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[cruisecriticmember]

What is your favorite river cruise line and why? Ours is Uniworld. I must confess we have Not tried any others. We liked Everything about the 2 cruises we have done: Danube east from Vienna and Danube west from Vienna. PLEASE: No flaming on this thread! Thanks!::)

[bree28]

Uniworld here too! I will taking my 2nd cruise with them in November.

[fred111]

Uniworld also. We've taken 5 cruises with them so far with another scheduled for October.

[paul929207]

We have been on Uniworld and Grand Circle and prefer GCT.

[LHT28]

What is your favorite river cruise line and why? Ours is Uniworld. I must confess we have Not tried any others.:)

Hardly an unbiased opinion :D

[YoungDubFan]

How can you have a favorite if you haven't tried any other lines?

[alexandra cruiser]

going on AMA next June,,most river cruises and ships seem very similar and really no favorites,,all nice,food good,not great,cabins small but adequate,excursions fine....really choose itinerary ,,then ship...choosing AMA this time to try new 2 balcony cabins and new ship with 2 rest... going to Prague and Budapest which will be a first for me..fun to try new cruise lines and ships and varied itineraries...such a fun experience,,hate to limit myself..also enjoy ocean cruises so alternate...;)

[caviargal]

I have only been on Avalon so have no basis to choose a favorite. We are trying AMA soon so will have something else to compare.

[MVPinBoynton]

I would love to try another river cruise company, but I am so happy with AMA, that I don't want to risk wasting a couple weeks of valuable vacation time on an unknown.

[npphotog]

Vantage trip to China - Fantastic. I would go back there in a heart beat. Bravo. Willard

[webfoot]

My 'favorite' is Avalon ... the only company we have used ... of course, I am open-minded to try other companies in the future ...

 

We have used Globus for land vacations and found that Avalon is part of Globus. We knew what great service we had with Globus and thought that we would get the same kind of service with Avalon and we were correct.

 

This is hardly an unbiased 'favorite'. ;)

[pbnjrockette]

Vantage trip to China - Fantastic. I would go back there in a heart beat. Bravo. Willard

 

I would love to know more about your trip! We leave in 18 days! Am obsessing about how to pack for 23 days under 44 pounds with temps ranges between 40-80+ !!!

[travelling pair]

We also have only traveled with AMA Waterways..we were so pleased with our Budapest to Amsterdam trip that we would be reluctant to try any other line next time.

[pacmom]

We have travelled with Gap on the Amazon, Vantage, AMAwaterways, Viking and Uniworld. We love Uniworld, but always look for the itinerary first. Viking's trip on the Elbe is wonderful, the other 2 we took not so. Uniworld remains our favorite. Pat

[genmasjoy]

We love Uniworld. Have taken two river cruises and booked another one for next year. Once you've taken the first cruise, there are some repeat cruiser perks, including a cocktail party on board with the ship's officers, free laundry once during the cruise, and a $100 per person booking discount on the next cruise.

[pbnjrockette]

Vantage all the way! Loved the Rhine River cruise (Amsterdam to Passau) and Russian Cruise (Moscow to St. Petersburg). Will continue to travel with them!

[franski]

We have travelled with Uniworld, AMA and Scenic - and would travel with all of them again.

 

I do agree with pacmom, however --> and look for itinerary first. I then look at cost.

 

Many are loyal --> no reason to think about switching if you have had a positive experience on past cruises. But - there are many options to choose from - and many itineraries to enjoy.