Festive Season in the Heart of Germany Reviews

Our experience with Yvonne at Global Journeys was exceptional. We enjoyed our Avalon Christmas Markets cruise. The towns visited were wonderful and the shore excursions used excellent local guides. The ship was very comfortable with the catering excellent. Beginning in Prague, there was a significant amount of 'free time'. The tour commenced on 7/12 ...read more at 18.00 and we bused to Nuremberg on Monday at 13.00. Only 1/2 a day (Sunday am) was organised. Some other expensive 'pay for' excursions were offered. The ship cruise director (Nico) was good. The welcoming cruise director (Hendrick) was abrupt and not welcoming at all. Ironic that the Saturday night commencement is described as a 'welcome'. Some issues were experienced by some passengers (not us) of fumes entering their cabin. We are aware of some passengers changing cabins. This needs to be addressed as cruise fares are expensive and this should not happen.

The tour was great, everything went smoothly except a transfer, but these things happen. The only criticism was there was simply too much food on the Avalon River Cruise, especially the dinners. We only went to one dinner, it was not worth sitting through all the courses of food you couldn't eat. The staff and crew were all helpful and friendly and ...read more most of the guides informative and easy to understand.