Hi JDL, if things work out it will be nice to meet you on the cruise (Sept 15 Eastbound on MS Joy, embark Sept 18). The MS Joy should head Eastbound now towards Budapest (Munich to Budapest tour). Maybe the Munich embarkation point is Vilshofen where the boat is as of this posting. So you can start tracking the MS joy at cruisemapper.com . MS Joy and MS Savor don't seem to getting east of Bratislava so it will be interesting to see what happens.
A report from the MS Joy, docked in Vienna. Our trip began on 8/28 in Budapest, where we stayed in a centrally located hotel instead of on a ship (much better, as it turns out). From there we took a bus to Bratislava where we were supposed to spend two nights on the Savor before heading to a hotel in Vienna. Instead the boat left Bratislava right after we boarded and sailed that night for Vienna, going at half normal speed for safety reasons. Apparently there was a concern about water levels between Bratislava and Vienna. The next day we bussed back to Bratislava to see the city and then back to the Vienna docked ship. When we boarded the Savor we were told that we would spend at least 5 nights on the ship, but it’s not clear exactly where all those nights will be. There are about 47 guests, which has been very nice. The Cruise and Tour Directors have been doing an outstanding job so far, really bending over backwards, and I have heard no guest whining.
Thank you for this report. I hope it reassures those people who have not canceled their trip. All the places visited on the tour surely must be much quieter than usual at this normally very busy time of year to visit the areas.
I think people would be grateful to hear how the rest of the tour goes.
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Hi JDL, if things work out it will be nice to meet you on the cruise (Sept 15 Eastbound on MS Joy, embark Sept 18). The MS Joy should head Eastbound now towards Budapest (Munich to Budapest tour). Maybe the Munich embarkation point is Vilshofen where the boat is as of this posting. So you can start tracking the MS joy at cruisemapper.com . MS Joy and MS Savor don't seem to getting east of Bratislava so it will be interesting to see what happens.
Paul look at the post titled Amsterdam to Budapest. Someone posted the entire letter they received.
A report from the MS Joy, docked in Vienna. Our trip began on 8/28 in Budapest, where we stayed in a centrally located hotel instead of on a ship (much better, as it turns out). From there we took a bus to Bratislava where we were supposed to spend two nights on the Savor before heading to a hotel in Vienna. Instead the boat left Bratislava right after we boarded and sailed that night for Vienna, going at half normal speed for safety reasons. Apparently there was a concern about water levels between Bratislava and Vienna. The next day we bussed back to Bratislava to see the city and then back to the Vienna docked ship. When we boarded the Savor we were told that we would spend at least 5 nights on the ship, but it’s not clear exactly where all those nights will be. There are about 47 guests, which has been very nice. The Cruise and Tour Directors have been doing an outstanding job so far, really bending over backwards, and I have heard no guest whining.
Oops! We are on the Savor!
Thank you for this report. I hope it reassures those people who have not canceled their trip. All the places visited on the tour surely must be much quieter than usual at this normally very busy time of year to visit the areas.
I think people would be grateful to hear how the rest of the tour goes.
@KateMossNJ - thanks for the update! Very helpful to know what the real time conditions/modifications are.
@KateMossNJ - Thanks very much for your report. I am booked on the 9/15 Budapest departure, so I read this with great interest.