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Avalon Waterways

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Europe - River Cruise

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France

Germany

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Rhine River

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Avalon Vista

Avalon Visionary

Avalon Artistry II

Avalon Expression

Avalon Panorama

Avalon Impression

Avalon Passion

Avalon Illumination

My  daugh ter, Paula Froelich, is a free -lance journalist.  She wrote about Avalon, and she strongly recommended it to me and my sister and brother -in-law. 

We have had numerous cruises with a least a half-dozen cruise lines - all very good!  Avalon surpassed our expectations (even when compared to  Azimara, Princess, Norwegian, Holland America, Carnival, etc.).

Remarkably fine cuisine and the composition of the plate was . . .  artistic. Very attractive.

I enjoyed my cigars on the back and on top of the boat. Many lines discriminate against smokers. I no longer patronize those lines, e.g. Princess.

The onboard entertainment was very good. I attended all events.  

Ihad never been to these towns along the Danube (Vienna included) and the Rhine. There was so much to see and so little time to see them.

By the way, Avalon's arranging of flight from CVG to CDG to Vienna (and return was a master stroke of arrangement.  I dislike flying, but your arrangements with Delta were perfect. 

You folks did an exemplary job.  You have my highest marks.  A+

Outstanding Cruise Experience

This well organized and thoughtfully planned cruise itinerary allowed time at the beginning to explore the culturally rich and historically important city of Vienna and thereafter offered a diverse and fascinating trip up the Danube and then the Rhine with dockings and tours along the way at the most important burgs and cities.

The assigned tour guides were well versed in the history and current places of interest. 

The ship was well appointed, clean and well provisioned. The crew were there whenever needed or wanted and invisible when not, The food was spectacular. It was diverse in its offerings, delicious, and presented all as if you were in one of Europe's fine dining establishments. My special compliments go to the Chef de Cuisine, the Hotel Manager, and the Cruise Director. 

The on board entertainment was very good to excellent. It consisted of a crew member pianist every afternoon and into the late evening supplemented by a range of extraordinary talent brought on for occasional evenings.

Vienna to Basel in Style and Grace through Bavaria

I had heard this cruise line was one of the top cruising lines and they catered to a smaller group.  I enjoyed everything about the cruise.  The staff was very professional and when I had a problem with one of the servers at dinner, Avalon took care of the problem right away.  The cruise director was fantastic and the room was amazing.  Every detail was taken care of.  What I also liked was the fact you could include tipping the staff ahead of time and you didn't have to worry about that at the end of your cruise.  I met so many nice people on this cruise and we still stay in touch.  I would absolutely love to go again with this cruise line.  Even after taking a 2 week cruise, I was not ready to come home.  I highly  recommend Avalon Waterway to anyone wanting to go with a cruise line who puts their customers satisfaction first.

The excursions were amazing and were very professionally done

This was our first river cruise and we found the size of the ship perfect.  We made great new friends and enjoyed the staff immensely.  Sitting in the lounge after dinner listening to the piano music was relaxing and fun.  Tours included an overview of each town/village/city we visited and were well done.  The headsets were a great improvement to what we had experienced on an ocean cruise.  Our cruise included 5 days aboard the Artistry II cruising through Austria and a land package in Munich at the Westin.  The only thing missing was more time aboard the ship.

Loved It

We were on the sapphire deck and the views were wonderful from our room it was also nice to hear the river. Our room had a very comfortable love seat and chair that allowed us to watch the scenery go by. Lots of storage in closet and bathroom. It was nice to have drawers by bed and in bathroom to store personal items in often not found in hotels or large cruise ships! Bed very comfortable and liked the fact that you could face view from it. Loved the coffee station on board, had juice, ice water,great coffee maker, cookies and sometimes pastries along with comfortable seating. The food was fairly good only a few disappointments but the excellent service made up for that. The service was beyond expectations. It seemed "no worries" was their motto. I had spilled coffee on the next to last day on my slacks I wanted to wear for departing and they rushed them in the laundry for me so I would have them the same day.

Wonderfully Pampered

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