Uniworld Europe - River Cruise Reviews

Quite simply, for the money, river cruising is not worth it - for US. For others it may be, but when you calculate what you are paying daily (approx $1k EUR for our upgraded (VERY SMALL) room), we feel it's ...

Sail Date December 2019

love2read

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Uniworld Queen Isabel disappoints

Queen Isabel

I have sailed with Uniworld twice before and with Viking a few times. I chose this sailing because of the beauty of Portugal and the friendliness of its people. Although the scenery was lovely, people do need to ...

Sail Date November 2019

pdefra1500

4 Reviews Written

18 Helpful Votes

Enchanting Danube with Maria Theresa

This was our fourth river cruise with Uniworld over the past couple of years. We like Uniworld because they always deliver on their promise of beautifully decorated rooms, great food, delicious wines and topped off ...

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Sail Date October 2019

tarabon

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Crunchy but good

River Countess

This was our first uniworld cruise, and to be honest I did not like the ship. It was very claustrophobic: low ceilings, outsized furniture in small spaces, I always felt like I was sqeezing past other guests, ...

Sail Date October 2019

Small Pebbles

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Noisy and disappointing dinners

S.S. Antoinette

Our travel agent recommended this cruise line over others. We had had a wonderful experience with Tauck’s musical cruise on the Danube but she said there’s no comparison in terms of Uniworld being a better ...

Sail Date September 2019

skinnylegs

2 Reviews Written

12 Helpful Votes

Loved our Seine Cruise!

This was our second Uniworld cruise (our first was on the Rhine) and my first time in Paris! I don't think it's possible to not have a great time when you start and end in Paris. The boat was beautiful! Not ...

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Sail Date August 2019

diana-o

2 Reviews Written

6 Helpful Votes

Trip of a Lifetime

We were originally scheduled to do Gems of Northern Italy but the ship was damaged in a port accident so we switched to the Grand France tour. The first week was on board the S. S. Catherine (reviewed separately) ...

Sail Date August 2019

nvcruise

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

The Good - The Bad - The Ugly

S.S. Bon Voyage

The Outstanding: This was a themed cruise and our hosts and fellow passengers were interesting, conversational and knew how to have a good time in spite of the vessel. The Good: Hotel Director Ivana was ...

Sail Date September 2019

melton1870

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Another great Uniworld cruise - Castles along the Rhine

S.S. Antoinette

My wife and I just returned from our second Uniworld cruise. The first was on the S.S. Catherine going from Lyon to Avignon in 2016. It was excellent and initially we were a bit concerned that the Castles along ...

Sail Date September 2019

scabby

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Room 423

River Queen

Just completed our first river cruise on the Rhine with Uniworld River Queen. Purchased a french balcony; not sure why it is called a balcony as this is a floor to ceiling window which doesn't open out onto a ...

Sail Date September 2019

annejohnston84

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Needs attention to detail - not quite there

S.S. Bon Voyage

Good points - Savoir Bed great, cabin small but good standard overall, boat clean and outside areas very comfortable and plenty of shade, small hot top, trips ok, guides very good, drinks included, extra trips were ...

Sail Date August 2019

Lincoln Martinez

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Underwhelming and repetitive

River Empress

My wife and I chose the Uniworld river cruise as it was recommended by our travel agent due to the supposedly very high level of their food. We were looking forward to cruising down the Rhine, while viewing ...

Sail Date August 2019

Chocs

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Trip spoilt by very noisy cabin

River Empress

This was our first cruise and we were celebrating a special occasion. Everything was great - cabin layout quite adequate with lovely big comfy bed, lovely en suite with great shower, all sparkling clean. Food was ...

Sail Date August 2019

mary17

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Ss joie de cost cutting and penny pinching

It has taken me more than 12 months to compose this review, mainly due to my bitter disappointment with Uniworld.My husband and I did the Grand France river cruise and before that had been big fans of Uniworld. We ...

Sail Date September 2018

jr13160

2 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

River Princess Staff and ship Fell short of quality

River Princess

We are Heritage members and sailed with Uniworld before on the S.S. Joie de Vivre from Paris to Normandy. Our experience with Uniworld in 2017 was exceptional! BUT THIS EXPERIENCE ON RIVER PRINCESS WAS NOT! ...

Sail Date June 2019

djbarnes

1 Review Written

13 Helpful Votes

Small ship, big price, big excursion groups, poorly organized

S.S. Beatrice

We've done ocean cruises for years and decided to try a river cruise because we always wanted to see the Danube. We chose Uniworld since it was a boutique line with good reviews. We did the 9 night Delightful ...

Sail Date July 2019

kadanahy57

2 Reviews Written

10 Helpful Votes

First time river cruiser.

My husband and I chose this cruise because of the itinerary on the Danube from Budapest to Passau, Germany and we chose Uniworld on the advice of a few friends. We liked the idea of an all inclusive trip, we've ...

Sail Date May 2019

SNEEME

2 Reviews Written

16 Helpful Votes

First Time River Cruise

S.S. Bon Voyage

We have been on multiple ocean cruises and wanted try to a river cruise. I have to say this was the best in terms of total relaxation. To glide along the river on the amply seated top deck with you beverage of ...

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Sail Date June 2019

Beth JK

1 Review Written

24 Helpful Votes

DON'T EVER BOOK WITH UNIWORLD

S.S. Antoinette

Don't ever book a cruise with Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection unless you want to be held hostage on a bus tour instead of being on a 5 star ship. We were told 2 days into our 8 day river cruise that we ...

Sail Date October 2018

pdefra1500

4 Reviews Written

18 Helpful Votes

Fantastic Trip

This was our first Uniworld Riverboat Cruise and boy were we surprised at the experience. Totally different than a larger cruise. The boat was absolutely beautiful and the staff provided nothing short of five stars ...

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Sail Date May 2018

jwsfun

16 Reviews Written

138 Helpful Votes

Great Experience on the Danube

I'm going to break my review into some basic areas that really are the things most folks look for on river cruise. The Tours, Food, Accommodations, Ambiance and staff. Let me start with the easiest first...Staff. ...

Sail Date April 2019

bettycasp

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Unbelievable Trip

This was our first cruise ever. Was somewhat hesitant on cruising as we thought we would not have enough to do and things would be too micro managed. This boat was wonderful. Once met at the airport, Uniworld ...

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Sail Date April 2019

djett

11 Reviews Written

83 Helpful Votes

Another Excellent Uniworld Cruise

River Countess

This was the fifth Uniworld cruise for my wife and me and it immediately followed the Highlights of Eastern Europe on the S.S. Beatrice. Our experience on the Beatrice did not meet the Uniworld standards so we were ...

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Sail Date April 2019

aky13

3 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Wonderful Cities; GREAT ART - NOT A CRUISE, a BUS tour!

River Countess

Port of Embarkation, above, is incorrect. It was Milan, Italy, but this is not an available choice! My wife and I chose this cruise because we wanted to see the magnificent art of Italy and we wanted to return ...