JVilleGal Posted October 17, 2015 #126 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Yay sun!!!! May your boat sail straight thru :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAL7 Posted October 18, 2015 #127 Share Posted October 18, 2015 It certainly could t have been us on the Var. We left Nuremberg Saturday at 13:30 and are now (Sun morning) docked at Regensburg. We are scheduled to sail late Sunday evening to Passau. Will know if that is actually possible later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAL7 Posted October 18, 2015 #128 Share Posted October 18, 2015 We're on the Oct 16 Viking Var, from Erlangen to Budapest. At least the boat made it to Erlangen. The Cruise Director is "hopeful, fingers-crossed" to make it all the way to Budapest. The likeliest problem area is between Regensburg and Passau. We'll be told Sunday night whether we will do a ship swap on Tuesday. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk The Var is holding in Regensburg overnight to judge the Danube levels in the morning. We'll definitely bus to Passau Monday morning, but is unknown whether the Var will meet us in Passau or we'll switch to the Tor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAL7 Posted October 19, 2015 #129 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Mid-day Monday the Var is headed downstream. Most of the passengers were in Passau, bussed while the boat held in Regensberg. Upon clearance, the Var left Regensberg, sailing east, while the passengers bussed west to meet for re-embarkation at Deggendorf. Theoretically, we'll sail overnight to arrive at Melk just a little behind schedule Tuesday morning. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snocat Posted October 20, 2015 #130 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Great news! I think that's the first time the Var has been East of Regenberg in about 2 1/2 months! We did the Var / Tor swap Sept. 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeTwelves Posted October 20, 2015 #131 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Mid-day Monday the Var is headed downstream. Most of the passengers were in Passau, bussed while the boat held in Regensberg. Upon clearance, the Var left Regensberg, sailing east, while the passengers bussed west to meet for re-embarkation at Deggendorf. Theoretically, we'll sail overnight to arrive at Melk just a little behind schedule Tuesday morning. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Hooray! Is she thru the worse spots yet? Fingers crossed you're over that last hurdle and you"ll have smooth sailing from now on. Go Var!!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAL7 Posted October 20, 2015 #132 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Tue morning: Var left Deggendorf, which is supposed to be the lowest level on this part of the Danube, Monday night and is past Linz, headed to Melk. Apparently unrelated to water levels, we're behind schedule and will not get to Melk until afternoon (instead of morning). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwntravel Posted October 20, 2015 #133 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) We are leaving on our our first cruise Nov. 9th on the Viking Modi from Amsterdam to Budapest. I have been concerned about the water levels and found a ship tracking site were you can follow any ship's location. You can see in real time that there are cruise ships (the Modi included) traveling the Danube, so it looks 'good to go' for now. If your ship is not in the area, you can check it's draft on the website and look for other ships with the same draft on the river. Also available as an App for Android and Apple. http://www.cruiseshipposition.com/ OR https://www.vesselfinder.com/ Disclaimer- no relations to websites, developers, etc, just a 1st time cruiser that likes to be sure Edited October 20, 2015 by gwntravel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenster Posted October 20, 2015 #134 Share Posted October 20, 2015 There has been quite a bit of rain over the past few days. I don't the water level is going to be an issue in the near term. There is bridge construction in Vienna Saturday night 10/25 that will stop river traffic for a several hours, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarasotascott Posted October 21, 2015 #135 Share Posted October 21, 2015 We are leaving on our our first cruise Nov. 9th on the Viking Modi from Amsterdam to Budapest. I have been concerned about the water levels and found a ship tracking site were you can follow any ship's location.http://www.cruiseshipposition.com/ OR https://www.vesselfinder.com/ Disclaimer- no relations to websites, developers, etc, just a 1st time cruiser that likes to be sure We will be joining you on the Modi on the 9th! Hopefully all water issues will be non issues when we embark from Amsterdam. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwntravel Posted October 21, 2015 #136 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) We will be joining you on the Modi on the 9th! Hopefully all water issues will be non issues when we embark from Amsterdam.Scott We look forward to meeting you. If I see anything change water wise I will post it here for all to see. Modi should dock on the 24th in Budapest (she is 68 kilometer upstream from Linz right now traveling at 9.5 knots). Edited October 21, 2015 by gwntravel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamom Posted October 22, 2015 #137 Share Posted October 22, 2015 We are on AMADolce now. We left Nuremburg on the 20th and are docked in Regensberg for the day. No water level issues. Chilly, cloudy weather so far with a little rain. Wonderful ship and crew. We are enjoying it immensely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalibooNewYork Posted October 23, 2015 #138 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Cruising right now from passau to budapest and have had no problems at all with water levels . The weather is coolish but that is to be expected. Having a great time. Viking is doing a wondsrful job. Shout out to ben and martin for leading such a nice cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Bug Posted October 23, 2015 #139 Share Posted October 23, 2015 We're on Viking's Vidar and are being told we may have a ship swap. Decision will be made tomorrow. I'll let you know! All has been lovely thus far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasgolfgal Posted October 24, 2015 #140 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Just returned from Budapest on the AmaSerena. Had a wonderful time with no problems anywhere from Vishoffen to Budapest. Weather was on the cool side with some rain, but otherwise the trip was great. Staff and food were fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProFun1 Posted October 24, 2015 #141 Share Posted October 24, 2015 We´re in Nuremberg on our pre-cruise excursions. Had a fabulous, smooth as silk flight on Lufthansa from LAX to Frankfurt and a hair-raising, hectic transfer to catch our puddle jumper connection from Frankfurt to Nuremberg. We made it in one piece and had a few hours to adjust to the timezone change. We skipped the Viking included Nuremberg Castle tour and spent today touring Berchtesgaden and Salzburg on our own (booked a private tour - pricev, but worth every penny). Tomorrow, we will tour Dachau on our own before making our own arrangements to board our ship. A day before we left, Viking contacted us via email to inform us that we would be sailing on the Viking Jarl instead of the Atla. Good news, as it means that ships are able to sail through from Nuremberg to Budapest. Hope our luck holds. We are having a marvelous time. We are staying at the Le Meridien Grand Hotel in Nuremberg and the staff here couldn't be more helpful. Staff and food are top notch. Will report back after boarding. Auf Wiedersehen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaimieMarie Posted October 26, 2015 #142 Share Posted October 26, 2015 My husband and I are doing the Budapest to Nuremberg on November 1st and really hoping we don't have any water levels issues. I'll be stalking this forum for everyone's updates!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVilleGal Posted October 26, 2015 #143 Share Posted October 26, 2015 My husband and I are doing the Budapest to Nuremberg on November 1st and really hoping we don't have any water levels issues. I'll be stalking this forum for everyone's updates!! Which cruise line???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaimieMarie Posted October 26, 2015 #144 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Viking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1953 Posted October 26, 2015 #145 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Hi I am scheduled for the Nuremberg-Budapest voyage Nov 1 with the inclusion of pre-cruise in Prague. I have only just begun reading about the low river issues that have impacted travel on the Danube. I learned from a friend who was booked on a Tauck organized cruise scheduled for mid October and due to low river-they were offered a refund. I am not sure what the conditions are for next week but I am hoping that we have proper river depths so as to experience the river cruise/ports as anticipated. It would think that Viking is well aware of river flotation circumstances more that one day at a time and can anticipate what lies ahead and therefore, in the true sense of top level service should advise its guests of these circumstances and offer options before being taken for "bus" rides!!! Thank you to those who have shared your experiences albeit not the most pleasurable! PS: I have only cruised on Crystal and yes we have had to miss a port due to weather conditions but were offered a semblance of financial credit immediately for the inconvenience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbahay Posted October 27, 2015 #146 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thanks for the update. We are going to do the same trip on 18th November on the AmaSonata, so good to hear there were no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbahay Posted October 27, 2015 #147 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Which were your favorite tours? Did you book any private tours? Did you stay on in Budapest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaimieMarie Posted October 28, 2015 #148 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Profun1 - How is the cruise going? I'm tracking the ships going up between Nuremberg and Budapest as I'll be on the November first Budapest to Nuremberg cruise and I noticed that the Jarl has been stuck in Regensburg for the past few days. Are the water levels ok or are you being forced to be bused? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackalice Posted October 30, 2015 #149 Share Posted October 30, 2015 We came back a week ago from doing the Amsterdam to Budapest cruise. We managed to get through but Viking had to change ships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane361 Posted October 30, 2015 #150 Share Posted October 30, 2015 What cruise line were you on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now