Just got the Sept 15 westbound update from Tauck (Prague to Budapest). Tauck is stating trip will proceed as planned up to Bratislava (up to Day 8). Then the modifications begin. Guests have the options to cancel if it is not to their liking.
I received the email yesterday for my September 15th trip from Budapest to Prague. I need to respond by tomorrow with my decision to contine or cancel. 2 nights in The Kempinski Hotel Coenivus Budapest or the Al Habtoor Palace. Since I am going early and staying at the Kempinski I'm good with this. A dinner cruise in Budapest has been added (awesome excursion), the first night and an optional tour of the Dohany Street Synagogue tour added the second day. Meals in the hotels and city. Happy hour both nights. Hotel service will not include unlimited beverages and snacks.
Day 3 a 4 hour bus trip to either Vienna or Bratislava. Depending on where the Ms Savoy is located, possibly more time on the coach.
Choice to cancel with full refund excluding the cost of the protection plan. Tauck arranged air, full refund. Cancelation penalties waived
. Independent air arrangements, call the airline or travel advisor.
I am thrilled this trip is continuing. I had my name on the list since before the dates were out. A bus trip will allow me to see parts of the country I would never see otherwise. I know Tauck will do everything they can to make it right!
MaureenP - We were in Budapest in 2022 and visited the Dohany Street Synagogue on our own. It is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in world. It is actually a complex consisting of the Synagogue, the Jewish Museum, Heroes’ Temple, a graveyard, and the Holocaust Memorial Park. The Synagogue was beautiful and the Memorial Park a very moving experience. We are not Jewish but found our visit to be very interesting and were so glad we went. The Synagogue is absolutely beautiful. We spent a few extra days in Budapest after the Tauck tour and it is now one of our favorite cities.
I agree with cvc - we are not Jewish, but the Synagogue was well worth the time on several levels. In that same vein, we also visited the Shoe Memorial on the riverbank and I have to admit it brough tears to my eyes, much more moving than I anticipated, partly due to all the other visitors around me and their emotions!
In its original form the tour included bus trips from Linz to Salzburg or Cesky Krumlov and from Regensburg to Prague, so one more bus trip is not a deal breaker for me.
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Thank you Kate, much appreciated 😊
We are scheduled on the eastbound Blue Danube leaving 3 October. If the ship does not go past Vienna what does the itinerary look like?
Just got the Sept 15 westbound update from Tauck (Prague to Budapest). Tauck is stating trip will proceed as planned up to Bratislava (up to Day 8). Then the modifications begin. Guests have the options to cancel if it is not to their liking.
Thanks RicardoD! Did you receive an email or phone call?
Thomas, it was sent by email
I received the email yesterday for my September 15th trip from Budapest to Prague. I need to respond by tomorrow with my decision to contine or cancel. 2 nights in The Kempinski Hotel Coenivus Budapest or the Al Habtoor Palace. Since I am going early and staying at the Kempinski I'm good with this. A dinner cruise in Budapest has been added (awesome excursion), the first night and an optional tour of the Dohany Street Synagogue tour added the second day. Meals in the hotels and city. Happy hour both nights. Hotel service will not include unlimited beverages and snacks.
Day 3 a 4 hour bus trip to either Vienna or Bratislava. Depending on where the Ms Savoy is located, possibly more time on the coach.
Choice to cancel with full refund excluding the cost of the protection plan. Tauck arranged air, full refund. Cancelation penalties waived
. Independent air arrangements, call the airline or travel advisor.
I am thrilled this trip is continuing. I had my name on the list since before the dates were out. A bus trip will allow me to see parts of the country I would never see otherwise. I know Tauck will do everything they can to make it right!
MaureenP - We were in Budapest in 2022 and visited the Dohany Street Synagogue on our own. It is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in world. It is actually a complex consisting of the Synagogue, the Jewish Museum, Heroes’ Temple, a graveyard, and the Holocaust Memorial Park. The Synagogue was beautiful and the Memorial Park a very moving experience. We are not Jewish but found our visit to be very interesting and were so glad we went. The Synagogue is absolutely beautiful. We spent a few extra days in Budapest after the Tauck tour and it is now one of our favorite cities.
I agree with cvc - we are not Jewish, but the Synagogue was well worth the time on several levels. In that same vein, we also visited the Shoe Memorial on the riverbank and I have to admit it brough tears to my eyes, much more moving than I anticipated, partly due to all the other visitors around me and their emotions!
In its original form the tour included bus trips from Linz to Salzburg or Cesky Krumlov and from Regensburg to Prague, so one more bus trip is not a deal breaker for me.