Avalon Waterways Avalon Expression Cruise Reviews

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At night from the top of the Avalon Expression
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"The boat and our room was cleaned even to my wife's satisfaction which is saying a lot.Their online app even worked well and was very helpful during the trip...."Read More
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Our 1st River Cruise

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Expression

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Arizona Budgies
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Two seniors from Phoenix in response to a bucket list item - never taken a river cruise before. Arrived 1 night prior to boarding after a frustrating flight experience. On boarding day Tu 10-24 arrived at the dock, met by an Avalon person on the sidewalk to help with luggage, checked it in and left for the Rijksmuseum to await cabin entry at 4pm. Ship parked at Amsterdam Tuesday night. Wed. ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom with Window


Romantic Getaway

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Expression

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shannadsmith
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

As we were celebrating our 36th wedding anniversary, we started thinking about taking a trip. We got together with two other couples and as one person did not want to do an ocean cruise, we started researching river cruises. We found that Avalon had great reviews and we decided to take a chance and book the trip. We took two years to plan/pay for our cruise and it was really nice that we had ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Great Trip with a Great Cruise Line

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Expression

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grbnjb1
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This was our second Avalon cruise. We did the Saone and Rhone river cruise last year through Burgundy and Provence and had a great experience with Avalon so we decided to go with them again. There was also a $250.00 per person incentive for returning patrons. This cruise began in Amsterdam with stops in Cologne, Rudesheim, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Breach, Basel, and finally Lucerne. The ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Active and Discovery on Rhine..

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Expression

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sanjay.mavi
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

Fantastic Experience... Seamless transition from cruising to touring. Great choices of excursions and flexibility in choosing the same. Good activities and games onboard. Healthy fresh food and high-quality beverages.. The staff was amazing and courteous. Always smiling and performing their duties passionately. The cabin size was impressive and the space was used very smartly. ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


A wonderful time sailing down the Rhine

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Expression

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seamonkey922
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We have traveled extensively but are not cruisers. This was our first river cruise and, even though we were uncertain if we had made the right choice, Avalon exceeded our expectations in every way. The Expression is a beautiful ship and the number of guests made it easy to make new friends to share our experiences with. The active and discovery trip was a great choice. There were a number of ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom with Window


Second Avalon River cruise

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Expression

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USMMAalum
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

First Avalon cruise was on Danube. We wanted to sail the Rhine. This sailing fit our plans, and we were able to work a week in France before and a week in Switzerland after. Compared to 18 Salt Water cruises, river cruises are very busy. Up for breakfast, the daily excursions, back for cocktail hour, cruise director itinerary for upcoming days, dinner, maybe entertainment, bed and start again ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom with Window


Rhine Cruise

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Expression

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Delica7
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This has always been on my bucket list. A river Cruise was the ticket. The overall cruise on the Expression was fine. the cabins are nice and provide adequate room. The service and staff were all very nice. We were disappointed with the food. The selection and the quality were a bit below expectations. Great presentation but dinners were not to my liking. Lunches and breakfast were fine. ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Active Discovery in the Rhine

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Tomer139
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

This was our first time river cruising and first visit to Europe in general and it was a great experience. Everything was well organized and our cruise director Stephano, did a great job keeping everyone engaged and informed of all the excursions. The food was great and the staff were all very friendly. Rooms were cleaned multiple times each day, any time we’d have a meal or excursion it ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Absolutely fantastic experience!

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AHJ - South Wales
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

Initially I was in contact with the agent and gave her some basic general ideas of what we would like and she came up with this one which included a variety of activities to suit different needs within our small family group. The ship far exceeded our expectations (which I thought were high anyway!) and all the activities were very well arranged and facilitated. The weather was not too good ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Fantastic Rhine Cruise through 4 countries

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ECCYBOY
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Our second cruise with Avalon following our Danube Cruise last July. This Rhine cruise was superb in every respect, great food, free cocktails during happy hour, friendly attentive staff. Vivien our Cruise director was exceptional, especially with organisation of daily trips and tours and our daily pre dinner trips. We especially appreciated the personal service and attention to detail. Little ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


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