AmaDolce

Taste of Bordeaux

October

Pros: Great itinerary. Very good and knowledgeable local guides. Immaculate ship. Well organized every day with guests coming and going on different day tours.

Cons: Most of the meals were very good, but as seafood eaters, we were disappointed in the daily fish dinners offered. They were not very flavorful and grilled fish was never an option. The meat dishes, however, were very good. All staff members were polite and efficient, but some front desk and dining room servers were not as friendly as we have experienced on our 3 other Ama cruises.

Recommended: Yes

We really like that Ama offers up to 3 different activities everyday in ports, and especially that they are included in the price of the trip.

Good For First River Cruise

October

Pros: Friendly staff, good staff-to-guest ratio, nice ship, excellent basic service.

Cons: Food portions small and selection was limited.

Recommended: Yes

Had a couple of maintenance issues that took a couple of days to resolve, but otherwise was good service. Food selection not best for me (allergy issue), so many dishes needed to be "altered". Did not see any of the evening entertainment, but variety seemed good.

Fabulous Wine Cruise

April

Pros: Cruise director- Ioana , excursions, crew, chiefs table, pre & post excursions and small boat.

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Recommended: Yes

Bordeaux river cruise

September

Pros: A fabulous experience from start to finish. Great ship, terrific crew

Cons: none

Recommended: Yes

A fabulous experience from start to finish. Great ship, terrific crew, pre and post cruise tours were excellent

What a Way to Go!

July

Pros: Great attention to passengers by staff

Cons: none

Recommended: Yes

Have sailed with Ama on several occasions. Each time we notice small but significant upgrades. This time, tighter security aboard ship, a happy hour called Sip n Sail, and highlighted menu items such as seafood of the region

Fantastic Cruise and Service

June

Pros: Selection of excursions, food, wine, excellent service from every crew member

Cons: None

Recommended: Yes

Treated like royalty

Bordeaux Wine tour

May

Pros: Staff, comfort, caring.

Cons: Food just missed the mark. Beautiful presentation, complex, but some pairings of food did not work.

Recommended: Yes

Our first cruise ever. Staff was very accommodating and helpful. On board, I had no trouble getting around despite my mobility issues. Land based trips also worked out with some accommodations made for me to use my scooter by choosing sites with only a few stairs that I could handle with my poles, if necessary. Overall, it was a good introduction to cruising and we will plan another cruise, perhaps on the Douro River.

Wow, Wow, Wow

October

Pros: Outstanding in all categories

Cons: I called the ship crew "Tip suckers", they were so good, I ended up giving them all my cash and then some.

Recommended: Yes

Travel is our passion and we've done them all, inexpensive to luxury, but AMA river cruise won us hands down. Nothing negative, we always felt welcome and comfortable. Bravo to the eastern European crew, very professional and fun-loving. Of course, they're the "tip-suckers (my own term, my wife calls me a tipping fool anyway)". It's been 5 days since we got off the ship and we're already finalizing another AMA cruise in France.

Amadolce Bordeaux river cruise

October

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Recommended: Yes

Great itinerary

AMA Bordeaux Cruise

September

Pros: Great itinerary, dining/food/wine, trip manager and cruise staff, tour guides.

Cons: Cruise room/ship only average, hotel in Loire Valley below average

Recommended: Yes

Negative: - Mattress in boat cabin very thin & uncomfortable. - Ship older than I expected, common area decor a bit faded. - Novotel Loire Valley had poor service, air conditioning not functioning, not up to standards and service of the 2 Paris hotels. - Tours were excellent but got back at 5pm or later which made it hard to shower/dress for the 6:30 cocktails and 7pm dinner. Positive: - Tour/cruise director was excellent/hard-working. - Food & wine were excellent. We liked the multiple dining venues. - Wine chateaux visited were excellent. Enough wine tasting opportunities for wine lovers.

Taste of Bordeaux

May

Pros: Amazing service!

Cons: None

Recommended: Yes

Due to low turnout, no doubt the fear of terrorism, the ship only had 85 passengers. There was a great blend of 1/3 Americans, 1/3 Canadians, and 1/3 British. The staff overall was so friendly, cheerful and accommodating. While the weather was uncooperative (flooding), and the French chose to have a transit strike, our fabulous Cruise Director Elia managed to keep us informed and made alternate plans flawlessly. This was my third time to sail with Amawaterways, and we have already committed to another trip in the future. If you love castles, chateaux, and wine tasting this is the trip for you!

Bordeaux Wine Tour

April

Pros: ship, service, food wine, excursions

Cons: Dinner feels rushed. They want you in when the dinner service starts and want you to order right away. Hard to have a leisurely dinner with friends.

Recommended: Yes

We loved Bordeaux and 99% of the excursions. We did hit cities on a Monday when everything is closed. Fortunately, the one we hit would be the one we would least regret missing. Dinner is rushed, per my con comment. The other issue we had is that free time on excursions are during lunch time. However, the French close shop for two hours in the afternoon, during lunch time. So, if there were shops we wanted to go into while on excursions, they were closed.

Autumn on the Danube

October

Pros: Cities of Bratislava and Prague; meals and wine selection on board; superb staff service (meals,housekeeping,reception); going through the Danube-Main Canal.

Cons: English proficiency of a few local guides sometimes so minimal as to be of little help in understanding the information - Czech guide on the bus from Nuernberg to Prague, for example. Add a second day in Vienna?!

Recommended: Yes

An outstanding program (and director, Rolf J.), itinerary, meals and service, wine selection. Thanks to all the professionals on the entire staff, from Captain to housekeeping, for making this a once-in-a-lifetime journey. Particularly pleasing to us was the "discovery" of Bratislava (a true jewel of a city) and Prague, where we had the most informative tour with the best guide we have ever experienced, Frank Svoboda.

Danube Cruise

September

Pros: Relaxng mode of travel

Cons:

Recommended: Yes

The ports were all crowded with riverboats full of tourists just like us. The guides warned us that summer is far more crowded than September. We were glad that we traveled in the fall. On the ship, the ratio of staff to passengers was very good. Our every need was met.

First time River Cruising

September

Pros: Excellent crew and service. Food and selections were good and itinerary and excursions were good.

Cons: Would have liked more entertainment in the evenings and rooms and bathrooms could have been just a little bigger. Would have liked to have spent more time on the ship sailing, but felt like we also wanted to see everything that was available on the excursions.

Recommended: Yes

Everything for the most part was very good. I personally would have liked a different location in Paris for the hotel as it was not conveniently located to the inner-city and more difficult to go by foot to places I would have liked to see on my own. The hotel in Prague was wonderfully located and easy to access everything by foot. I had been told that there would be a lot of local entertainment on the ship at night and they only had it two nights. It was great entertainment, but only lasted a short time each evening. We enjoyed the staff very much and our cruise director Monica was just wonderful. We did not have the greatest weather, but that is not anything that could not have been controlled.

Riverboat Cruise is the way to see Europe!

June

Pros: Friendly staff, good accomodations, interesting guided tours

Cons:

Recommended: Yes

Loves this trip especially the choice of cities and the friendly crew. A river cruise is a great way to see Europe.

AMaDolce on the Danube

June

Pros: Great service, beautiful ports

Cons: Terrible weather, food just OK

Recommended: Yes

The Tours were very nice. The staff does a good job of trying to accommodate special requests.

1st River Cruise

October

Pros: Very nice intimate setting. Small passenger load, able to develop friendships.

Cons: Was on the topmost floor for rooms. Noisy when people were on the sundeck.

Recommended: Yes

Looking to take another trip on AMA. Just have to decide where and when.

WOW, What a Ball

September

Pros: Crew, Sights, Castles,Wine,Food

Cons: Did not want to leave

Recommended: Yes

We have sailed over 30 times but first River cruise.What an experience,Will do again next year with AMA but this time 14 days.

AmaDolce review

June

Pros: Excellent cruise and staff

Cons: N/A

Recommended: Yes

We were very pleased with the cruise. Everything was taken care of for us at each destination.

Pampered treatment throughout

June

Pros: Disappointed that the French rail workers were on strike so we had to go by bus instead of high speed train from Luxembourg to Paris. AMA did get comfortable busses to transport us so we made it with no worry.

Cons: Travel to and from Europe - too long!

Recommended: Yes

We had an AMA representative with us from our arrival at the Prague airport through our departure from Charles DeGaulle airport. Unbelievable service. The food was great and the staff was very helpful and friendly. They had different excursions based on physical condition - a gentle group, an active group, and 3 or 4 regular groups. They planned the excursions so that each group started with a different spot so it wasn't crowded. The cruise manager, Balazc Kiss, was absolutely the best. I would cruise again with him anytime. I'm sure their other cruise managers would be wonderful too, but he was exceptional.