Frankfurt to Europe - River Cruise Reviews

We chose this cruise because we are not yet retired and wanted a shorter itinerary. We were aware that Avalon is known for excellent service and larger staterooms with wide open doors (similar to a balcony) and this cruise fit our schedule. The ship was beautiful and our room was amazing - large, well appointed, clean, new and very spacious. The view was spectacular. We were impressed to be met ...

We were looking for a cruise along the Rhine River that allowed us combine both land and river options and Avalon delivered. The ship, and its wonderful staff, pampered us every step of the way, from the day we boarded until they sent us on our way. No request was too big, or small, and their staff were always helpful and willing to assist, including sending our postcards, and arranging for taxi ...

Having done numerous sea cruises from budget to luxury lines we thought it was time to try a river cruise. The Emerald Luna Amsterdam to Basel suited us fine . The ship is small but beautiful, we had a cabin on deck one low level which was nice comfortable but very noisy with constant flushing of the vacuum toilets through the night. The fellow travellers were mostly American and great ...

TUI Maya Germany river Main. This is the third TUI river cruise I have done, the last two in 2022 both on TUI Isla and German rivers again. I would not recommend the river Main, certainly not in summer. There are many, many bridges and all very low to the water so we could spend almost no time cruising whilst on the upper deck. This said, the towns we visited were very nice and ...

Avalon was highly recommended by a friend of our son who, along with his wife, accompanied my wife and I on the cruise. This was our first cruise of this type and we were absolutely blown away. Everything was first class - the accommodations, the food and drinks, the professionalism shown by the crew. I don't think they could have done a better job. After dinner there was always plenty of time ...

We have been on river cruises before but never with TUI. We usually go for the itinerary rather than a specific company. We saw this itinerary on the Moselle and decided to book it not knowing what it would be like on a TUI river cruise ship. I can say that the whole experience was very good indeed. TUI excelled themselves. There were a few extra touches that we’d never had on with any ...

We booked this cruise for the itinerary more than anything else. We’ve done river cruises before and was interested to learn how TUI, a river cruise newcomer would compare to the more established river cruise companies. The answer is “very well actually”. The ship, the TUI Maya is not new, but was refurbished in, I think, 2020 and I can report, to a very high standard. The public rooms are well ...

We cruised with Avalon last year on the View on the Danube and were overwhelmed by the quality. This year our cruise on the Rhine on Imagery 2 was just as special. The rooms were luxurious with everything you needed including fresh water every day. They even supplied shampoo and conditioner. Such comfortable beds the only reason I got up was for the scrummy breakfasts and of course the great ...

Our cruise didn’t start well with all our luggage being lost on route. Three hours at the airport trying to resolve with no luck we exited out to Arrivals to be told by Tui we had missed our transfer. Not prepared to put us in a taxi for the 30min trip to the boat nor call back the shuttle bus to collect us, instead wait 2 further hours for an Edinburgh flight to arrive and we can fit on their ...

The Cruise offered us access to particular countries / towns that we wished to visit. The Emerald Dawn offered the Cabin standard (Grand Balcony Suite) that appealed to us. A bit of a rocky start. The transport to ship was impossible to locate (for us and others). A broad range of excursions were offered. Recommend in particular the Skoda Tour ( of Slovakia in Communist times) and the ...