Amsterdam to Budapest versus Prague to Budapest Itineraries

Question

We are having difficulty choosing between the 15 day river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest and the 12 day land/river cruise from Prague to Budapest.  We would welcome any opinion of those of you who may have travelled both or one of the above.  Thank you!

mazalea · Answer

Hello Westportia!  Might we, perchance, be on the same land trip 9/21/19? Like you, we like to go in early (and stay late, too!) My husband and I from NC are looking at some day trip and experience options right now for both Warsaw and Prague and seeking suggestions.

Richard Bellock · Answer

Thank you to everyone for responding!  All comments were very helpful.  Thank you, Claudia, for posting a report of your trip.

Claudia Sails · Answer

Westportia, I agree that it's great to get to try local food specialties but the reality on Tauck land tours is that a good number of meals are ala carte from the hotel menus and all too often the 4 and 5 star hotels seem more focused on gourmet than the food ordinary people in that country eat. Obviously for the lunches and dinners you're on your own you can go for that.  This last cruise the ship's chefs did a great job of providing both local and more general choices. The nightly dinner menus always had 2-3 regional choices. I took photos of the menus and will try to post some tomorrow or at least a list of foods. This is an area i believe they have really improved on compared to past cruises.