Avalon Expression Review

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Review for Europe River Cruise on Avalon Expression
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2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Sep 2017
Cabin: Panorama Suite with French Balcony

I celebrated a milestone birthday. Some people I know had recently been on a river cruise with another company and raved about it so that planted the seed. We decided to book with Avalon as we'd heard about it through close friends and the Blue Danube schedule, ports and activities seemed to suit us well enough. We had never done a river cruise before and had not been to any of those countries. Budapest was our first city with hotel stay and meet and greet with Avalon team. That's where we met our cruise director Tamas who is the perfect man for the job....but more on that later. We liked having the time to explore Budapest on our own, the city was so vibrant and exciting. The night time city tour was a definite highlight, it was just so beautiful all lit up and the tour guide was funny and knowledgeable.

Embarkation was a breeze - we simply put our bags outside our hotel door at the allotted time, jumped on the bus that took us to the ship and there were our bags, in our cabin, just like magic. The ship was warm and inviting, the staff were generous with their smiles and extremely helpful. Ahh, now we cruise.

Our cabin was beautifully appointed, not fussy and very comfortable. The bathroom was spacious and very clean (no grotty old grout or moldy sealants). The panoramic window was a dream - you can see everything passing by. Our cabin service was friendly but not intrusive and swift with any requests (which were very few as we're rather low maintenance folks). Everything is easily accessible. The dining room was nicely decorated and the food was fresh and tasty. The coffee lounge is cozy and there was always a little something on offer for a little snack. The top deck was my favourite spot when cruising. We were very fortunate in that we had beautiful weather the whole time so that made the top deck the desired spot.

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