Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted October 24, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hi we are on this ship for 27 days , the ship looks great Vantage did a great job designing it every details was thought of . Today we are in Belgrade -Serbia we have a city tour and some time on our own ..It is going to be in the high 70es great for me shorts .. if you have a questions ask ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted October 26, 2013 Author #2 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) We are un Hungry today high 70s had face to face passport at 7am .. Food and service have been great... Edited October 26, 2013 by we're sailing away.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberts2005 Posted October 26, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 26, 2013 We are un Hungry today high 70s had face to face passport at 7am .. Food and service have been great... Where in Hungary and what tours are they providing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RachelG Posted October 26, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Glad to hear of the nice weather and hope it will hold out. We are AMA Budapest to vilshofen in 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimosa09 Posted October 27, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Hi there, Glad to see you are safely on your ship and seem to like it. Read on the key thread about getting the head set transmitters. Are these head sets working well? And thanks for posting while you are cruising. I haven't been able to manage that on any of our cruises........ -Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnjrockette Posted October 27, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Hope you are having a great cruise! How is life aboard the Splendor? We will be cruising next July. Would love to hear ship details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted October 27, 2013 Author #7 Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) We are in Kalocsa Hungray today weather is Raining and in the high 50s The transmitters work great the front desk charges them every night . Vantage has local entertainment on the ship in the evenings which is very good Tours are included with Vantage every day, Today we are going on a city tour to Puszta visiting Kalocsa ,Paprika Museum ,Folk art House and than to a horse show . The tours are very well planned from start to finish, with plenty of shopping time . Edited October 27, 2013 by we're sailing away.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id est Posted October 27, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 27, 2013 ... Today we are going on a city tour to Puszta visiting Kalocsa ' date='Paprika Museum ,Folk art House and than to a horse show ...[/quote'] Is horse show an included or an optional tour? If optional how much is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted October 28, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) The show was included ,Almost all tours are included in the price of the cruise . Last night was the captains farewell dinner which was very nice , about 140 people are leaving on Tues. who only did the The first leg Romania to Budapest 12 days , ( not us we are on for 27 days } The captain sailed us up and down the river last night showing us how beautiful Budapest is at night. Today it is in the high 60s Edited October 28, 2013 by we're sailing away.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuscottdd Posted October 30, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I board the River Splendor on November 12th in Cologne upon your arrival. Any suggestions for which of the tours to pick (during those stops where I have a choice) will be appreciated. Also, please let me know if you do any of the optional tours during the Budapest to Cologne portion of your trip. Have you had any meals in the alternate dining area? If yes, what do you think? I booked my own plane fare but Vantage is meeting me in Frankfort and transporting me to the boat in Cologne. I arrive in Frankfort at 7:40 am so I assume I will have the day on my own in Cologne. I have not yet booked my transportation to the airport in Budapest. I hope to meet one or two people on board to split a cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted October 31, 2013 Author #11 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I board the River Splendor on November 12th in Cologne upon your arrival. Any suggestions for which of the tours to pick (during those stops where I have a choice) will be appreciated. Also, please let me know if you do any of the optional tours during the Budapest to Cologne portion of your trip. Have you had any meals in the alternate dining area? If yes, what do you think? I booked my own plane fare but Vantage is meeting me in Frankfort and transporting me to the boat in Cologne. I arrive in Frankfort at 7:40 am so I assume I will have the day on my own in Cologne. I have not yet booked my transportation to the airport in Budapest. I hope to meet one or two people on board to split a cab. Hi The extra dining room holds 40 people and is a Buffet of a few things plus salad The tours are all great ,It is up to your particular choice.. I try to save you a cookie or two .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulsbo Cruisers Posted November 3, 2013 #12 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Enjoy your cruise. We were on the River Splendor in August and loved every minute of our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted November 3, 2013 Author #13 Share Posted November 3, 2013 The shower on the Splendor is great it is large and plenty of hot water .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnjrockette Posted November 3, 2013 #14 Share Posted November 3, 2013 The shower on the Splendor is great it is large and plenty of hot water .. Do they supply personal wash/facecloths? Will be packing a few for our stay in Paris hotel but wasn't sure if they were supplied on all riverboats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted November 3, 2013 Author #15 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Yes they do ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigobeej Posted November 4, 2013 #16 Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) I board the River Splendor on November 12th in Cologne upon your arrival. Any suggestions for which of the tours to pick (during those stops where I have a choice) will be appreciated. Also, please let me know if you do any of the optional tours during the Budapest to Cologne portion of your trip. Have you had any meals in the alternate dining area? If yes, what do you think? I booked my own plane fare but Vantage is meeting me in Frankfort and transporting me to the boat in Cologne. I arrive in Frankfort at 7:40 am so I assume I will have the day on my own in Cologne. I have not yet booked my transportation to the airport in Budapest. I hope to meet one or two people on board to split a cab. To iuscottdd - couldn't find a way to message you directly so sorry to impede on this post. We will be on the 11/12/13 Majestic Rivers cruise also and also booked our own airfare. We will be taking a cab to the Budapest airport from the ship and will share it with you if there is room. Not sure how big Budapest cabs are and if they will hold 3-4 ppl plus suitcases and carry-ons. Let's talk onboard! BJ and Bob from NH Edited November 4, 2013 by Indigobeej Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted November 4, 2013 Author #17 Share Posted November 4, 2013 How much did you guys safe booking your own air??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigobeej Posted November 4, 2013 #18 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Hi - we saved about $940. booking our own air, plus we're flying to Cologne so we don't have to get from Frankfort to Cologne, which also saved a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigobeej Posted November 4, 2013 #19 Share Posted November 4, 2013 To iuscottdd - couldn't find a way to message you directly so sorry to impede on this post. We will be on the 11/12/13 Majestic Rivers cruise also and also booked our own airfare. We will be taking a cab to the Budapest airport from the ship and will share it with you if there is room. Not sure how big Budapest cabs are and if they will hold 3-4 ppl plus suitcases and carry-ons. Let's talk onboard!BJ and Bob from NH To iuscottdd - PS - Forgot to mention - we're in Cabin 219, so knock on our door some evening, if we don't run into you some other time on the cruise. What's your name and cabin? BJ and Bob from NH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuscottdd Posted November 5, 2013 #20 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Nice to meet you BJ and Bob. I'm right across the hall in cabin 218. I'm traveling alone. It was a bit of an impulse buy for me. I was sitting at my desk with my son who was visiting from Colorado Springs when I received a postcard from Vantage in my mail listing a promotion that the company was waiving the single supplement for a regular cabin. The cost of the regular cabin was less than the smaller single cabin. So I called and booked. Feel free to knock on my door too. Scott (Florida) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuscottdd Posted November 5, 2013 #21 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I booked Palm Beach to Atlanta then to Frankfort. My return flight is Budapest to Amsterdam to Atlanta and back to Palm Beach. I had planned on getting my own transportation from Frankfort to Cologne but due to the distance it was much easier to take Vantage's transfer. Vantage told me that there will be other River Splendor passengers on my flight from Atlanta to Frankfort that arrives at 7:40 am. I'm assuming I'll have most of the day on my own in Cologne. I contacted a cab company in Budapest and found that I could take a cab on my own from the boat to the airport in Budapest for less than Vantage was charging for the transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted November 5, 2013 Author #22 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Hi - we saved about $940. booking our own air, plus we're flying to Cologne so we don't have to get from Frankfort to Cologne, which also saved a bit. 940$ is a lot Vantage marks it up that much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigobeej Posted November 5, 2013 #23 Share Posted November 5, 2013 940$ is a lot Vantage marks it up that much? It was about $470 each for us. Yeah, we thought it was a lot too, which is why I shopped around and found much cheaper airfare, directly to Cologne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigobeej Posted November 5, 2013 #24 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Nice to meet you BJ and Bob. I'm right across the hall in cabin 218. I'm traveling alone. It was a bit of an impulse buy for me. I was sitting at my desk with my son who was visiting from Colorado Springs when I received a postcard from Vantage in my mail listing a promotion that the company was waiving the single supplement for a regular cabin. The cost of the regular cabin was less than the smaller single cabin. So I called and booked. Feel free to knock on my door too. Scott (Florida) That's really funny that you're right across the hall! We got a good deal too - $1999. each plus our airfare. So if there is only one of you, we probably can share a cab in Budapest. See you in a week, BJ & Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuscottdd Posted November 5, 2013 #25 Share Posted November 5, 2013 $1799 and $0 single supplement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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