Arrived in Budapest the day before the cruise so would be fresh for the first day on board. My driver was at the airport on time and transferred me to the Marriott Hotel. Hotel accommodations through Emerald Waterways was excellent. Both embarkation and disembarkation went very smoothly. Wonderful welcome when first coming on board! Thoroughly enjoyed the dining on board, food from the regions we were in.. Food was great and lots of it. Their wine selections for lunch and dinner were very good, all from the regions we were in .The service was absolutely wonderful. Great crew on board! All the ports and shore excursions were great. You had a decent tour of the city you were in and then you had some free time to explore or go shopping on your own.

I would definitely sail with Emerald Waterways again. Am looking at the Bucharest to Budapest cruise for my next one.