Scenic River Scenic Jewel Cruise Reviews

4.5 / 5.0
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Standing in front of the Golden Carriage at the Lichtenstein Palace
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The ship docked in Amsterdam
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BEST TRIP EVER!

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Brenda Martin
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Suggested by my travel agent. I also liked the fact once you paid your final payment that it covered everything! Excursions, alcoholic beverages and gratuities! The staff of the Jewel were absolutely phenomenal. Food was awesome as there were so many choices from fine dining to a la carte to buffet. Ship was nice and clean. Nightly local entertainment in the Lounge was the perfect finale to ...
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Sail Date: May 2019


The Danube

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Wendydiana
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

Lovely ship, clean and comfortable. All Staff helpful, attentive, polite. Extremely smart. Butlers charming, could not do enough for us, Their grey suits exceptional. Very comprehensive tours with excellent guides. However one criticism is that their walking pace was a little to fast for me age group they were leading. The app on the smart phone had several technical difficulties. The two ...
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Sail Date: April 2019


A Relaxing and Educational Experience

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Retired75
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

This is our third Scenic Cruise both previous ones were in Asia and were outstanding in ALL RESPECTS. We were a little taken aback atvthe sizebof alm the ships on the Danube as ours and all others seemed to have over 150 passengers which to me was like a cruise line with 4000 plus passengers! Having said that the organisation of the cruise was outstanding and our every wish was ...
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Sail Date: April 2019

Traveled with disabled person


Superb. Exceeded all expectations.

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TerryandTrish
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We joined this cruise to see a snapshot of Eastern Europe. WOW what a wonderful experience. The ship was beautifully equipped and staffed by very hard working staff. Nothing was too much trouble for them and they never stopped working. The cabin was a delight and the balcony, a great sanctuary. The food throughout was delicious. The excursions were excellent particularly the concert in ...
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Sail Date: April 2019


We were schedule to sail on the Opal from Budapest to Amsterdam on Oct 24

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Gigiroux
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

Unfortunately we were sailing in an unlucky year as 2018 saw one of the driest condition on the rivers in 100 years. So we weren’t able to sail on our assign ship the Opal. Our embarkation didn’t happen on Oct 24 as scheduled because no ship could reach Budapest. We were able to finally board the Jewel on Oct 28 in Regensburg. The ship was comfortable and it was smooth sailing, we had a good ...
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Sail Date: October 2018


Disaster—Buyer Be Aware of this company

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Nickr
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We booked to leave Basel on 10/15/18 and arrive in Amsterdam on 10/21/18 on Scenic Jewel. The Rhine river had been low since end of June beginning of July according to many locals and crew. This trip was a disaster. We met to board ship in Basel ( met at Airport) and were bussed to Worms as river was too low to allow ship to go to Basel. We took a BUS to Worms. We were in Worms two days being ...
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Response from FionaB, The Scenic Team

Dear Nickr, Thank you for your review and we are sorry to hear that this was not the 5 star cruise you were expecting. Unfortunately due to the hot and dry weather patterns in Europe, this...

Sail Date: October 2018


Scenic did a great job considering the circumstances

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azpizzelle
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This was our first trip on Scenic and we were pleasantly surprised. We were on the Diamond Deck in a Balcony Room. It was very nice and small but manageable. The balcony was a plus. Our room service was excellent. We did get a butler who was wonderful and very personable but he seemed to have other duties which kept him busy. We did get the "special dinner" which was excellent and fun to try ...
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Sail Date: October 2018


Romantic Rhine and Moselle cruise

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speterd
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We have been on 2 other Scenic river cruises and they were above expectations. We do not know whether Scenic is now cutting corners or whether it was just this boat, but it was a real come down from our previous experiences with Scenic. It was not just the food, service and entertainment aboard the ship but also the tours. We had read other reviews about the food quality and variety ...
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Response from FionaB, The Scenic Team

Good morning, Thank you for taking the time to review Scenic Jewel. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed our Tailormade program and the e-bikes. We sorry to hear that other elements of your...

Sail Date: September 2018


Scenic does it right! Great itinerary, excellent service!

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hernstro
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We boarded the Scenic Jewel in Amsterdam for this 14 day itinerary. In each port, Scenic gives guests a choice from at least 2 excursions. First port was Antwerp, and we chose the excursion to Bruges. This town was quaint and interesting. Next stop was Veere, and we were quite impressed with the excursion to the Delta Works. We were treated to a "Dixie-land Band" after our Delta Works tour. In ...
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Sail Date: September 2018


Outstanding

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Hildie
2-5 Cruises • Age 80s

The dates suited and this particular cruise was suggested by the Travel Agent. We thought it would be a good idea to go on the cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam en route to Sweden where were going to a 90th birthday in the Arctic Circle where we hoped to arrived in a relaxed manner - and we certainly did. It was a wonderful way to begin a journey. Everything on the Scenic Jewel was way beyond ...
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Sail Date: August 2018


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