A failed trip down the Danube
We are just returning from the river boat cruise Berlin to Krakow. This was our first Tauck experience and first group travel. I am not alone in feeling very disappointed. Let me list pros and cons.
Pros.
-we travelled through beautiful countries of German, Austria, and Poland.
-the hotel in Berlin and the river boat were beautiful facilities with incredible staff
-the weather was incredible
-the tour guides at various locations were good, some great
-the food was great
-dinner at the parliament building in Berlin and the palace in Vienna was incredible.
Cons
-very old group of people. We asked tauck about ages of guests. They said 60 percent over 60 almost everyone was over 75 many over 80. Only 2 people under 60. Very disappointing. Felt like floating senior citizen home.
-group was large and impersonal. Felt like I was being herded like cattle. Tauck staff while nice did not engage with guests. Even when we went on a small group bike tour of 7 Tauck person did not speak with us but spoke with bike leader. Felt like cattle
-Sheraton hotels in Nuremberg and Krakow were mediocre. In Krakow we were given horrendous room with stairs covering our window. We had to insists on a change. There was no turn down service. When we asked they said they do not turn down Tauck rooms. Front desk was not helpful when I needed to mail postcard.
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Overall would not recommend or do a Tauck tour in foreseeable future.
