AD607 Posted August 31, 2018 #351 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Hello fellow AMA cruisers! We leave the end of the month for AMA's Enticing Duoro, Portugal. While we have been on 4 other rivers with AMA, this cruise is a bit unusual as there is no night crusing and more bus travel to get where we need to be, which is fine. I have searched but find no "recent" reviews. If anyone can share their experiences, we would appreciate it. We are staying in Porto 2 nights after the cruise on our own. Thank you! We are doing AMA's Enticing Duoro next year. Hope you a post a review when you return. Safe travels and have a wonderful time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted September 1, 2018 #352 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I want to thank everyone for their feedback about breakfast and dinner items available onboard. Have a great day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margord Posted September 4, 2018 #353 Share Posted September 4, 2018 That’s kind of late. We depart on 9/24 and received ours last Thursday 8/23. Sent from my iPhone using Forums[/q Honestly, I thought it was a bit late too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringBreakMom Posted September 5, 2018 #354 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I have more food photos from the MDR... I would love to see them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiveguru Posted September 5, 2018 #355 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I would love to see them! Here you go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chawkjewel Posted September 5, 2018 #356 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Here you go... Looks like a lot of fish dishes. Is that because of what you ordered or is that what they serve most? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiveguru Posted September 5, 2018 #357 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Looks like a lot of fish dishes. Is that because of what you ordered or is that what they serve most? Yes, we prefer fish to beef. Very observant! As I recall there was fish and beef on every dinner menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiveguru Posted September 5, 2018 #358 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I meant to take photos of all of the menus for the week, but only took photos the first night. Fish, beef and vegetarian each night. Note the "Always Available" items. If you did not like the night's menu you could always have steak, salmon, chicken, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonluvs2cruise Posted September 6, 2018 #359 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Thank you for sharing. Fish lovers here. Looking forward to less meat after a week in Berlin and Prague. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted September 6, 2018 #360 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Hi, the food photos are absolutely outstanding:D. Thanks for sharing them with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringBreakMom Posted September 6, 2018 #361 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Here you go... Thanks so much! It all looks wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted September 6, 2018 #362 Share Posted September 6, 2018 What about vegetarian options for dinner. I see they offer fish, foul, and beef at dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiveguru Posted September 6, 2018 #363 Share Posted September 6, 2018 What about vegetarian options for dinner. I see they offer fish, foul, and beef at dinner. There were vegetarian options at each meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTC Posted September 7, 2018 #364 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Enjoyed the pictures. Anyone doing the Gems of Southeast Europe on the AmaCerto? Leaving US Sep 18 for pre-cruise out of Bucharest. Any suggestions from anyone? We did that cruise last October. If you have any questions about it ask away. We did the pre and post extensions and went from Vienna to Bucharest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrinka Posted September 8, 2018 #365 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Sailing on the Ama Dara in one month. How are the wines they serve with lunch and dinner? Are they good wines or inexpensive wines? Any tips on this trip? We are also doing the land portion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamperCali Posted September 10, 2018 #366 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Funny, only sailed 6 months ago and neither one of us can remember the wine. I am going to say there was very limited selection poured at meals, but nice wines, not amazing. Comfortable shoes a must, the walking was not difficult, but lots of walking to enjoy everything on the river, and the shore locations were very lovely spots to be able to walk around the towns. Ensure you have a light sweater for the temples, always asked at the gates if what we had was sufficient, once got told we were fine, only to reach the temple and be told no, some areas would say a shawl was fine, and then we would get inside and they wanted a full sleeve, wish I had just always packed a light sweater to cover my shoulders. For some reason, a fellow traveller was carrying 3 sweaters at one stop and bailed 2 of us out! Overall an amazing experience, and hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margord Posted September 10, 2018 #367 Share Posted September 10, 2018 We did that cruise last October. If you have any questions about it ask away. We did the pre and post extensions and went from Vienna to Bucharest. Did you enjoy this cruise? We leave tomorrow for Vienna and board the AmaCerto on Saturday. We are hoping we can take the ship the entire way as we have been hearing that the water levels have been very low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTC Posted September 10, 2018 #368 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Did you enjoy this cruise? We leave tomorrow for Vienna and board the AmaCerto on Saturday. We are hoping we can take the ship the entire way as we have been hearing that the water levels have been very low. Loved the cruise. Out of the 4 AMA cruises we did it was my favorite. Found Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania fascinating and the guides all seemed to have different views on how communism affected their countries. We went in October so had no problems with water levels but the itinerary had to be changed slightly as a bridge was being replaced in Serbia and we missed seeing Mohacs and Vukovar but Constanta, Romania was added. Our cruise manager was Florentin who was wonderful. Enjoy your cruise, it will be fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted September 11, 2018 #369 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I have loved seeing the food pictures and menus. Again just trying to get my brain round river vs what I know on ocean. Typically how many courses a night do folks have - my husband is an appetiser, soup or salad, main and dessert guy - would those we are table sharing with frown on 4 courses being ordered? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiveguru Posted September 11, 2018 #370 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I have loved seeing the food pictures and menus. Again just trying to get my brain round river vs what I know on ocean. Typically how many courses a night do folks have - my husband is an appetiser, soup or salad, main and dessert guy - would those we are table sharing with frown on 4 courses being ordered? We had all four courses nearly every night. No problems. If someone at the table did not want a particular course they waited until the next course was served. Tip: There is an entry salad offered every night. They will bring you a smaller version as a second course as an alternate to the soup. Or in addition to the soup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted September 11, 2018 #371 Share Posted September 11, 2018 We had all four courses nearly every night. No problems. If someone at the table did not want a particular course they waited until the next course was served. Tip: There is an entry salad offered every night. They will bring you a smaller version as a second course as an alternate to the soup. Or in addition to the soup. Brilliant thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margord Posted September 11, 2018 #372 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Loved the cruise. Out of the 4 AMA cruises we did it was my favorite. Found Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania fascinating and the guides all seemed to have different views on how communism affected their countries. We went in October so had no problems with water levels but the itinerary had to be changed slightly as a bridge was being replaced in Serbia and we missed seeing Mohacs and Vukovar but Constanta, Romania was added. Our cruise manager was Florentin who was wonderful. Enjoy your cruise, it will be fantastic! Thanks so much fo the quick reply. I hope we do not have river level issues; however, I am sure AMA will take care of us regardless. We have a hurricane heading this way so a bit concerned about leaving home. Water levels, hurricanes--deep breaths, deep breaths--LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTC Posted September 11, 2018 #373 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Thanks so much fo the quick reply. I hope we do not have river level issues; however, I am sure AMA will take care of us regardless. We have a hurricane heading this way so a bit concerned about leaving home. Water levels, hurricanes--deep breaths, deep breaths--LOL. Hopefully it will all work out for you. We had some minor issues with 2 of our cruises ( the bridge repair in Serbia and in June extremely busy locks that affected the timing when we got to ports ) but AMA goes above and beyond to make things work out for their passengers. Awful timing with the hurricane, hope it changes course or gets downgraded, I can appreciate your concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommo6 Posted September 16, 2018 #374 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Hello!My guide in Amsterdam is Frank K, he has been great to deal with so far. The canal cruise was booked with www.privateboattours.nl after recommendations from a friend who did a cruise with them. The two restaurants we booked, based on getting Dutch food that was not too eclectic and fancy and that had good reviews, were Bleu Bistro https://www.facebook.com/bleuamsterdam and Van Speyk http://vanspeyk.amsterdam. Wendy I am just now starting to read all of the posts on this board. My husband and I are considering booking our first river cruise on AmaWaterways in 2020, so the information on this board is very helpful. I also wanted to comment on the Van Speyk restaurant in Amsterdam. We went there for a pre-cruise dinner with a group of people who were going to be on a Celebrity Silhouette Cruise with us that began in Amsterdam in August 2016. We all enjoyed the food there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommo6 Posted September 16, 2018 #375 Share Posted September 16, 2018 For anyone who is doing the Amsterdam Tulip Time cruise you can add the AmaKristina which is cruising on April 9, you will be able to get an overview of what is happening each day of the cruise. Thanks again. Since you mentioned it, we are thinking of booking one of the Tulip Time cruises in 2020. Do you or anyone else on this board have a suggestion as to what dates and ships we should consider when booking this cruise? Thank you for any advice you can provide. Judy and Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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