Riviera Travel - Lord Byron and others

[notamermaid]

Hello,

 

I have recently seen the Lord Byron sailing on the Rhine and really liked the vessel from the outside. As booking and sailing with this UK-based company is feasible for me can anybody tell me anything about the company and the new ship called the MS William Shakespeare?

 

The only info I can find is this review:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1931673&highlight=riviera+travel

 

Thanks.

 

notamermaid

 

Weather update: We are enjoying lovely Spring days on the Rhine with warm temperatures, not much rain and still enough water for comfortable sailing!

[Grandma of Lily]

We sailed on the Lord Byron last July on their Rhine & Moselle cruise. The ship is designated a 5* and was brand new at that time. Both the Lord Byron and the William Shakespeare were made by Scylla AG and the interiors are identical.

Riviera is a long-established British company who provide a good product at a reasonble price. They didn't do any optional excursions and we felt the qualityoverall was not as good as on a previous Avalon cruise. But as I said in my review we got what we paid for.

I would sail with them again.