A fantastic experience

The trip was fantastic and the organisation by ATP beyond the call of duty.

Everything was taken care of. We had to swap ships from Ama Bella to Ama Verde between Passau and Nuremberg because the water level in the Danube. As the 2 ships are identical we got the same cabins and the organisation to achieve this was fantastic. They even had a staff member with 50 cent coins at the turnstile to the toilets to let us use the toilets free of charge during the transfer.

We had a balcony cabin on deck 2 which was spacious with lots of storage under the beds and in wardrobes.

The only problem was on the Ama verde, where the bathroom had a funny sewage smell. They put down lots of cleaner but it was still noticeable.

Food was generally good with ample portions and seconds for those with big appetites.

As drinks were included with the meals we expected cheap wines but that was not the case. Prosecco flowed freely and the local wines were generally very good.

Excursions were very interesting and well organised.

A concert in Vienna in the Palais Liechtenstein and Dinner and concert hosted by a german Princess in her castle were the highlights.

The cruise director was excellent and took care of any problems as they arose. All the staff were helpful and except for a couple of the waiters in the restaurant who became a bit over-familiar I could not fault them.

As it was an APT cruise many of the passengers were Australian who on the whole are much more fun and interesting than some of the brits on board.

I would certainly recommend this company and will book with them for my next river cruise.