Emerald Sky Review

A river cruise that became a coach tour

Review for Europe River Cruise on Emerald Sky
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DMG46
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Sep 2018

We booked an elegant river cruise and got a mediocre bus tour.

My wife and I boarded the Emerald Sky in Amsterdam on September 29 on a scheduled 15 Day “Splendours of Europe” river cruise. This ship was a replacement for the Emerald Sun that was unable to complete it’s previous cruise due to low water levels on the Danube. We were most disappointed with the latter portion of our “cruise”. We had anticipated that we might need to be bussed from one ship to another past a shallow part of the river. We did not suspect that the last 5 days of the trip would be done by coach.

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Cabin C

Our stateroom was a good size and well equipped with lots of storage. This class of ship has a unique vertical sliding power widow that converts part of the cabin into a balcony. The bathroom was good size. However one aspect of the room layout was unfortunate. The sliding door to the bathroom opens right beside the bed. The occupant of the left side of the bed must endure disruptions whenever the other person needs to use the facilities. A door that provided entrance from another part of the cabin would have been more comfortable.

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