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Thank you all for your input.  

We are thinking of either cruising from Amsterdam to Budapest or Bucharest.  

Our concern with rafting is two fold:  When sea cruising we always use a lot of our private balcony for quiet relaxation, we feel that rafting impacts on our privacy.  Also how do you access your boat if you are two or three deep?

Having read even more reviews, we now also have concerns regarding river water levels and that river cruises for some people have turned into a coach holidays and also that the ports/stops may be over crowded to enjoy the true culture of these towns and cities 

We're now in a dilemma, should we river cruise or would it be better to do a series of city breaks.

We are researching whether or not to do an AmaWaterways Danube river cruise.  Three concerns that we have are :

1.   We've heard that the river boats stack up side by side when docking - is this the norm?

2.   The docking areas can be quite a way out of town - is this true?

Any advice or reviews would be greatly appreciated.