beesKate

We had the same thing happen on our Frankfurt connection too. Original layover was about 5 hours, now 11. We book a day-rate room at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Frankfurt Airport, so we can shower & try to nap since we'll be arriving in Bucharest at midnight.

I was messaging someone whose Aug 21 Bucharest to Budapest was cancelled. They were given 10 days notice with an option to transfer to another cruise during that same timeframe or rebook the same cruise at a different time. Since many people travel to arrive a few days early for their cruise, this could affect how quickly they can shift to another option.

I was wondering the same thing. When I look at Cruise Mapper and filter for Uniworld, they don't have as many ships on the rivers as some other lines. If ships aren't in the correct positions they can't be used for swaps. We only had an issue on one of our cruises where a lock was closed, and they just mentioned bussing us to the next location which was the end of our cruise. We were lucky and lock re-opened and we were able to sail into Budapest.

I'm not notamermaid, but I've been finding good land guides from Rick Steves website. He interviews a lot on his radio show and the forums (as well as the entire website) are searchable. Most of his guides work independently and you can contact them directly.

I messaged with someone recently whose Uniworld Eastern Danube (Aug 21 Bucharest to Budapest) was cancelled with 10-days notice. They indicated they were encouraged to switch to another cruise during the same period (Uniworld lets you know what is available and I presume easier if Uniworld arranged your air or flying into a central location) or to rebook the same cruise at a different time. I've read the fine print on the contract and it looks like a refund may be at their discretion, but if they cancel our entire cruise that's what we're going to pursue. I'd rather not have an enticing credit. They can be rather generous with their credits.

They are what most would describe as business casual. No defined casual nights, but I've seen people dress very casually -- and I'm not aware of staff saying anything. My dining clothes were never that different from what I wore during the day except for a change of shoes and earrings. My husband (and other male guests) rarely wore ties.

Ninaks, You may not have enough time to do this, but we worked around Uniworld only picking up on their scheduled day. If they are picking up at the Frankfurt Airport for the cruise starting in Strasbourg and you would be staying in Frankfurt overnight, you could find a flight with an arrival time that meets your needs and let Uniworld know this is your "arrival flight". You go back to the airport at the appointed time and look for the Uniworld people around arrivals. We did this a few years ago when we arrived a few days early for a cruise beginning in Passau. They were picking up at the Munich airport, so we just took the train back to the Munich airport and found the Uniworld people. They are not checking airline passenger lists to see if you're actually booked on the flight.