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Danube River Cruise
We’re scheduled to be on the Budapest to Munich river cruise departing 9/27 and don’t want to switch to a coach even for a short time. What have other travelers on this and other Danube cruises heard from Tauck?
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I can tell you that the 9/20 Budapest to Amsterdam trip that we just cancelled out of was to be severely impacted to the point it was no longer a “river cruise”. Notification letter went out 9/11 with a further update today 9/14…6 days before tour date. Last minute when many folks had to cancel travel and flights as we did. Note this trip was also was impacted by conditions on the Main and Rhine rivers so was even a more difficult endeavor.
No Tauck boat is currently east of Vienna or Bratislava and I don’t imagine they will be heading to Budapest soon. Passengers are being bussed from Budapest to their boats in Vienna before “sailing” west.
MS Joy left Vienna and headed towards Vilshofen a couple days ago, after being moored in Vienna since 9/9.
MS Savor remains in Vienna where it has been moored since 9/9. I wonder if people are staying/sleeping on that boat?
MS Esprit was floated free from the sandbar last week where it was stuck since 8/24 near Gyor/Komarno and brought to Bratislava. The 9/20 cruise mentioned above is to start that trip on the Esprit in Bratislava or Vienna and sail west toward Passau for a few days before that turns into a coach trip.
I hope you get some clarification this week! Watch the cruise mapper or fleet tracker app and follow where the boats are moving.
We are a party of four and my husband was the ONLY one who got today's notification! VERY irritating! Why is it that Tauck, doesn't communicate better! We had called after the last notification and rebooked "temporarily" for next year. After last week's letter we "cancelled" next year and now we are stuck! VERY FRUSTRATING! We did not pay this price to get bussed from one location to another! Anyone else feel our frustration? We realize they have no control of the weather/river levels, but this is not brain surgery here!
MommaDe, if you are also referencing the 9/20 Budapest to Amsterdam trip you should follow the separate 9/20 Budapest to Amsterdam discussion on this forum. A lot more context therein.