European Gems - Paris to Prague Reviews

We were very happy with all aspects of the Travelmarvel service. Our tour and cruise directors were all excellent - friendly, helpful and informative. The attention on the cruise was superb - the meals were amazing and a real bonus for me was the careful attention to making sure all my meals were gluten free - no issue at all. Even the birthday cake ...read more made for my husband was gluten free so I could share it!

Accommodation on the boat was excellent as was our hotel in Prague. We were a bit disappointed with our hotel room in Paris but understand that Paris accommodation must be very expensive. The only downer for us was once again (as on our trip last year) was the number of people sick with bad coughs and colds - virtually everyone on board. My husband has come back again bordering on pneumonia. The ship was very diligent however in maintaining a really high standard of hygiene - regular wiping down of all surfaces and supervision of use of hand sanitizer before entering dining room and when returning to boat. They couldn’t be faulted in this - just a hazard of being in close proximity with infected people. More than happy overall and would use Travelmarvel again. Also very happy with support of Global Journeys. Thank you!

We loved this tour through Europe. From the very beginning in Paris throughout the river cruise and onto Prague we had an amazing time. Our tour directors in each area were very accommodating and in particular Susan, our River Cruise Director, was spectacular. We were well taken care of on our cruise ship with warm, welcoming and efficient staff.

We ...read more arrived early in most ports of call and were well informed of what to expect in each region. The food was a delight and the entertainment enjoyable. Out hotels in Paris and Prague were centrally located and we were able to be independent in these areas with valuable insights supplied by our local hosts / tour directors.

During our time on the river cruise we enjoyed a local experience into local resident homes and this provided us with a valuable insight into how they lived and we would recommend this to other travellers. We would have no hesitation in recommending Travelmarvel to other persons as we felt they were very efficient in running their tours like clockwork.

Once again we would like to tank Yvonne from Global Journeys for her excellent service in organizing our holiday - we have gone through Yvonne before and find her handling our out travel arrangements very thorough. Well done to Travelmarvel and to Global Journeys for another wonderful holiday.

I have to say this was a great trip along the canals of Europe. The travel brochires forgot to tell us that in the first five to six days you cannot access the roof area of the ship owing to the amount of locks. We became a bit tired of being shut up inside when the weather was so good. There could of be a lot more entertainment during this time. The ...read more staff on board were great and friendly, the food was amazing, with no shortage of fresh vegetables. The trip was amazing and global journeys booking system was faultless.

We were under the impression that all optional tours were included. But we went on a few they were great. Tour Guide Petra was amazing. Her enthusiasm and her Bing Bong Ding Dong got every one involved. Even when they thought we couldn't go down the Danube because of a stuck freighter she kept our spirits up. All went well and we had a marvellous t ...read morerip.

Excellent trip which gave us a "feel" for each location. We would have liked to spend more time at some of the locations and will endeavour to do so in the future via a coach trip or a self-drive holiday. While the ship, staff and overall management of the cruise was excellent, we were slightly disappointed with being unable to access the sun deck for ...read more 5 of the 15 cruising days. Also, some of the mooring and hotel locations were away from city centres which made it hard to arrange something worthwhile to do during free times. Our travel agent (Georgie) handled our booking in a very professional manner such that we would not hesitate to use her Global Journeys again sometime in the future.

We've just returned from the most amazing holiday organised for us so well by Hannah at Global Journeys. Every detail worked out perfectly. Our river cruise ship Travelmarvel Jewel was lovely. We enjoyed beautiful meals, excellent entertainment, superb service and our cruise director Herbert Huetter was outstanding.The scenery was just gorgeous and ...read more we wish we were still floating peacefully down the river! We can thoroughly recommend Travelmarvel as an wonderful company to bring Europe to life for any prospective river cruisers. We are extremely happy customers and look forward to another experience using Travelmarvel's expertise in the future. Thankyou.

Had a great time overall. Everything was well planned and went like clockwork. When a problem with Plan A cropped up (river too high to fit under bridge) Plan B swung into action. We were all kept informed/updated at all times. At no time did we feel inconvenienced. Thanks for your efforts in making this holiday as perfect as possible.

The following were the downsides: I didn't enjoy waking up at 6.30am to do the tours. Not when I am on holidays! There wasn't enough free time to do shopping etc. We found that we had to watch the clock constantly and that was a bit stressful. There wasn't enough time to relax. I did enjoy the cruise and tours (even though I was very tired). All the ...read more tour guides were very good. The best tour guide was Marta in Prague. She was very helpful, thoughtful and nothing was too much for her.

Booking our trip with Yvonne Brooks could not have been bettered, she was excellent, thank you Yvonne you made everything easy for us. We enjoyed our trip very much. Our Cruise Director was also excellent, she was very professional and helpful to each and everyone. We could not fault ship staff and tour directors, they all did an excellent job. Thank ...read more you for a wonderful trip.

Thought the overall package was very good. The inclusions and guides were great. Really it made it so much easier to see Europe this way. All the research has been done and the canal cruising is a leisurely way of touring.