skinnylegs

Uniworld seems to have cruise itinerary changes on their "Port locations" page. As of now, they are not stating any changes to your itinerary. The S.S. Antoinette and the River Duchess seem to have slight changes to their itineraries for the next few days. .

Thank you for your suggestions! We have several good options. I put in a request in to Private Prague Guide because it includes a tour of Cesky Krumlov (and also has good ratings on Trip Advisor) and we will use Prague Transport if they are not available. I will report back after our trip in September.

Hi, we need transport for 4 from Prague to Passau to join our Uniworld Danube cruise. We chose to do this pre-cruise city on our own. We'd like to stop in Cesky Krumlov for a few hours. Has anyone used a car service that they would recommend? We are considering Prague Transport. Our travel advisor also mentioned Carey International. Thank you!

Our boat, Uniworld's S.S. Maria Theresa, will leave from Passau to Budapest on September 11. From what I read, we might run into water level problems going into Budapest. Are there any other parts of the river between these two towns that we should be concerned about? Notamermaid's comment about Linz has me concerned. I'd be ok with having some of our trip on the river but I don't want to be on a bus the whole time. I'm not sure if we can postpone the trip at this point. Is there a chance that conditions will improve in 3 weeks?

Yes, we are causing the Danube in a month and I'm wondering if we can move our cruise to October.

Gourmet Gal, Sorry, I meant those three Uniworld ships: S.S. Antoinette, Joie de Vivre and S.S. Catherine.

I have been on 3 Uniworld cruises: Rhine, Seine and Rhone. We are traveling the Danube this September. I believe all ships had a small gym with a treadmill, bike, some dumbbells at a minimum. For a first cruise, the benefit of the Rhine (our first cruise) and the Danube is that you get to travel through several countries with little effort (you unpack once, hopefully) and planning. They are major rivers with a lot going on. The villages along the Rhine were right out of a story book. The Seine and Rhone rivers were more quiet. I loved our Burgundy/Provence cruise last year. We traveled with many Covid restrictions in place so it was more quiet than usual. We started in Lyon, known for its food, Roman ruins and the French Resistance. All the towns along the Rhone and Saone were charming with endless opportunities to drink rose and other wines. Arles was one of our favorites with more Roman ruins and the site of many Van Gogh paintings. After our trip we took a train on our own from Avignon to Nice which was wonderful. I enjoyed our Seine cruise since it was my first visit to Paris. However, if you have already visited Paris, Giverny and Versailles, it might not be your choice for a first cruise. Another thing to consider is that several of the excursions involved long bus trips such as the beaches of Normandy and Mont Saint Michel. I felt it was less about the river and more about the excursions, which were wonderful. All our cruises have been in September. The percentage of men wearing jackets for the captain's dinner and possibly the last night was about 33% on average, but more on the Rhone cruise.

We used our credits primarily on extra excursions such as Mont Saint Michel on our Seine cruise. We didn't do any of the extra excursions on the Rhine cruise in 2018, but I think there was an opportunity to take a cooking class with a local chef in one of the towns.

I would be concerned about booking a Danube cruise leaving in a few weeks due to the low water levels of the river. We have a cruise scheduled for September and are anxiously watching water levels. Thanks to Notamermaid for all her help in this area.

I'm a big fan of Uniworld but I would be very disappointed if this happened to me. I think they should have offered you a larger credit. I'm sure you'll love the Rhone cruise. All the ports are beautiful!

It's been three years since we were on Joie de Vivre but they have English entertainment (I remember movies) on the TV's and I assume news. Most of their guests are english speaking. There may have been a few tables for two. If it's important to you, I'm sure the dining staff can help you out. If you booked a suite, with a butler, they should be able to serve you in your room. A cotton dress is fine. Some people dress up more for the captain's dinner night. I wore mostly casual dresses but have worn nice jeans and a blouse one night. Enjoy your trip!