Our main objective is a River cruise in Europe and we wish to combine it
with a visit of Countries that we have not seen, such as Germany and
Holland. A Danube cruise would have been fabulous, but we have already seen
Prague, Vienna, and Budapest.
Cheers, - gA
"Gail Koontz"
cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
news:48466cf2$0$4270$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...>> We are thinking of going to Germany and N. Italy next year, perhaps
>> Holland,
>> and would like advise on the best river cruise in that area. Has anyone
>> experienced the Mosel and the Rhine? Pros and cons? Thank you.
>> - gA
>
> We went to China with Viking and thought it was the most seamless travel
> we
> had ever done - nothing but the highest praise for that trip. We were less
> happy with Viking on a cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. It wasn't a bad
> trip, we enjoyed it very much, but we found Viking just average when
> compared
> with the China experience and with many ocean voyages. We suspected that
> the
> problem might have something to do with the difference in cost of adequate
> personnel in China and Europe, so the less than sterling service might
> also
> affect other cruise lines. I have no way to compare. I do very much
> recommend
> that itinerary. I loved Bratislava, and Budapest is awesome. We were told
> we
> should stay awake for the late night arrival, and it was well worth the
> loss
> of sleep.
> --
> Gail Koontz Retired in my home state
> 836 Mallard Rd. ... and loving it!
> Cocoa, FL 32926 gailkoontz@
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