rachiem Posted August 21, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) Hi We are looking at doing our first River Cruise and the excellent offers with Scenic are pulling us towards choosing them. The choice is between the Danube or the Rhine. 2023! The transfer from the ship back to the airport seems a long way on the Danube option....168km where as the Rhine is less than half that. Obviously that's not a deal breaker in any way but without anything to compare it to, it's pushing me towards the Rhine ...prices are comparible The other option is to leave it to this time next year to book(as this is payment in full upfront) and just go with whatever is available? Day 2 - Budapest Day 3 - Vienna Day 4 - Vienna Day 5 - Dürnstein > Melk Day 6 - Salzburg, Austria or Ceský Krumlov, Czech Republic Day 7 - Regensburg Day 8 - Nuremberg > Munich RHINE CRUISE DETAILS Day 2 - Amsterdam Day 3 - Cologne Day 4 - Koblenz Day 5 - Heidelberg > Rastatt Day 6 - Baden- Baden Day 7 - Kehl > Strasbourg Day 8 - Basel Edited August 21, 2022 by rachiem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted August 21, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Hi @rachiem. Those are both great itineraries, in my opinion. Since you're in England, getting to Amsterdam is a lot quicker than getting to Budapest, so that may be a consideration. On another line, when the cruise ended in Basel, we flew out of Basel. Does Scenic fly you out of Zurich? Keep in mind that Christmas cruises are very popular, so I'm not sure waiting to do a last minute booking next year is a good strategy. Also, there's a lot of pent up demand due to cancellations and deferrals from 2020 and 2021. I'm sure others will come along to offer their opinions and advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemancruiser Posted August 21, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Both are great options. Not sure if this matters to you, but Cesky Krumlov & Saltzburg are very nice in the summer when the flowers are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachiem Posted August 21, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Thank you for the reply. I know that there is a direct flight from Basel to our local airport but Scenic state Zurich. Not sure whether they can change the airport for us though...may be worth asking. The offer that Scenic have at the moment is for another week. I'm not keen on full payment up front but if this is a good bargain (which seems it compared to the other cruises) it's worth booking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted August 21, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) It’s only that bargain price because it’s full cost up front, you’d pay full price if it was the usual terms 90 days out pay in full. Oh it’s worth talking to Scenic air staff but where the flights are to and from could be tied up with bargain price. Edited August 21, 2022 by Canal archive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted August 21, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 21, 2022 May I ask, is there a specific reason some of what is written is in a different colour? Is that Christmas Day? Or are those Christmas market itineraries? notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachiem Posted August 21, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 minute ago, notamermaid said: May I ask, is there a specific reason some of what is written is in a different colour? Is that Christmas Day? Or are those Christmas market itineraries? notamermaid I don't know actually as I just cut and pasted it but I feel like I need to look investigate further now 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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