We went for a 7 day river cruise with Saga on the Rex Rheni, The staff on the boat were generally very attentive and we had a lovely time seeing some fantastic scenary, as we sailed from Koblenz and finished up back at Cologne. The cabins were okay, a bit cramped but kept very clean. We were a bit annoyed on our first night in the restaurant. We were a party of 3 and when we went for our evening meal we found that we could not get a table for 3 and ended up sitting on 2 differant tables. I expected that we would have dedicated tables for the trip, but that is not the case. When I asked about it, I was told that they wanted people to mix and therefore it was like being back at school where you had to line up early to make sure you got to sit together. A lot of other passengers that I spoke to also said that it was not ideal. What we did agree was that the range and quality of the food was good as was the selection of included drinks. We were kept entertained by the Saga rep, who was an ex member of "The Sweet" and had a good range of music across the decades in the evening as well as quizzes and banter during the day. The biggest problem that we encountered was on our way home on the Eurostar to London. We arrived at the station in Brussels, and after going through check in, everyone on the Saga cruise discovered that all thier prebooked seats on the train had been changed and, bearing in mind that a lot of people on the cruise were elderly and had disabilities, found that not only were they not seated together but were up to 18 carriages apart!! Talking to the Eurostar people was a total waste of time and there were no Saga people about to sort it. What the group had to do was get together and try to find what other seats people had and try to swap about, to get somewhere near your partner or group. This added a lot of stress to the trip and spoiled what was a nice break.

Shearings Christmas markets Rhine river cruise 4days 3nights. First day leave on transfer coach at 4am to tour coach at stop24 board tour coach to complete journey to cologne to board ship at 10pm same day 18hrs Of travelling? The tour coach was a replacement due the original one had an accident,but when onboard and we had set off only to be told no tea or coffee or even water was available.So we travelled for six hours till they had to refuel and we had twenty minutes to stretch our legs and get a drink,then back onboard for another two hours during the whole journey from stop24 to destination in cologne no information other than no drinks onboard was passed on by the two drivers.on the plus side once onboard the MS Johann Strauss things took a turn for better will leave a separate review on the ship. Dreading the return trip it was no better apart from being able to visit duty free was a bonus and stil no drinks onboard.Sorry forgot to mention had to have cases ready for collection at 5am to leave for 6am with only a packed style lunch for breakfast.18hour return trip

Wonderful trip on the MV Johann Strauss visiting Christmas markets in Cologne and Koblenz. The Johann Strauss is a very comfortable boat and the running comentary of the sites liesurely pass ing by on either side (like the Lorelei Rock and Remagen bridge remains was very informative. The French chef produced some fantastic meals. The bar stoocked everything

Our second Christmas Market Tour with the company. Enjoyed both. All things considered the company’s choices for destinations and curated excursions is above board. But then we only have two companies to compare. In fairness, the company that hosted our summer river cruise failed to deliver miserably. All told, I would rather string together an itinerary by land via planes, trains, and automobiles as we did on our backpacking tour of Europe many years ago. I provided feedback to the company and will certainly purchase their product again.

First let me say we have cruised many different brands but none compare to Viking! We cruised from Amsterdam to Basel on the Viking Ullur in April 2024. From the moment we arrived at the airport we were greeted by staff and then expertly taken to our hotel. From there after 2 nights we were again taken to our ship and then to our state room which was exceptionally laid out from the bathroom, shower and living area, to the bedroom with its own thermostat. As good as everything has been, including incredible meals and drinks, none of it compares to the staff!! The bartenders Desi, Armando, and Alex are genuinely the best, friendliest and greatest not only bar-tenders but waiters(waitress) ever. I’m not sure how Viking selects their employees but what ever they are doing, keep it up. Of course everyone else in the ship was superb as well but I don’t have room to write all their names. If you plan to take a River cruise, be sure it’s Viking. You will not be disappointed. We are definitely sailing them next year !!

This was a Dream Day!! My favorite white grape is Riesling then this day wine tasting it was all about me; first we visit a very special winery own by a retired American couple, and they decide to buy a property in the Mosel area and open a B&B and winery “Weingut H. Gindorf und Gästehaus”. After that one, we visit another special winery “Stair & Roses”,owned by a German family, we spend a few hrs wine tasting and enjoying the delicious wines the spectacular views and learning about the peaceful life alone the Rhine river

Just returned from this cruise on the MS George Eliot, my friends and I had a wonderful time, we could not fault the service on board and it was all so well organised from boarding our plane at Heathrow to our return flight from Basel. Cruise Director Karen and Concierge Raoul (Mr Fixit!) did all they could to keep us informed and entertained and the crew were superb, efficiently serving us all with delicious food, plenty of it and lots of choice. It is of course their job but they were smiling, and made us feel welcome at all times, including those responsible for keeping the ship clean and tidy. The free tea/coffee/iced water station was kept very clean and fully stocked. There were off shore local guides (some better than others) who took us on walking tours of Koblenz, Rudesheim, Speyer, Strasbourg and Breisach (with audio sets provided so that we could hear the guide at all times) or we could just walk as we wished, or stay on board. Coach trips to Lake Titersee, the Black Forest and the mountains included on board guides. Rudesheim and Lake Titersee were very touristy but as tourists ourselves we can hardly complain! The last excursion to Lucerne (we only had an hour or so there and it was wet) and into the alps was a bit of a trial due to the long time spent travelling by coach/local train but the view was spectacular - we were fortunate to be there in bright sunshine. My friends and I have never been on a river cruise before and were really impressed. It was also the first cruise for lots of people on the ship, while others had done several trips through Riviera, and all the comments we heard were complimentary.