of the best and this bucket list trip was a treat for my husband who had just celebrated his 70th birthday. First of all, let me say that it is a very nice-looking ship and obviously quite new with nice décor and furnishings. WE had a balcony cabin which was very ...
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Sail Date: September 2019


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