Gate1 Cruises Reviews

The trip was beyond expectations. This is the 2nd time we have used Gate 1 as our tour operator and we will continue to use them in future trips……very memorable experiences on both occasions.

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip with Affordable Tours/Gate 1. Having a direct flight as opposed to one stop over would have been welcomed as we arrived at Warsaw thoroughly exhausted. Also I would have welcomed the tours starting a little later in the morning. Overall the food, staff and accommodations were great.

The river cruise was superb. I can't think of anything to suggest improvements because everything and everybody was wonderful.

Great price with friendly staff and luscious food. All the tour guides were very knowledgeable on the areas we visited

The tour exceeded our expectations.

The cruise was great and so were all the staff, friendly and helpful. . Accommodations were very nice throughout. Food was delicious. Terrible weather (not just drizzle, but heavy downpour the entire time) ruined a couple of our optional excursions. Of course this is no one’s fault, but it is a caution for operator when determining pricing that it can turn out to be an awful day for which people have paid a lot of money, and they are told they should pay ahead. There should be plenty of good sized strong umbrellas for all who have paid for the excursion. (Little travel umbrellas are too small). The excursions when weather was nice were very informative and enjoyable and the guides were wonderful. Tour director was excellent, as was the activities director.

The staff on the Monarch Baroness was exceptionally pleasant and service-oriented. The cruise director had everything on and off the boat extremely well organized.

Was pleasantly surprised. Probably one of my best river cruises. The staff was amazing.

This was our first River cruise and a first with Gate1. We were delighted with the seamless trip. From pick up at the airport to delivery back to the airport. Everything was first class. I can’t enough about the service and food and all the tours. We will definitely rebook with Gate 1.

We really enjoyed the river cruise. The accommodations were as expected, and we were very happy with that. It had enough closet space and the rooms were very comfortable.

Great service for great vacation

Our tour director was the BEST. he made the trip flawless.

Pleasantly surprised at good quality, drinks offered, optional tours!

This was an outstanding tour and would highly recommend it

It was a wonderful trip. Everything was superb.

Relaxing experience. The crew were all very friendly and helpful. The meals were wonderful. Enjoyed all the excursions.

The food was amazing as well as the entire staff. Great trip

Our welcome aboard was a great measure of our week's experience. The crew were enthusiastic and so helpful.

Tour Director was excellent, very professional, helpful, knowledgeable and delightful. Activities Director, also excellent. The whole staff could not have been better. Best tour I've been on. Food was very good. One thing I found is all the guides give too much information/details, the non stop commentary whether on the bus or at the visiting sites is too long and tiring.

All staff were wonderful! The guides and tour directors were very knowledgeable and engaging with all of us. I have been on 6 GATE1 trips to date and have enjoyed them all. 

Gate 1 far exceed my expectations. Food and service were excellent.

The Gate 1 Monarch Empress was a lovely, comfortable riverboat and the staff was exceptional.

Rhine river cruise was excellent. Staff on the Monarch Queen was friendly and service was great. Cruise director and local guides were very knowledgeable. Overall wonderful experience.

The ship was spotless, the staff was incredibly good (a special shoutout to the Cruise Director Jutta and the Activvities Director Daniele), the food excellent and presented in a manner that reminded you of the best gournet restaurants. The excursions, concerts, etc were great. The cruise exceded my expectations.

The only negative experience was the Hotel breakfast in Prague. Most of the hot entrees were cold. The tour guides and staff were excellent. They were very knowledgeable it made our travel experiences even better.

It was our first River Cruise & first time traveling with Gate 1. We had a wonderful experience. The itinerary was great and the food and service received was excellent.

great and fun experience

Great trip,all went smoothly,great tour, lovely sites , great food and drinks. Will go again!!!

David was great. He helped me find a great cruise at a great price, which was a challenge considering that I was booking two single rooms.

The tour guide (Joe) was excellent. He met us at the terminal in Beijing, and stayed with the group until we had all boarded the return flight to New York City. All the tickets were on time, and the busses were all on time. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the areas of China that we visited. This was our first trip with Gate1, however we will look first at Gate1 for future travel arrangements.

We really enjoyed our Gate 1 river cruise. It was a great value for the money. Everything was as good or better than the Viking River Cruise we took the following week The crew was exceptional and the ship was clean and nice. The beds/pillows were the most comfortable we've ever had. Food was good with a nice variety. The trip through Belgium to Paris was a nice plus.

Our tour was outstanding. Great service every day and always friendly and very accommodating.

Adam was excellent. Very helpful.

Good tour, guides and great cruise director. Good could have been better.

The Gate 1 River Cruise was absolutely amazing.

Simple process and nice to have your own rep. Had travelled on viking before, and found our gate one tour very good compatible for better value

Gate 1 has wide choices of tours

Very much enjoyed our trip with the Gate 1 vacation tour. The selection of sites were beautiful, educational and unusual experience. We will book with them again by our next tour.

We will definitely recommend Gate 1 to our family and to all our friends as well. The excellent service provided by the staff is very much commendable . Exceeded beyond our expectation.

My wife and I have spent 5+ years discussing this trip. It was everything we had hoped for. The tour company Gate1 staff were amazing. They were very knowledgeable and provided endless useful information, suggestions, and tips. Many of the other passengers on the tour were on their 3rd, 4th, 5th trips with Gate1. I would certainly travel with them in the future and will recommend them to others. We were very happy with the price we paid compared with other tour company packages that were similar.

My husband, Peter, and I, together with two other couples took Gate 1's Monarch Countess, 7-day Amsterdam to Basel. It was a very well-organized Cruise. The staff were all pleasant and accommodating. The cabin and dining area were very clean. Our tour director Maarten was very knowledgeable and helpful. The activity host Nico was absolutely fun and energetic. We never had a dull moment aboard the riverboat. We used AT's emergency phone number when we couldn't find the embarkation point and our flight was delayed - and we got the response right away. Local tour guides in the included tour were very good except for the elderly lady in Mannheim. Affordable Tours = traveling for less, without sacrificing the quality. We will recommend Affordable Tours in a heartbeat. The invitation to review however, was only sent to my husband Peter, and he forwarded it to me. I wish that it was sent to me directly. I'm top 1% reviewer in NY for Trip Advisor. Actually I wanted to review Monarch Countess but it didn't pop up yet in TA's website.

Some of the optional tours lasted 8 hours which can make for a long day.

Lots of walking, cobblestones, steps and hills. Few people if any changed clothing from their daytime tour for dinner.

Our Gate1 cruise director Tanya is very professional and extremely helpful. She gave us detailed information about the excursions. Even during our extended stay in Moscow, we sought her assistance via WhatsApp and she responded promptly and kindly helped to arrange our transfer to the airport. A heartfelt thank you to Tanya. All in all it's a joyful experience to travel with Gate 1 and with Tanya.

The English speaking guides were excellent:: Elena and Glafira.

This River Cruise combined with a land package was a very enjoyable experience

Gate 1 Danube River cruise exceeded our expectations and provided terrific service AND value! Beautiful ship and fabulous staff. Don't let their 'travel for less' slogan mislead you: they deliver FULL VALUE and service. We would travel with them again in a heartbeat.

We had a wonderful time on this trip (14 day Danube with Budapest and Prague). One thing we noticed in the cabin: 1. Lack of outlets/USB ports at bedside tables 2. WiFi was really too basic. Dining room: While the breakfast and desserts were good, the lunch and dinner items left much to be desired. There was a lack of vegetable variety. The soups were very salty and the fish was fishy.

Greatly appreciated the sessions that included information on the next days ports. Also found the on site mini tours of each port very enjoyable. Although we elected to go on much of the optional paid tours, it was great to learn some background information of each site.

I will only book Gare 1 going forward. This was an excellent experience.