Reviews

Traveling the Flora is not for the high maintenance, needy and demanding. This is like very fancy camping on a magnificent boat that also serves as someone’s home. You are in someone’s home, being welcomed to their dining room, their living room and their hearts. The ship is efficiently run! The captain is friendly and kind but gives the air (as any good captain should) that this is his boat and his rules. If you are familiar with small boat life you get it. It is a busy life with many parts and pieces. The chef! Junne, what can I say except you can taste her commitment and passion for cooking. My husband and I love variety and flavors and the Flora delivers! Quaint, rustic and nutrient packed dishes were a lovely surprise every day. I was fortunate to spend time with her and wish I had more time. She could easily become a great friend. Berthus, Junne and Christiana were wonderfully kind, generous and great hosts. Hetty, our guide, is the picture of loveliness. She is genuine in her interest of your holiday and eager to help you settle in to your desire for your own holiday expectation. She was helpful and hard working, kind and efficient. I would love to travel with her again. The Flora is cozy and unique. Cabins are clean and well cared for. If you expect all the comforts of a massive cruise this is not your boat, but if you truly want a family home experiencing small boat life in a intimate setting, then Flora and it’s crew are it! We will definitely travel with them again in the future. This morning on our departure as our taxi pulled away, Berthus, Junna, Hetty and Christiana were there behind us waiving good bye. I did not have a tissue for my tears. My only complaint. If the crew makes you fall in love with the country you are visiting, the boat you are traveling on and them, they should make sure you have a tissue for your tears when you depart. Love you all Flora! Thank you so much.

All was good. Great staff on the boat. Would be a five out of five except they didn’t have our names on the passenger list at check in. They let us on anyway, with our paperwork. Also the lounge and the dining room got very warm when full.

This was my second trip with Boat Bike Tours. As before the boat was wonderful , meals amazing( thanx Steffie) the bike routes were beautiful and the e-bikes were life saving! The guides Janeka and Will were knowledgeable and fun. The crew especially Martin kept everything running smoothly and smiles on everyone’s faces. The Captain made it through all the locks and navigated a water tunnel through Paris, which was a thrill for everyone! One of the best parts of sharing a boat and bike journey is boarding the ship as strangers and leaving as friends!

The crew was very good. Our bike guide, Heine, was informative about many areas of interest of our group.

The boat bike trip was so fantastic! The crew was very helpful and nice, the ship was amazing, and the food we were served was absolutely delicious. Overall the days were spent site seeing whilst on bikes or on days off you had the choice to walk through the cities. Our experience was memorable and joyful.

Fantastic time

We have done several trips and really enjoyed the Northern shores . The maps make it easy to follow the cycle routes and the staff are very helpful. The meals were excellent , of restaurant standard. There was plenty of storage space in the cabin.

I love the boat bike concept. I think the boat we were on did not have enough common space. The dining room barely fit the number of passengers and when all were on board there was not enough room for everyone to enjoy the deck/salon. The tour in Tier was terrible. The guide did not speak good enough English and tried to make so many jokes you couldn’t follow along with the point he was actually trying to make. Bikes, guides, staff and riding route were all wonderful. All the meals were good. Would have been better if bread and butter were served with the 1st course. All that being said. this was not my first trip with boat bike and I’m looking forward to my next one.

The entire staff and the ship were wonderful. Every employee was so friendly, kind and helpful The boat itself was well kept up with comfy rooms and wonderful food. The only thing that we did not like (and this was not true for everyone) was the biking. We felt the rides were too long and not very relaxing (lots of bikes and roads with lots of car traffic) Lots of people had accidents and many injured with bruising.

Well organized. Food was delicious We would have preferred a smaller group as keeping 36 bikers in line was not easy for the guides. All in – the experience was very good