KJMWH

We was on the Monarch Queen last Aug Amsterdam to Budapest and it was a wonderful ship and everything we could ask for, there are places to rent bikes, and cars in each of the small towns we visited, but we took each of the city tours and spent a hour or two in the city s looking round and got back on the ship and it would sail, in the afternoon, not much time to bike or car. Drinks on the ship were not bad vodka soda was $.4.50 Euro, the steak house [ they had lamb seafood and other things to order] on the back of the ship was the best,with small groups and we went there several times. We spent three nights in Amsterdam and wished we spent more and left Budapest that day for two weeks it Italyand happy we did, we are not fans of Budapest. Take US $1.00 and $5.00 and $10.00 for tips to the guides each day,

My review on Monarch Queen Amsterdam to Budapest. Our fist trip with Gate 1 and we will be using them again, what a wonderful trip, the ship, the crew, the country's we visited, everyday there was a tour of the city we docked at, [included in the cruise] we did not do any other side trips that the ship offers for a price, others did and love them, others said they were just OK, some with long bus rides. The ship was so clean, and taken care of, the rooms are some what small but with french doors they worked out fine. Our carped in our room was looking a very little worn, but I could live with that, the only thing I could find wrong. The food was good, something new offered up every night, with a grilled chicken breast and baked potato, there were four or five thing offered each night. The wine and beer flowed every night. We went to the stake house[ seafood, lamb, two time and love the food offered there. We became friends with the man that had been on a Viking cruise last year,on a river cruise,told us the only thing he found different, in the two companies, was they offered two appetizers and two desserts to pick from, were Gate 1 only offered one of each, but for the price, he loved Gate 1. Well again I will not go on and on about how good this company and cruise was, and end it here.

Wished we book sooner, but We have been on 23 cruises and I'm hooked on Gate 1

Thank You for the photos.

Ken

Thank You Diane, I forgot to say it was on Gate1 Monarch Queen, I'm happy about the dress code, We have been on may cruise ships[24] and this is also there rules, so I will give a review when we get back, I was so happy to find yours, we will be going from Budapest, after the cruise to, Venice Italy for 1 week and Rome for 1 week. Looking at next year with Gate 1 China, 14 days, Vietnam for 10 days and then back to Hong Kong for a 17 day Princess cruise to Sydney Australia. And it is nice know the names of the Cruise director Soma, and assistant director Armin. Thanks Again Ken

We are leaving this week for the Gate1 Amsterdam to Budapest river cruise, Thank You for the all the wonderful info. I have only one question, what was the dress code for breakfast and lunch, with the heat there this time of year, dress shorts is what we thinking of wearing, and dress pants for dinner. The info said no bathing suits or shorts. in dinning room at all meals, I can not think of getting dress up for breakfast or lunch, in dress pants and them put on dress short for tours. Thanks