Reviews

Amazing trip on the Danube….crew was great!Leslie amazing tour guide. Food awesome.

I found that the ship was too big compared to the two previous boat/bike tours; we didn’t get to know the crew and all passengers personally. Previous tours we were able to walk around the towns at night. The majority of the nights were spent cruising. The tour coordinator’s english was limited and low, so the German briefings were 5 times longer than the english. The tour director should have been able to provide information on public transport as the boat was docked 5 km from the town center in Vienna. He seemed more interested going off on his own bike trip. The bikes were not serviced prior to distribution tire pressure were low and keys were missing. No one was there to adjust handle bars and seats, which was a service on previous tours. I must say the remaining crew was hard working the food was good and the cabins were serviced twice daily, something I wasn’t expecting. This was the first self guided bike/barge tour. The guide and maps need to be updated with greater detail. We had better maps and greater detailed instruction at night briefings on our first two tours with a guide. The biking trips seemed to be rushed, we were told a couple of time don’t take the long route because of time or the road is busy. Biking was the main reason we go on these trips.

Wonderful ship, food, and service. The itinerary was perfect.

Although the Fortuna is a bit dated, and scheduled for replacement next year, we found our upper level cabin to be very comfortable with plenty of storage space. The onboard experience exceed expectations.very friendly and accommodating staff, good food and excellent dining service, comfortable lounge with nightly entertainment and complimentary wine and beer 7a to 10p. The cruise director was excellent, and held daily reviews of the following days bike routes with maps and highlights of the itinerary. Bikes were very high quality and stationed for easy access every morning for the days ride. The biking trails were well marked and easy to follow. Our trip itinerary from Passau to Budapest and back was spectacular.

Very well organized and friendly. Super staff and great food, well done

Generally a good experience, but with room for improvement. The ship was fine, the crew was wonderful. We had great dinners, but breakfast was lacking and without much variety. The part of the trip that really needs improvement is the quality of the bikes…they’re pretty terrible. I’d recommend this trip to friends, but tell them to somehow bring their own bikes.

Very good experience, will definitely be a repeat customer. Room was great, bathrooms larger than large cruise ships, food was very good, breakfasts could have offered different options but overall good.Staff was very good.

As the only Brits on the trip we were thoughtfully put on a dining table with 4 English speaking Norwegians and had a great experience. Bike tours well organized, lost one day due to low water levels but didn’t detract from the overall trip. Took our own bikes , worked well. All crew worked hard getting all bikes both off and on the boat every cycling day. Food at breakfast and dinner was good. Boat design worked well with plenty of relaxing room. Very helpful bar/waiter staff. The cycling guide was not as inter-active as I would have expected, but didn’t impact on our enjoyment. Generally transit and car parking worked well. All told a great holiday.

The bike boat cruise exceeded expectations! From beginning to end. The registration process was easy and follow up questions were answered promptly. The crew on the SE Manon were all super friendly. We loved the teamwork by the entire staff getting the bikes off and back on board each day. Enjoyed meeting folks from around the world. Biking was fun in spite of some rainy weather which helped raise the water level of the Danube so we could do the full trip. Food was excellent too. This is the best of both worlds, biking and river cruising on the beautiful Danube. Would highly recommend this trip to anyone!

We loved the boat & bike ‘formula’. Cabin was excellent. The food on board was excellent, as were all the staff. The bicycles provided (regular and e-bike) were very good. Suggestions for improvement: 1) have an air compressor available on board to rapidly inflate bicycle tires 2) regular (non-sparkling) water should be available at meal times AT NO COST 3) provide biscuits or cookies with the afternoon coffee 4) ensure the cruise director provides the same level of detail in English as in German at the daily briefings 5) lower the intensity of the lights on the sun deck at night! 6) ensure materials (tour book, repair kit, paniers, etc.) are distributed in a controlled fashion, i.e. one per cabin, following the list of passengers, and not freely to anyone who simply took more than their fair share!