Rare UDChE89 Posted April 29, 2023 #201 Share Posted April 29, 2023 I’m late in reporting back from my April 9 cruise to Budapest. Weather was not favorable most of the trip. Our Bratislava stop was miserable. I wound up wet and cold. Vienna earlier wasn’t much better. Spent very little time on the sun deck which I enjoyed a lot on my cruise in August of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted April 30, 2023 Author #202 Share Posted April 30, 2023 20 hours ago, UDChE89 said: I’m late in reporting back from my April 9 cruise to Budapest. Weather was not favorable most of the trip. Our Bratislava stop was miserable. I wound up wet and cold. Vienna earlier wasn’t much better. Spent very little time on the sun deck which I enjoyed a lot on my cruise in August of last year. That is a great pity. It has been cool recently, April is never really that warm, but I think you hit the Danube when it was cooler than average and wetter than average. Talking of rain, there has been heavy rain and the river rose considerably in Bavaria yesterday. The wave is leaving Passau and going into Austria as I write. Luckily the level at Passau has stayed below the critical figure of 630cm for river cruise ships (passage under a low bridge). notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted May 2, 2023 Author #203 Share Posted May 2, 2023 It is May, time to have a look at what the river did in April: We see the river more or less the whole month over the mean water level which is good for the drier months to come when we can expect more higher temperatures and less rain (with snow melt all gone) leading to low levels. The river was high at the end of the month, quite a wave but not flooding. The slight worry at this level was that the volume of water then reaching Passau would make the passage under a low bridge difficult. This did not happen, the level stayed below that. notamermaid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinga dweller Posted May 3, 2023 #204 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Having been drawn in to a river cruise by Cruise Critic and reassured as to the exaggeration of water level scares by this very thread we've booked a last minute deal with Travel Marvel, Budapest to Amsterdam as part of a six week Europe and UK tour. I have to express my appreciation of the effort 'notamermaid' and others have put into this very informative thread. We may not have bothered had it not been for the enthusiasm shown here which proved to be quite infectious. We have previously done a river cruise up the Mekong / Ton Le Sap to Ankor Wat, now that was incredible, but surely very different to our upcoming adventure. Also a four-day 'taster' from Singapore along the Malacca Straights which was OK but spoiled somewhat by the trashy casino on-board. Booked just today and leaving Friday next week, it was very uncharacteristically impulsive but we're now excited and looking forward to it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ritabob Posted May 3, 2023 #205 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Looking forward to hearing about your adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjoythejourney4 Posted May 3, 2023 #206 Share Posted May 3, 2023 We returned from a Danube cruise on Monday. We were on the Amamagna. Beautiful ship and a wonderful crew. We started in Vilshofen and ended in Budapest. It was cooler weather but better than we anticipated. It threatened rain daily but only rained in Cesky Krumlov. We didn’t spend a lot of time on the sun deck or even on our balcony but we loved the trip and all the tours. I wish we had not packed so heavy and that we had done more laundry on the ship. I didn’t have as much time to souvenir shop as I wanted but still managed to fill a carry on suitcase… haha! We learned so much and we will definitely be back. The people of Eastern Europe were wonderful and the countryside is magnificent. Thanks to all those who helped on this thread! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greysandy Posted May 3, 2023 #207 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Thanks for the reminder about bringing less clothes.... My husband still insists on bringing way too many socks and underwear, even though I have the dehydrated laundry strips and am will to pay for laundry on the ship. 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjoythejourney4 Posted May 3, 2023 #208 Share Posted May 3, 2023 The laundry on the ship worked so well. We ended up not wearing 1/3 of what we brought. You really can wear things…other than underwear…2-3 times. The ship had umbrellas, slippers, robes etc. they even had Q-tips and cotton rounds. Have fun! We loved everything about the cruise and met so many wonderful people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinga dweller Posted May 3, 2023 #209 Share Posted May 3, 2023 I'm a terrible over-packer so must try to avoid that, but we do have a few days in Budapest then after cruise Amsterdam, then Scotland to visit my daughter and a driving tour through England. Our suitcases may be a little smelly at the end of it, - and us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare reeves35 Posted May 3, 2023 #210 Share Posted May 3, 2023 9 hours ago, Kinga dweller said: Having been drawn in to a river cruise by Cruise Critic and reassured as to the exaggeration of water level scares by this very thread we've booked a last minute deal with Travel Marvel, Budapest to Amsterdam as part of a six week Europe and UK tour. I have to express my appreciation of the effort 'notamermaid' and others have put into this very informative thread. We may not have bothered had it not been for the enthusiasm shown here which proved to be quite infectious. We have previously done a river cruise up the Mekong / Ton Le Sap to Ankor Wat, now that was incredible, but surely very different to our upcoming adventure. Also a four-day 'taster' from Singapore along the Malacca Straights which was OK but spoiled somewhat by the trashy casino on-board. Booked just today and leaving Friday next week, it was very uncharacteristically impulsive but we're now excited and looking forward to it. Looking forward to hearing about your experience on Travelmarvel. We are doing Amsterdam to Budapest with Travelmarvel in August. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel54 Posted May 3, 2023 #211 Share Posted May 3, 2023 41 minutes ago, Kinga dweller said: I'm a terrible over-packer so must try to avoid that, but we do have a few days in Budapest then after cruise Amsterdam, then Scotland to visit my daughter and a driving tour through England. Our suitcases may be a little smelly at the end of it, - and us! Me too. I am forcing myself to take a carry on only on our next trip which will be 20 days on the Danube...gotta pack smart 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted May 4, 2023 #212 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Kinga dweller you do know we’ve just introduced - border smellometer machines - so you could be out before your in, as it were. Have a great time in the U.K. and we will be in Scotland later this year so I will be checking on any odd wiff’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinga dweller Posted May 5, 2023 #213 Share Posted May 5, 2023 On 5/3/2023 at 11:26 PM, Enjoythejourney4 said: We returned from a Danube cruise on Monday. I wish we had not packed so heavy and that we had done more laundry on the ship. Just wondering what a typical load of washing would cost onboard a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjoythejourney4 Posted May 5, 2023 #214 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I should have taken a picture of the costs. We had two options on board our ship. We could do the laundry ourselves. The ship has a little laundromat room or we could send out. We had overpacked so we didn’t do a lot of laundry but we did do a pair of pants. I believe the cost was $1.40. We sent them in the morning and had them back In a few hours. We met some wonderful people on the ship and they are still cruising (they chose the 14 day cruise). If they will send me a picture of the laundry costs, I will post it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjoythejourney4 Posted May 5, 2023 #215 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I hope this laundry list helps. This cost is from Amawaterways Amamagna. This is the cost they charge to do the laundry for you and deliver it back to your room (they did a great job and it only took a couple hours). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare reeves35 Posted May 6, 2023 #216 Share Posted May 6, 2023 22 hours ago, Kinga dweller said: Just wondering what a typical load of washing would cost onboard a cruise. Here is the Travelmarvel pricelist for laundry. I asked them for our cruise in August and they sent me an email with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinga dweller Posted May 6, 2023 #217 Share Posted May 6, 2023 Many thanks @reeves35 & @Enjoythejourney4 it's good to know what to expect, less than a week to go, getting pretty excited now. Been looking up Jazz clubs in Vienna and Budapest, there's plenty in both cities. Also bike hire, well, e,bike hire for the misses, she won't use an ordinary bike now. As we have an extra couple of days in Buda we will be able to cruise around the place and not worry about the hills so much. Vienna seems to be pretty flat from my Google map street view wanderings. I almost feel like I know the place already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjoythejourney4 Posted May 6, 2023 #218 Share Posted May 6, 2023 Your are doing what we did. I think you are going to love your trip. We enjoyed it very much! Good luck and have fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted May 8, 2023 Author #219 Share Posted May 8, 2023 I have mentioned the low bridge at Passau several times so here it is, the Luitpoldbrücke: https://structurae.net/en/structures/luitpold-bridge-1949 The river is rising again after substantial rain along the Upper Danube, upstream from Regensburg. In the next 48 hours it looks as though the level at Passau will stay well below the critical level for passing under the bridge. notamermaid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted May 10, 2023 Author #220 Share Posted May 10, 2023 The weather front that left the Rhine area appears to be moving East slowly, meaning substantial amounts of rain are coming down this evening in most parts of Bavaria and filling the river. At Kelheim mild flooding is expected (level one, but level two is a probability). Subsequently we will see a rise further downstream which, according to the forecast issued this morning, could take Passau up to 620cm around lunchtime tomorrow and a further rise may happen. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted May 11, 2023 Author #221 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Pfelling has risen to 505cm, flood mark I is at 580cm. Passau went for the top end of the margin that was suggested in the forecast, so has risen very fast and instead of being around 620cm no stands at 648cm. A further rise is expected, around 670cm but the top end suggests 700cm (that is flood mark I). Parts of Bavaria still have a weather warning for prolonged and heavy rain. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted May 11, 2023 Author #222 Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/3/2023 at 3:38 PM, Kinga dweller said: Booked just today and leaving Friday next week, it was very uncharacteristically impulsive but we're now excited and looking forward to it. Hope your river cruise and trip overall will be fabulous. What an adventure to book at short notice and travel as far as you will do. Drop us a line here from somewhere on the rivers if you have time and feel like it. notamermaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTC Posted May 11, 2023 #223 Share Posted May 11, 2023 4 hours ago, notamermaid said: Pfelling has risen to 505cm, flood mark I is at 580cm. Passau went for the top end of the margin that was suggested in the forecast, so has risen very fast and instead of being around 620cm no stands at 648cm. A further rise is expected, around 670cm but the top end suggests 700cm (that is flood mark I). Parts of Bavaria still have a weather warning for prolonged and heavy rain. notamermaid Thanks for your info, especially on Passau. We board an Emerald cruise in Passau on Sunday which cruises to Budapest. From what I've seen of the weather it will be raining just about the entire time. Our daughters are coming with us and it's their 1st time on a river cruise, so I'm hoping this won't turn into a bus cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted May 11, 2023 Author #224 Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) Yes, it appears that what we call a "Tiefdruckrinne" is giving Bavaria and Austria a band of persistent bad or at least unsettled weather for several days. It is coming from the Southeast of Europe rather than the West and Britain, where most of our German weather is made, actually the Atlantic but we usually get what Britain and the Netherlands get. 4 hours ago, LTC said: Our daughters are coming with us and it's their 1st time on a river cruise, so I'm hoping this won't turn into a bus cruise. Austria does not look too bad to me as regards water levels yet. And the ship could avoid the low bridge at Passau by docking downstream at Lindau or Engelhartszell. A short bus ride. Provided of course your ship is not upstream from Passau now. But, not every ship has a problem with the bridge at 630cm automatically. Have a great cruise. notamermaid Edited May 11, 2023 by notamermaid added info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTC Posted May 11, 2023 #225 Share Posted May 11, 2023 1 hour ago, notamermaid said: Yes, it appears that what we call a "Tiefdruckrinne" is giving Bavaria and Austria a band of persistent bad or at least unsettled weather for several days. It is coming from the Southeast of Europe rather than the West and Britain, where most of our German weather is made, actually the Atlantic but we usually get what Britain and the Netherlands get. Austria does not look too bad to me as regards water levels yet. And the ship could avoid the low bridge at Passau by docking downstream at Lindau or Engelhartszell. A short bus ride. Provided of course your ship is not upstream from Passau now. But, not every ship has a problem with the bridge at 630cm automatically. Have a great cruise. notamermaid Thanks notamermaid. You gave me hope that the trip maybe able to go as a river cruise and not a bus tour. Had no idea that Emerald could dock downstream not far from Passau or that the bridge may not be a problem for all ships. Great to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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