A Culinary Experience on Danube Dreams with 2 Nights in Prague (Eastbound) 2026

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  Timothy3.5•October 2026
  The communication from Avalon prior to the cruise was abysmal. Not until we arrived did we learn about our having to...
  The communication from Avalon prior to the cruise was abysmal. Not until we arrived did we learn about our having to be bussed around for half of the trip. Cruising on the river isn't even close to interchangeable with your nicest coach. We were led to believe, from a September 18th letter, that some of the cruise would need to be on a smaller local siteseeing boat to get to Vienna, then the cruise would resume normally. The compensation from your company was a mere 100 euros of ships credit. This minor amount appeared to support our understanding that the interruption to our voyage would be insignificant, and had that expectation been close to reality, this would be a very different review. At our initial briefing in Prague, we learned that it was a full two weeks before that the itinerary was being changed to 3 ships, and two of them were floating hotels which we had to check in and out of with bus transfers between them. It is my sincere belief that this information was being intentionally withheld from us until after the cruise check-in to keep us from changing our plans. We would likely have changed, or postponed our trip to a time when the river levels were in better shape. I was watching the recent reviews of this cruise on various platforms to see if there was any further information. They seemed ambiguous or even positive. While we understand that the water is at record low levels this year and that is a natural phenomenon beyond Avalon's control, we trusted Avalon, as the professionals operating in this area, to keep us apprised of the situation. The exact opposite has occurred. The communication through the app is also terribly lacking. If we had known about the three ships, we would likely not have prepaid the tips but rather handed tips to individuals. Dividing tips among 120 staff versus 40 staff means they get very little.Show more
  Traveled in October 2026
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  Julie5.0•August 2025
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  Unforgettable, stress-free trip.
  Traveled in July 2025
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  Laurence4.0•June 2024
  Although we did not actually do the river cruise because of high water levels, we were taken on excursions by coach.
  Traveled in June 2024
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  Tomra5.0•June 2022
  Hands down one of our favorite trips! 5 countries/11 locations and all were varied, beautiful and interesting. The...
  Hands down one of our favorite trips! 5 countries/11 locations and all were varied, beautiful and interesting. The ship was nice, the staff were friendly and attentive, and the food was amazing. Loved that the menu each day included local flavor and the options for tours gave good selection. We were younger than most of the other passengers, and our two teenagers/young adults were two of six total on board, but they had a great time…tried new food, enjoyed the hiking options, and made use of the on-ship bicycles. Memories we will treasure for a lifetime!Show more
  Traveled in May 2022
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  Deannedrivergmailcom1.0•March 2021
  They have canceled our cruise twice and refuse to give us our refund. Dishonest holding our money after we rebooked...
  They have canceled our cruise twice and refuse to give us our refund. Dishonest holding our money after we rebooked in good faith. Now I never want to travel with them ever!!! Beware even with insurance and them canceling they will steal your money.Show more
  Traveled in March 2021
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  Algis5.0•April 2019
  I think local tour guides should not completely negatively emphasise communist ruling times, since it sounds as they...
  I think local tour guides should not completely negatively emphasise communist ruling times, since it sounds as they present much worse then fasism of war period. Socialistic period for those countries had also some positive features, as free education, etc. I know that from my experience since I lived in Soviet era.Show more
  Traveled in April 2019
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  Sarah5.0•April 2019
  We enjoyed our vacation and would recommend to others
  Traveled in April 2019