Luxury River Cruises
All the river cruise lines in our collection offer incredible service and onboard amenities, but our luxury 5 star river cruises take the experience of meandering along the rivers of Europe and Asia one step further. With luxurious and spacious cabins, gourmet meals and dining options, included shore excursions, onboard drinks, gratuities and in many cases the services of your own personal butler!
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Bordeaux Affair
Bill and Yvonne, NSW, Australia, Sep 2026
Scenic's standards are very high on board. It is not the prettiest river cruise destination as the Bordeaux rivers are brown from the clay. The scenery from the ship was not attractive. It was only when you went on excursions that you experienced the vineyards, villages & chateaux. We spent a lot more time on board the ship compared to their Spectacular read more South of France cruise we did last year which included free time in quaint towns & villages. Again very good efficient friendly service from Hannah Perry.
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Romantic Rhine & Moselle
Geoff and Jillian, VIC, Australia, Sep 2026
I was very happy with Hannah and everything that she did for us all the queries that we had she handled them promptly so would recommend her to anyone.
Great trip in spite of the low water problems, and thanks Ethan!!
Gems of the Danube with Prague
Ron and Wendy, MA, United States, Sep 2026
We were obviously disappointed when we learned cruising would be limited due to low water levels on the Danube River but Scenic went out of their way to make up for that. All in all it was a great trip -- the cruising, the food, the hotels, the excursions, even the bus rides! And Ethan Battison was perfect in taking care of the arrangements with Scenic read more and keeping us up-to-date. Couldn't be happier with him.
Uniworld does a great job of showcasing Venice to its guests without being part of the vast tourist crowds that you see. Private tours of several attractions are organised and the tour guides very knowlegable. Hospitality on board was excellent. Dining was very comfortable with many different table combinations and food choices galore. Highlights were read more the early morning visit to Doges Palace and after hours visit to St. Marks Basilica. Plus Georgie and her team at Global Journeys did a good job coordinating our booking.
Lovely trip through the shallow waters of the danube
Danube in Depth
Tony and Lesley, WA, Australia, Jul 2026
Sadly the Danube is not at its best. Interuptions to the itinery meant more coach travel than usual. I think people on board called it a river cruise on wheels. However Avalon cannot be falted for there efforts. We saw 90% of what was originally offered. The service on the boat was magnificent. Food plentyful and well presented. As was the bar service read more especially happy hour. Cabins were always well prepared and clean along with the bathroom facilities. We missed out on Bulgaria but having been before it really didnt bother us. Kayla kept us up to date with changes which we thank her for. Avalon sent me 6 emails with changes but a couple were a mystery to us. We had booked flights out of Bucharest for the 15th August but there email was for the 14th. Good job we had Stefano as our ship manager to correct things. Thanks again to Global Journeys for the bookings. Our 15th river cruise and i think our 10th with Avalon.
The River Cruise we looked forward to with much anticipation but did not deliver.
Magnificent Europe
Joanne and Mark, VIC, Australia, Jul 2026
We were so excited about this cruise through beautiful scenery and we were looking forward to slowing down and relaxing on deck with a cocktail or two but this was not the case. We were notified the night before boarding that we would not be boarding the ship we had paid for, but instead another ship for the next two days. This happened four times due read more to low river levels and each time we had to be up early and cases packed ready to move on again. It was tiring and we never really got time to enjoy services on ship. We could not have washing done because we were on the move which was a problem for us because we were away for almost five weeks.
The four days we got to experience the Solara were enjoyable. The staff and cuisine on ship amazing and it would have been delightful to be able to sit up on deck and enjoy the scenery but this only happened twice because they closed off the top deck! Our cruise director Evelin did everything she could to make the cruise enjoyable under the circumstances we were experiencing. I personally would not advise cruising the Danube during the summer season , its not worth the money invested.
The four days we got to experience the Solara were enjoyable. The staff and cuisine on ship amazing and it would have been delightful to be able to sit up on deck and enjoy the scenery but this only happened twice because they closed off the top deck! Our cruise director Evelin did everything she could to make the cruise enjoyable under the circumstances we were experiencing. I personally would not advise cruising the Danube during the summer season , its not worth the money invested.
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