We had our bags packed on the 5th December and we were waiting for a Taxi to take us to the Isle Of Man Airport for our flight to Manchester, when we received a call from Emerald to inform us that there was a problem with the cruise due to a faulty lock on the Danube near Passau!! We were offered an alternative of one night on the cruise followed by a Coach Tour or a full refund, so we opted for the refund. I asked why was it not possible to transfer to a Scenic cruises vessel in Regensburg to be informed that there were none available at the time, however I understand that Viking River Cruises were able to transfer their passengers by Coach from Passau to Regensburg and resume their holiday there. Overall we were very dissapointed that Emerald did not see fit to offer us any compensation other than a full refund, as my wife had been looking forward to her first Christmas Markets Cruise and was upset about the way our comments about future River Cruises were handled, so much so that we would be unlikely to consider Emerald Waterways again and feel that their parent Company Scenic Cruises should be more proactive in these situations!!
Cancellation of emerald sky river cruise
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We had our bags packed on the 5th December and we were waiting for a Taxi to take us to the Isle Of Man Airport for our flight to Manchester, when we received a call from Emerald to inform us that there was a problem with the cruise due to a faulty lock on the Danube near Passau!! We were offered an alternative of one night on the cruise followed by a Coach Tour or a full refund, so we opted for the refund. I asked why was it not possible to transfer to a Scenic cruises vessel in Regensburg to be informed that there were none available at the time, however I understand that Viking River Cruises were able to transfer their passengers by Coach from Passau to Regensburg and resume their holiday there. Overall we were very dissapointed that Emerald did not see fit to offer us any compensation other than a full refund, as my wife had been looking forward to her first Christmas Markets Cruise and was upset about the way our comments about future River Cruises were handled, so much so that we would be unlikely to consider Emerald Waterways again and feel that their parent Company Scenic Cruises should be more proactive in these situations!!