Reviews

GREAT TRIP. Everything was as expected. Petra was awesome. The biking, sailing,crew, and food were amazing. Went with a group of 20. I would recommend this tour.

We were on the Arlene 11 and had a great time. The ship staff, food and itinerary were great. We enjoyed our week long tour and were always treated well. Only issue would be a little noisy over engine area and not much ice for beverages. Thanks Bill and Cathy

We were mostly very happy with everything. We did feel snacks upon returning from a day of biking would have been nice, more than a small piece of cake. In the morning my husband asked for a second bottle of water and he was told he couldn’t have it. We felt that was a little too cheesy.

Service was good but the food could of been a bit better.

Loved it. Would/will happily do it again I’d just prefer to bring my own bike next time. The step through bikes are a bit of a tank. Can understand why they are used but as an avid cyclist would prefer a lighter more traditional bike with a cross bar. The 5KM stretch at the end in Bratislava was a bit unnerving. Cars going 80KM/hr 15 cm from you. Would be nice if a suitable alternative could be found there. Got lost on that route too. Apparently the bridge we were supposed to turn left on in the farmer’s field had been removed for repairs. Then again I thrive on those things as it becomes one more story to tell. Those using Garmin Edge 520’s had no problem but 10 of us had become separated from that pack and didn’t see where they turned. Oh, well, we all survived!!!! The announcement was made that there had only ever been 1 flat tire in 10 years.I’m proud to say it’s 2 now! I’ve changed a lot of flat tires in my life but never on the back tire of an internal hub drive. Managed to do it with the help of a friend but only had low gear after that. Felt like a gerbil on a treadmill for the final 5KM! ;-) (Another story to tell). Thank you to Jann, the cruise director, for the large beer in honour of the episode. Shared it with my friend. Being from Canada my phone didn’t have European roaming so couldn’t call for help. Maybe I’ll buy a “burner” next time. Was surprised at just how good the evening meals were and “Pirate Night” was outstanding. Crew were fabulous. So many names I didn’t know but noted were Tomas, Michal and Dominika. Entertainment fun and social (Thanks Bob and Api). It was a great experience and I’m sure the 6 of us will be talking about it for a long time. Thank you

Bikes great, people awesome, excursions need some attention, food okay. Sending emails that we had not payed needs to be resolved. Boat accommodation excellent upper renovated suites are great. Thanks Karla Ingbritson

The value is definitely there when you compare to the bigger river cruises. No butlers, no huge food selection, entertainment-well????, you manage your own bags BUT you don’t pay for those things either. Food was fine- (especially breakfast) you’re off the boat to experience local cuisine often as well. No WIFI. I think they need to fix that. The room (the large with the patio door) was fabulous and worth the $$ upgrade. Personally I would not have been comfortable in the lower level. The staff was FANTASTIC and I always felt very safe and noticed. If you’re cruising and not biking( because if an injury) they’re not quite used to having you on board during the day so that took a bit of …. I didn’t bike but the friends that did LOVED the experience and the efficient manner everyday was handled.

The entire experience was terrific!

Ship was average in accommodation cabins. Food was below standard. Tour guide was very rude to guests and crew. Stops were well planned..information to find your way around in English, was very poor…lost many times

I cannot give a better rating as the bike and barge turned in to a bike and hotel due a barge break down and repairs not able to be done in time. We found out about the breakdown 2 hours before we were due fly out so it was very stressful having to deal with alternatives on such short notice. I will say that Boat bike tours did a good job in finding an alternate tour for us and the hotels and meals were very good. Was not impressed with the pre trip information session done by “radreise” the morning of departure as they did not do a good job of explaining how the trip was to go and we never saw a representative from them after that morning. Basically we were left to fend for ourselves the entire trip. Also there was suppose to be a walking tour of Passau the evening before departure which did not happen as no representative showed up to give the tour.