This was our first river cruise and we had looked forward to it for over a year. Everyone we ever talked to about river cruising raved about them. While we had a good time, I'm not sure that I would be in a great hurry to do another one. It would have to be a super deal for me to go on another river cruise!...or maybe just better weather....
The boat, the Viking Aegir, is new. It is very pretty but I found many drawbacks. The cabins are very tiny. Granted, we had the least expensive cabin, but they all seemed tiny. The plumbing was horrible!!! There is only one lounge so even though there are only 190 passengers, you still felt crowded. If the weather had been better, there would have been some outside areas to sit that would have helped.
The staff was wonderful. George, the Program Director, was always available and very helpful. Marius, our waiter, was very accommodating and funny! The food was good, for the most part, with foods from the region we were in on the menu. There was no problem bringing our own wine...in fact, we brought it up to the bar in the lounge and the waiters would pour our wine for us....try that on an ocean cruise!!
Cruising down the river is so peaceful. The little towns we stopped in have so much history and we did enjoy visiting them. I do feel a little like "if it's Tuesday...it must be Belgium". This blog will be great to help me remember what I saw where!
We saw so much devastation, especially in Eastern Europe, from WW II and from the communist occupation ...so much is still there. I really learned so much...the people for the most part were friendly....Belgrade was not my favorite place.
We loved Budapest. I wish we could have spent a few days there. It is a lovely city and so much to see. We just didn't have enough time. The same for Bucharest ....wonderful city. Romania seems less like a third world country than other countries in Eastern Europe. Probably would have liked Vienna better if it wasn't snowing...
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