Our cruise was a themed cruise, Beer Enthusiast, and started in Budapest ending in Prague. Our flights, to / from, were arranged through Avalon on Lufthansa. The connections worked out great without a lot of layover time. The transfer to the ship from the airport was very easy. The registration kiosk at the airport provided us with essential information and could not have been any nicer. ...
Avalon delivered a top notch vacation and attended to every detail to give us a most memorable and stress free vacation. The hotels in Budapest and Prague were superior. The cruise director, Sabine, worked tirelessly to ensure everyone's concerns were properly addressed. Despite historically low water levels on the Danube, Avalon did everything they could to make our vacation pleasurable. ...
We left Budapest on October 5th and after a relaxing day of cruising, we arrived in Vienna around dinner time on the 6th. We were very fortunate to be able to navigate this stretch of the river; I believe that some cruisers had to be bussed to Vienna the next week. We enjoyed a day and a half in Vienna and when we boarded the Expression around 8:00pm on the second night, we found a letter ...
We took this cruise to celeberate our 30th wedding anniversary. Several friends had used Avalon and were please so that helpe us make our decision. Our accomodations in Budapest, on the ship, and Prague were exceptional. Due to low water levels some parts of our time on the ship had to be adjusted. Our cruise director, Isabell, did an amazing job of keeping us informed of changes. Avalon went ...
Loved Budapest, liked having a few days to get our sleep patterns on track with the time change. We added on Prague at the end of the cruise and it was a beautiful city, a highlight of our trip. We did this cruise for our 30th wedding anniversary and met another couple that were there for their anniversary...what are the odds of meeting someone who was from our area that was celebrating exactly ...
We chose Avalon because of four previous, wonderful experiences with the Globus group. Because of low water on the Danube we had to embark on the Panarama for one day and then transition to the Expression for the remainder of the cruise. Both the embarkation and disembarkation went extremely well. The Captain was gracious, approachable and exhibited confidence in what he and his crew were ...
We embarked in Budapest after 2 nights in a First class hotel Sofitel, excellent breakfasts
The cabin was decent as well as the bathroom which was small but well designed (which was not always the case in other ships)
Crew very nice, dining excellent. many choices of food, good wines and biers
Crew director was superb ( he had to rescheduled 3 days of the cruise as there was not enough ...
Our travel agent recommended this trip. A river cruise had long been on my bucket list and this seemed like the perfect timing: both hubby and I had a milestone birthday this year. We loved the intimacy. With the small number of passengers, we got to know almost everyone. The food was outstanding as was the wait staff. We enjoyed the on-board entertainers and the well-organized shore tours. We ...
We had previously taken the Rhine river cruise a few years ago, and enjoyed it so much we decided to take the Danube cruise.
First our cruise director Tony is wonderful, most thoughtful and innovative. Handled difficult situations with ease. Would take another with him any time.
One downside, compared to our previous cruise there sere quite a few "extra" (non included) day trips which we ...
We choose this cruise for our 50th Anniversary and so glad we did. We cruised many times but this was only our second river cruise. We decided to go with Avalon because they had great reviews and we loved the itinerary. Avalon did an exceptional job from the time we got off the plane right up until we departed. After relectling on our trip my wife and I both agreed that this is right up there ...