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July 3, 2013 cruise
Has this cruise been booked by the number of required participants to take place? I have booked other tours in the past (not a river cruise) only to be informed near departure that there were not enough participants for the tour to take place and have had another departure date substituted.
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Our July 3rd date for Budapest to Amsterdam river cruise is currently sold out. Are there any other dates I can check for you? Like Crackers54 mentioned our river cruises are very popular.
Hope this helps,
Emily
That is the informaton I wanted.
As I mentioned in my response we are from Punta Gorda, FL and would love to get in contact with you somehow. I don't know if there is a way to do that or not without posting names and phone numbers publicly. Can anyone help me out here?
We are in Hollywood. If our cruise actually goes, given the flooding, we can exchange info on board. We are also spending a few days in Amsterdam at the end of the trip. We are leaving Miami on the 25th as we are going to Prague first and then on to Budapest. I don't know how to exchange more information before hand unless someone can help with that.
Terri
The weather has improved and we have heard back from our local partners that all the major sites we visit were minimally affected affected (Regensburg, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest). We continue to monitor the situation and will provide an immediate update if there are any other changes.
Hope this helps,
Emily
Terri
What is the latest on our July 3rd cruise, departure and itinerary?? Can you update us any further than the general post yesterday.
joyron
http://news.yahoo.com/budapest-escapes-floods-danube-starts-recede-100610265.html
Randyo
"These locks (at Altenworth) sustained considerable damage during the flooding and repairs are projected to begin on 21 June with a possible reopening of the locks on 28 June if repairs are completed."
TerriB
Go to Tauck's Facebook page as they are answering questions live there today.
Sheila
We have recently learned of the damage to the Altenworth lock and the inability of ships to pass beyond this point on the Danube River. Because of this problem, Tauck travelers on affected cruises have had to continue their journey via motor coach and hotels. A bus by any name is no substitute for a riverboat.
I understand the current expectation and hope is that the lock will be partially repaired for limited traffic on June 29. However, in the event that the Altenworth lock is not passable on June 29, what is Tauck's contingency plan for the July 3, 2013 cruise? Do you have available another riverboat to continue the tour on the other side of the damaged lock? What alternatives would you consider in advance, other than a bus. If not, would this trip be canceled? And, if so, would it be canceled prior to people's departure from the U.S.? In our case, we depart on July 1 to spend an extra day in Budapest, and would need to be able to assess options by June 30.
Hello Grete,
I share your concern because I am on the next cruise departing on July 14 from Budapest to Amsterdam. A look at the website: www.marine traffic.com and www.scylla.ch shows that all of tauck's riverboats are north of the Altenwworth locks right now. The Emerald is in France and the other three are in the Germany-Austrian Waters. The Jewel is traveling from Amsterdam to Budapest and is scheduled to pass the locks on June 29, the day one chamber of the lock is hopefully going to be ready to open. That is if all the repairs go well and if the traffic allows it to pass uneventfully. Then you will be okay. The other two riverboats, the MS Treasures is docked in Linz and the MS Swiss Sapphire is docked in Krems waiting to be able to make passage through the locks. They have no passengers at present.
So it is a waiting game. If you look at www.scylla.ch you can see the location of the ships daily. If the ships have their radar turned off marinetraffic.com does not pick them up.
As for cancellation, it is a waiting game to see what Tauck tells us. I am probably telling you more than Tauck wants you to know, but I got all my information on the web so it is public knowledge. I just did a bit of looking around. I know I can't give you any concrete answers and am waiting for answers from Tauck just like you are, but my advice to you is get as much information as you can prior to getting on the plane.
Here is another website that may be of help:
http://www.logistik-express.com/meldungen/1/24989/block-in-altenwoerth-due-to-flood-damages/
This is the site that tells you when the locks are due to open.
I hope I have been of some help.
Terri B
Thanks very much for your response. It is very helpful. I will follow the two links you provided to stay current on the news regarding the locks.
I'm looking forward to receiving as thorough a response from Tauck as well.
Hope your trip later in July goes well.
Thanks again.
Grete
Thanks to whoever posted the site to locate the Tauck riverboats in Europe.
TerriB