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@CielBleu Thanks for an informative response. I saw the Avalon offer or 'save $1250' I clicked on 'Not interested in Air' and price did not change, so not sure how the $1250 is applied. Yes, I was looking at Danube Dreams. I should have said 'Comparing Prices' in my title. We are at a very preliminary stage. Several friends are Ocean cruisers as we are and have recently done a River cruise. They all said it was wonderful. A couple of years ago I did a cursory look and decided Viking and Avalon were best options for us and so was surprised when I checked again recently and saw the price difference.

Correct, I was thinking that some passengers might think ' Link Booking' was a way to do that.

Regarding OV versus Balcony, I just checked, and the saved booking and we are looking at Obstructed Balcony Deck 8. So, no problem 🙂

Aha, I see now. You are saying Avalon Balconies are all French. I thought you were saying all Avalon CABINS are French.

Thank you, good clarification in comparison with other port intensive itineraries. It was your photographs that lead to my question 🙂

Right, there is something like 'Travel Companions' I never understood what Link Booking was.

We are considering the 7-day fjords cruise and thought Ocean View would be adequate since it is port intensive. Do you have any thoughts?

I guess I was mistaken that they were similarly priced. I saw early references in CC under First Time Cruisers that implied they were similarly priced and 'sometimes Viking was a little more expensive' Avalon might be a good choice, just that I was surprised at the price difference. Regarding 'Avalon ONLY have French balconies.', their Deluxe Stateroom is an Aquarium level just like Viking.

Tanks @Pontac and Daisi. I did a little research a couple of years ago and Avalon and Viking were my choices. Other lines seemed more 'plush' and more expensive, and the differences seemed mostly related to the ship. Avalon seemed to stand out over Viking in my analysis at the time, better cabins, smaller passenger size etc. And prices were comparable. So I was surprised when I started looking again for 2025 that there is a big price difference. It did not seem to be just one cruise itinerary / date. There were offers of free or low-cost air etc. but I tried to stick with just the basics.

First time river cruiser and trying to ballpark options. Among posts here on CC Avalon and Viking seem to be comparable, Viking often referred to as slightly more expensive. Looking at 7-day Danube in July 2025, 'Aquarium' class Viking is ~ $5700 Avalon ~ &7700 for two. I tried no air fare and no insurance etc. just to get a ballpark number. Am I missing something?

Interesting, we were looking at this because we thought it had a better itinerary than Princess.

Thanks for replies, my discharge papers from National Service might not be enough, Also 30 or 40 pounds OBC might not be worth the effort for a one time cruise.

Thank you, I assume that if P&O recognizes military service that my UK service will be OK.

We are US based and are Platinum on Princess I also get Military OBC for my UK service. Do these transfer to a P&O booking?