We 'completed' the Magnificent Europe cruise - Budapest to Amsterdam - on Avalon Passion October 5. 'Just barely made it through the Danube and Main but got stopped at Rudesheim due to low water levels. We then had a long bus ride to Amsterdam with a stop at Cologne and were then put into the Hilton Doubletree hotel in central Amsterdam for 2 nights. Breakfasts & dinners and all excursions were provided as planned plus 50% refund on cruise fare plus cabin upgrades for the 2 nights not on board the ship (the refund was credited to my credit card in less than 10 days). Avalon did indeed go out of its way to try to make up for the loss of the final portion of the cruise. But the fact remains, we missed sailing through the nicest part of Rhine and into Amsterdam harbour, and the closeness & camaraderie of our cruise group kind of fell apart once it became a bus/hotel tour.
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We 'completed' the Magnificent Europe cruise - Budapest to Amsterdam - on Avalon Passion October 5. 'Just barely made it through the Danube and Main but got stopped at Rudesheim due to low water levels. We then had a long bus ride to Amsterdam with a stop at Cologne and were then put into the Hilton Doubletree hotel in central Amsterdam for 2 nights. Breakfasts & dinners and all excursions were provided as planned plus 50% refund on cruise fare plus cabin upgrades for the 2 nights not on board the ship (the refund was credited to my credit card in less than 10 days). Avalon did indeed go out of its way to try to make up for the loss of the final portion of the cruise. But the fact remains, we missed sailing through the nicest part of Rhine and into Amsterdam harbour, and the closeness & camaraderie of our cruise group kind of fell apart once it became a bus/hotel tour.