Avalon Luminary Blue Danube Discovery May 17-29, 2012 Review

[bobandjo]

Originally Posted by pgy

Thanks, Hal for the information. We have been trying to get port arrival times from Avalon this week, but they would not give them out. I realize that times vary depending on river conditions, but this gives us a good idea. We like to use Viator for walking tours on our own, so we can now see if the approximate times will work. We are looking forward to our July 8th cruise on the Visionary.

When I contacted Avalon about where the "meeting" place would be in Amsterdam before we get on the ship they responded that they don't know until a month before sailing. I expect that's the same for everything they do on the cruise. We'll just wait for our package to arrive late May, early June.

[cruiserhal]

Originally Posted by littlegeneral4842

Thanks Hal for the very detailed review. Any dress code for the concert in Vienna? Don't want to pack a suit coast for husband if not necessary.

Oh my, I didn't realize people were still reading my reivew. Thanks!

The dress code for the concert can be nice casual because it gets very hot in the room. I had a jacket along with a good number of other men and we had to take them off. We looked forward to the intermission so we could go outside and cool off.

I hope this helps. Have a great trip.

[Kentish]

Originally Posted by bobandjo

When I contacted Avalon about where the "meeting" place would be in Amsterdam before we get on the ship they responded that they don't know until a month before sailing. I expect that's the same for everything they do on the cruise. We'll just wait for our package to arrive late May, early June.

I went with my husband on this cruise in October 12. We would thoroughly recommend the included walking tours. Then you can relax about the timings.

[Froggy57]

Thanks Hal this is one of the best river cruise reviews esp for first timers like us. We are looking forward to our trip on the Luminary this summer. Now to get onto the website!

[cruiserhal]

Originally Posted by Froggy57

Thanks Hal this is one of the best river cruise reviews esp for first timers like us. We are looking forward to our trip on the Luminary this summer. Now to get onto the website!

Enjoy our trip.

We were going to use Avalon again this year but wanted to go to the Blatic so we are going on Celebrity. Next year we are (well 95% sure) taking the Avalon Paris to Budapest trip. It is over 2 weeks but what a trip. It gives my wife Paris, it gives me Wurtzburg Germany, and we both get to return to Budapest. Perfect for us.