Group Bookings

[GrammaRama]

Our seniors club is thinking of booking a European River Cruise and there seems to be quite a lot of interest within our group. If booking a group how many cabins/people do you need to get a group booking rate? What kind of a discount/perks can we expect. I am sure that it will depend on how many actually step up and book once we decide which trip to offer. Is there any one cruise line that offers better incentives? Any advice on group bookings would be greatly appreciated.

[rogerdawhip]

GCT requires 10 people for a group booking discount which gives one passage free. This can be split 10 ways. They have a department dedicated to group bookings.

[pacmom]

Please be aware that river cruising in Europe is very different from ocean cruising. Europe has no laws about people with disabilities. There is no room on most of the boats for motorized scooters. The elevators on the boats do not go up to the sundeck--some have a motorized chair seat, but not all. I mention this because there are times when there is another boat or boat between yours and the dock. If the deck levels are different it means going up to the sundeck and across the other boat or boats and then down stairs again to get to the dock.

 

The streets in most of the towns visited are cobblestone, so require sturdy walking shoes. We have cane seats which are wonderful when your guides stops and no seats available, just flip the seat and you can listen in comfort. You can find them online thru Amazon or Magellan.

 

Hopefully you will find a good travel agent to walk you thru all of this. And yes, just about every line has group rates. Pat