Reviews

Wir hatten eine unvergessliche Reise mit der Elizabeth auf dem Ijsselmeer. Alwin und seine Crew waren klasse. Es hat einfach alles gepasst. Alwin ist ein leidenschaftlicher Skipper, der seine Elizabeth mit Liebe durch alle Brücken, Schleusen und Kanäle schippert. Er erklärt den Gästen wahrscheinlich jede Woche die selben Fragen aber er scheint nicht müde zu werden. Man ist bei ihm gerne willkommen am Steuer zu sitzen. Mit Witz, Charme und Humor begegnet er seinen Gästen und wir hörten ihm gerne zu, wenn er seine Geschichten und Erfahrungen von der See mit uns teilte. Reintje, der Matrose erklärte uns wie die Segel zu setzen sind mit Hingabe. Geduldig wartete er bis alle Seile richtig gewickelt waren. Max unser Koch ist eine Wucht. Wer ihn an Bord hat, darf sich glücklich schätzen. Jeder der ihn nicht kennt, verpasst eine nette Person und einen gigantischen Koch. Köstliche Leckereien zaubert er aus einer der kleinsten Küchen. Liebevoll kreiert er ein 3 Gängemenü mit frischen Zutaten und stellt diese vor der Abendessen jedes mal vor. Sabina, erfüllt die Wünsche unter Deck gekonnt mit ihrer sympathischen Art. Wenn es an Deck ans Segelsetzen geht, ist sie stets parat und hilft überall. Dass die Crew so toll zusammenpasst ist für die Gäste einfach genial. Wir haben auf dieser Reise auch nette Menschen kennenlernen dürfen und hoffen, dass wir sie eines Tages wiedersehen. Wir haben von dieser Woche viele Eindrücke an Deck und an Land mit nach Hause nehmen können und werden noch lange davon zehren. Wir bedanken uns für dieses Erlebnis. Claudi und Dagmar

The crew was friendly, quick to help and generally fun to have around. Commoradery with other group members was great. Perfect size for the type of cruise. Guides knew where they were taking us and from time to time would give us interesting information about the sites we would pass by. It would have been nice to have a few more picnic sites to stop at for lunch although I suppose others prefer the cafes. The food was very good, a few more vegetables would be good. EG. We had beef stew one night, there were barely any vegetables in the stew. Accomodations were very good, slept great. Shower was great. For the most part the bikes were in good shape except for a couple of bikes. We had one significant medical issue with a crew member which was handled well. However the response to bike spills and minor accidents tended to be lackadaisical. One member ended up crashing into a bridge railing and was in considerable pain. The guide’s response lacked the appropriate response at the time. The next day he showed more concern when she continued to be in pain. Over all, it was a great experience.

Bikes were excellent. Boat was adequate. Food good. Got a bit annoying to pay for a small glass of water at dinner.

Great food. Very comfortable surprisingly spacious cabins, lovely staff, esp mention of gorgeous Nele the hostess . Full explanation of plans for each day. Cycling challenging sometimes, but enjoyable.

Our tour aboard the Magnifique III from Amsterdam to Brugge was fabulous and more than exceeded our expectations. The highlights included; – The crew were fabulous and really made an effort to ensure that we had a great time – The food on board was brilliant – The boat is really well laid out and luxurious especially the dining and bar areas. – The cabins were very comfortable. – The ebikes we rented were brand new and the cycle routes were picturesque The only area of improvement that we would suggest is the communication of the itinerary that was not accurate as the Magnifique III has a different programme to the other boats and that was not made clear upfront.

Great ship &food & the crew was very attentive. Albert is a valuable crew member with his many talents & cheerful disposition. The bike ride took us thru gorgeous countryside. The guides, Peter, Frans & Martinette were patient & informative. The other passengers were a lot of fun leading to lots of laughs.

Tour guides were great and appreciated their knowledge and sense of humor as we cycled through the Netherlands and Belgium. Food was wonderful and staff very pleasant and accommodating! Thank you for a wonderful trip that exceeded my expectations!

We have made several trips with Boat/Bike Tours. This year we went from Amsterdam to Maastricht (3 June) on the Flora and Aschaffenberg to Cochem (17 June) on the Princess Royale. The first one we did independently with the Ride GPS app. The guide also gave us some wonderful hints about some “off trail” places we should not miss. He was quite right. Food and cozy room on the Flora. Second one we went with the guide and enjoyed all the sights. Being a premium boat, the food was a bit better and the room was larger and nicely decorated. Staff was very helpful. We enjoyed both trips and will be happy to take more.

Everyone was very friendly and always willing to help. The trip was well organized and the accommodations were super neat and clean. Loved the smaller group atmosphere. You could easily get to know the other guests. I really enjoyed the trip.

Hi there, 2 Canadian travelers and it was our second bicycle tour in the Netherlands, our first with Boat Bike Tours. The actual bicycle tour was wonderful, no complaints. We do have some things we didn’t like about the boat, the cabin was perfect, the food was probably 6/10, we didn’t like the fact that you couldn’t get food or drinks at all times starting in the afternoon. We were divided into groups according to our language spoken, we were a small group of English speakers and we once were offered snacks at the briefing around dinner, none of the other 6 days did we received snacks, I think they all went to the German speakers. Mainly, I was very disappointed in the quality of the bicycles we were given to ride. Here we are coming all the way from Canada to The Netherlands (most famous for bicycles) and we didn’t even have a brand name bicycle. They should have been Gazelles, Batavus, Sparta, something of decent quality. Also, my bicycle was way too small for me. Our Canadian friends that had the first cabin on the way down the hallway complained all day long to us that they heard everything going on in the cabin next to them. All in all it was a good experience, however there is lots of room for improvement.