Great reputation and reviews from friends. Fabulous service, friendly crew, restaurant extremely accommodating, good food, great accommodations. Every morning we would wake up to a different beautiful community park. We had the good fortune to meet several travelers on board and now count them as lifelong friends. Scenery was breathtaking and the guided excursions were both interesting and fascinating. It was such a pleasure to be greeted each morning by the staff calling us by our first and/or last name. The captain looked like he was straight out of central casting. I was particularly intrigued by the different countries that the staff represented. Our days were well planned but yet allowed us plenty of free time if we wanted. The buses that we traveled on to transport us to various locations were incredibly comfortable and the drivers were very friendly. So many wonderful memories that we will have in our life. We would love to go on another river cruise if we can afford to do so in the future.