Uniworld plan “b”.

[Kwiwbloke]

we are meant to be sailing next week from Bucharest to Budapest on uniworld. Has anyone had experience with how uniworld cope and assist when they have to change itinerary or cancel?

[jklc123]

We have had two such experiences with Uniworld, both handled very well, both due to high water, unlike the present situation. In 2010, on the Danube, Passau to Budapest, due to rising water, we had to bypass Vienna to get under certain bridges. We were bused back to Vienna from Bratislava for just one day. Instead, we had more time in Budapest, which was not a bad thing. Extra included excursions were added there. Luckily we had booked three days in Vienna on our own after the cruise. In 2015 on the Rhone, fast moving water prohibited us from staying on the ship while it moved from port to port. We had an extra day in Lyon, again not a bad thing, plus an added port, Vienne, and then were bused from port to port while the ship sailed; we stayed on the ship each night. We had the scheduled excursions at the port plus added visits on land along the way, with delicious lunches at high end restaurants, so we saw more of the beautiful countryside along the way. We did miss getting to the final port, Arles, however. We were given a generous stipend toward another cruise, ($2000 each),which we used to sail with Uniworld in Egypt. The company was able to quickly arrange alternate tours and guides and we had a wonderful time on both trips. I still would like to actually sail down the Rhone, however.