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As a general rule, does Tauck use the same size coach for a small group as it does for a regular departure?
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Yes. We've been on five and all used standard size coaches.
Yes it did make luggage easier. After a couple of days, the TD started giving us an extra 15 minutes time before the bags needed to be ready to pick up. Most also brought down any extra bags themselves and either gave them to the driver to stow in a separate compartment or put them in an empty seat in the back.
Our ESW tour last year was supposed to be a full sized, sold out tour. When it started there was a family of 8 who pretty much stuck together leaving 10 other couples who had a fantastic tour together. The joys of a small group without the price.
The family sort of self isolated - which was fine - except one night when the TD made some of us shift around to a different table so that family could all sit together. I mean, god forbid they actually had to talk to someone outside their family.
I read this book a few years ago - "Best Vacation EVER!: The Highs and Woes of River Cruising in Provence by Cash Peters". He went on a Rhone cruise with a group of family/friends. It was kind of funny but by the end of the book it came through pretty clearly that he was rude and somewhat contemptuous of other passengers not in his group.
Thankfully, I've found that most other passengers are pretty friendly and willing to enlarge their circle of friends.