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  1. Thought that may be the case Julia, will do.
  2. Just checked cabin availability again and there are balcony cabins to select. However would still prefer to board in Rotterdam and disembark in Dover if this is possible.
  3. Looking at the 14 Day Arctic Circle Crossing: Edinburgh Evening Stay that departs Rotterdam and returns to Rotterdam in May 2025. Realise that the cruise also departs/returns from Dover a day before. Is it possible to join the ship in Rotterdam and disembark in Dover rather than returning to Rotterdam? Balcony cabins are only guaranteed for the Dover departure, but can be selected for the Rotterdam departure. Also the Dover disembarkation date works better for our onward travel plans.
  4. We are due to join Avalon Envision in Budapest on the 17th, have our fingers crossed that this will be our boarding point.
  5. We will be on the Envision starting in Budapest on 17 October. How things change so quickly - low water now high water. Hopefully things will settle by the time our cruise departs. Hope you have enjoyed the cruise despite the changes to the ending.
  6. Great update! As usual it appears that Avalon have looked after their passengers despite the challenges. We are going to be travelling from Budapest to Vilshofen. From there we plan on taking a long train journey to Rostock to continue our adventure.
  7. I’ve bee tracking Avalon Envision and it too appears not to have made it to Nuremberg as scheduled on the 20th. Looks like it stopped at Vilshofen for the turn around itinerary back to Budapest. We are scheduled to sail on 17 October - fingers crossed.
  8. Thanks Jazzbeau, I think I’ll use cruisemapper instead of marine traffic. Wanted to see where it docks in Vienna and Budapest. Hope to walk to ship in Budapest from our hotel. As this will be our 2nd visit to Vienna hope to catch the metro and do our own thing for the day(hopefully Spanish Riding school training or tour). Watching to see how far walk will be from ship to metro.
  9. Have been following the progress of the Avalon Envision on marine traffic as we will be travelling on board in October. The ship appears to have been moored in Vienna for a few days - has it mechanical problems? When it first docked there were about 9 other river boats moored , they have all left.
  10. Agree with Daisi about signing up before the cruise for optional excursions, we can pay in AUD instead of Euro. Also we signed up for a walking food tour in Amsterdam and it ended up just being hubby & I. I believe that if we had waited till on board they wouldn’t have gone ahead with the tour for only 2. I will be prebooking the day trip to Salzburg for our October cruise as soon as it becomes available for booking.
  11. Checkout Hanoikids for tours. These are conducted by students who want to improve their English, are free - you just pay their travel costs, entrance fees and we also bought them lunch and coffees. There is a similar group in Ho Chi Minh City. You can change their suggested tours to suit you. We had a wonderful day with our guides - visited the Temple of Literature, had egg coffee, visited the Ethnology museum and a very nice lunch. Walked around the streets and red bridge over lake. We stayed at the Hanoi Opera Hotel as this was the hotel for our tour. Was a good location not sure if it is in your price range but if there is a hotel nearby I would consider staying in the area. Loved Vietnam and would like to go back.
  12. Great review, just what I was looking for as we plan to visit Honfleur in November while docked at Le Havre.
  13. Beware of Insure & Go if you need to make a claim! We did last year due to catching Covid on a land tour. Took well over 2 months after lodging claim and initially declined the majority of our claim. However when I escalated to complaints was paid on the spot - very frustrating!!! Have used Qantas Nib(no claims) and found if you split the policies instead of a couple policy this can sometimes work out cheaper. Using Allianz for our international trip (that includes a cruise)later in the year as their Covid cover is up to the amount you choose for cancellation limit. The majority of other companies set a Covid limit of around $2500 for cancellation. Considering our air fares are way above that this was a good option. You really need to do your homework and read the PDS statements to see the finer points of what is and isn’t covered which narrows down the list as well as the cost involved!!!
  14. We are also doing the Danube Dream 8 day cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen in October this year. Will be flying into Munich and travelling by train to Innsbruck for a 2 night stay. Then train to Budapest for a 2 night stay before the start of the cruise. After the cruise we will take a long train ride from Vilshofen to Rostock in northern Germany for a 5 night stay. Next stop will be Hamburg for an 8 day Northern Europe cruise with MSC. Looking forward to our 3rd Avalon cruise!
  15. Is there a day pass that we could purchase for the travel in both cities or should we just purchase single use tickets? Presume we just purchase at ticket machines? Any recommendations for nice cafes for lunch/and or coffee in either places?
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