Tranquility II River Cruises Reviews

It was difficult to break larger bills on the trip, so I would recommend brings small bills for tips for excursions or staff members who are exceptional.

we all had a wonderful time. Our trip went smoothly 

It was interesting to visit with the families in Croatia & the extra income helped them,I suspect,as well as helping us learn about the true reality of their lives.

Excellent service. Once of a life time experience but wish that there extra days in smaller towns like Miltenberg etc to enjoy the culture of the place.

We were very impressed with Avalon Waterways. It was top-notch, and we plan to travel with them again in the future.

Very enjoyable, relaxing experience. The accommodations, excursions, and service were exceptionally good.

From beginning to end , all aspects of my trip was amazing. 

The entire Avalon staff were outstanding, especially our cruise director. I was very pleased to be able to book this trip with the single supplement waived.

Everything about this trip was top notch and definitely met and exceeded our expectations.

The Avalon Rhine River cruise was phenomenal - first class in all ways. The Tranquility II ship was new and immaculate, and the cruise director and crew were first rate, taking care of our every need! The excursions along the cruise were outstanding with the local guides all very pleasant and knowledgeable. Avalon, as a cruise provider, was on par with the Insight land tour provider, and I expect my wife and I will return to Avalon in the future for another cruise or two in coming years!

Was a great trip. Enjoyed every minute. We saw a lot of beautiful sites and cities.

Avalon Waterways is a great company to travel with. They are efficient and have a variety of tours that you take. Very friendly people. Would highly recommend them.

Wonderful trip, enjoyed every moment.

Despite the problem of the low water level of the Rhine in parts, Avalon went out of its way to provide us with wonderful shore accommodations and all the excursions we were looking forward to enjoying. They couldn't have been more solicitous of our situation. They are to be highly commended for the way the company handled the situation, and I would recommend this company to anyone looking to book a river cruise. They go above and beyond in caring for their passengers!

Avalon portion was wonderful! Monogram portion was less than satisfactory!

The entire cruise was wonderful. It was our first experience and it couldn't have been better. The staff was professional, courteous, fun and helpful. All the tours were well organized and very informative.

Alex was very competent and professional. Whenever we had a question she would answer right away . We would definitely recommend her!

Our Avalon River Cruise was superior . From the cruise director to the wait staff, all was excellent. The staff had fun so the passengers did as well. We can\'t say enough about our cruise director and our Maitre\' D. These individuals went above and beyond to make our vacation very special!

I would highly recommend Affordable Tours to anyone and everyone! We had the trip of a lifetime! The local guides at each destination were extremely knowledgeable! Our tour guide was great! He made sure everything went perfectly and everyone's needs were met. The staff on the ship were so friendly and personable. We felt like we were one big family by the end of the trip.

The Avalon Waterways River Cruise exceeded our expectations. After many bus tours, we decided to take our first river cruise and thoroughly enjoyed each and ever day. The size and design of the rooms was efficient and spacious and well thought out; The onboard service was great and the food was delicious, with many options. we especially enjoyed sliding the door wide open while cruising during the daytime...so relaxing!! It was the BEST vacation I have ever taken!

The Avalon Panorama was a beautiful new ship. The captain, crew, restaurant and bar personnel were extremely friendly and made you feel welcome.

Avalon is as good as it gets. Perfect in pretty much everything. Pretty astounding what a great job they do. will book them again. actually, we have already done that

There were adjustments to the itinerary along the way due to high water levels but the Cruise Director and Captain did a great job of adjusting. Avalon also compensated us for the issues even though they were not within their control.

I had a nice surprise of an upgraded cabin on the Avalon Tranquility II, done by the cruise lines. Very enjoyable to have a cabin with full window wall.

We had a bad experience in that our room was flooded on the second day, thus we could not stay on the boat. However Avalon put us up in hotels and bussed us each day to the ship. They paid all of the expenses including a refund of our our cruise costs. We were able to do almost all of the same things that the other people on the cruise did. They were very upfront and tried to make the trip acceptable.It was unfortunate but it worked out pretty well for us.

One thing was I thought we were getting a large window. I later found out that the price for that was about $2,000 more. So I paid $200 more for a regular cabin with tine windows that I could not see out of. Don't get that! I did enjoy everything else about the cruise.

On my previous Avalon cruise, my excursions were fun and unique. I had a cooking class, a painting class, an e-bike excursion, a trip to a chocolate factory, and I went spelunking and did a wine tasting in the cave. By contrast on this trip, my excursions were very standard. The tours were the same ones offered by all the other river boats. There were no e-bikes, only regular bikes intended for the very athletic more experience bikers. I really missed the special excursions. Maybe this is a conscious change made by Avalon or maybe the particular cruise I chose was limited. I do intend to book another river cruise someday, and I will definitely pay attention to the excursions.

There could have been more flexibility in the off-boat included tours. The trip felt very regimented. Up by 6:30/7:00 for breakfast, off the boat by 8:30 for the morning tour, back to boat for lunch, off the boat by 1:00/1:30 for afternoon tour, back to boat for some minor down time before dinner, then basically off to your stateroom for sleep. If you wanted some time for relaxation you felt like you were going to be missing out on something.

I would book another trip with Avalon but would want a different experience. We are in our mid 50's and the schedule was too early and too scheduled. Would like to have some meals off the boat.

The cabin and the services provided by the Avalon Crew were top notch, from the Cruise director, reception desk and the dinning room service. However there were two major areas that did not meet our expectations, definitively in comparison to other operators we used in the past. 1. Lack of consistent and adequate evening/night entertainment. There was only one band performance one evening. No musician such as pianist/singer or guitarist/singer on board. 2. The guides for the excursions in Vienna, Salzburg, Passau and Dürnstein were sub par. Only the Guides for the Melk Abbey (school student) and Regensburg were very good.

Avalon service was fantastic- crew went beyond expectations.

The TV in our room did not work for the entire cruise. We were told that it was a new ship and some of the TV's were not compatible. Nothing was done about the problem. We received no apology.

More time was spent on the ship and eating that getting to experience the real culture of the countries you are visiting. Not enough time spent when visiting a site or excursion. The value of some exclusions did not match the cost. Also, some excursions could have shown people preforming skills or trades, than being a bus ride.

Our room was over the engine so it vibrated the entire time. Food was ok not great.

We booked a river tour but the Rhine was low so we ended being bussed for 3 days which was hard on our mothers but was handled so smoothly and without a hiccup! Tony, our cruise director was amazing! When we finally got to the ship (that we originally booked) the staff just weren't that friendly and at times they were downright rude.