DocDave69

Fascinating . . Thanks.

DocDave

Fascinating story! Thanks.

DocDave

I hope your health improves quickly & completely. I had a similar year in 2015 & am celebrating my recovery with a trip from Basel to Amsterdam this May. We were 'tossed off' the Danube in May of 2013 with record breaking flooding. . . hoping for a smooth sail this year.

DocDave

Jpalbny,

Right you are, it is Regensburg. At the same time Passau was under even more water and removed from our (bus) itinerary.

DocDave

Our first River cruise was on the Danube in late May of 2013. We were on the river during the worst flooding in centuries. Well, we were 'on' the river only 36 hours, the rest was a pretty mediocre bus tour. We swore that we would never risk another river cruise but that 36 hours gave us a taste of what it could be like. We just booked a late May cruise from Basel to Amsterdam! Hope springs eternal.

Here is a picture from our 2013 'cruise'.

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Makes sense to me . . . Especially the breakdown of itineraries. Good job!

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My wife & I took a bicycle tour in Amsterdam in the spring of 2013 and thoroughly enjoyed it but were glad that we were 'chaperoned'. Bicycling in Amsterdam is not for the faint of heart. Just think of any North American city . . . but with bicycles, not cars!

We can recommend Mike's.

http://www.mikesbiketoursamsterdam.com

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The refund was a good will gesture from Avalon. They worked very hard to bus us to the locations we were scheduled to visit. My complaint at the time was that Avalon didn't offer an option to leave the trip and pro-rate a refund when it was apparent it was to become a bus trip. However, now it's 'water under the bridge'? (Pun intended ; )

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My wife & I were on a Danube cruise with Avalon in May 2013 during the historic floods. Our 'cruise' comprised 2 days on the river and the rest on a bus. We insured the trip (through a Canadian company) but could collect nothing. My understanding is that the cruise co. would have to cancel the cruise or there would have to be a natural disaster that precluded continuing. We finally left the cruise/bus tour 3 days before it was scheduled to end in (flooded) Prague. Avalon refunded everyone $1200.00 and re-imbursed us for the last 3 days. I would suggest reading the fine print of both the insurance contract and the cruise co. documents and ask each 'what if' questions if you have any doubts.

We loved the ship, crew, river for the brief time we actually cruised and now that the disappointment is fading we are actually considering river cruising, probably with Avalon, again.

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