Danube River Cruise Meets Thread

[rubybell_99]

Yay! My daughter will be just a couple of weeks shy of 11 for this trip. I wonder how they will break apart groups and guides...it will be interesting

Great! My daughter will like that. We really want to do the post in Prague, but will probably do it on our own. Since there are five of us, I could probably hire a private tour guide for three days for the price of the post tour add on. I will investigate and decide later.

I would love to know how many are on the December trip so far!

 

[*WDW*Groupie*]

I'm trying to stay strong and NOT book the December, 2016 trip. The Christmas markets would be magical and I imagine that Vienna would look like a different city blanketed in crisp white snow. Everything would be so pretty and magical, even if I've already seen it.
I worry that I would miss my family (brother & sister and families) over the holidays. We only see each other on holidays now that we all live in different cities/countries. My sister would not be happy at all. Decisions, decisions.

 

[rubybell_99]

I'm trying to stay strong and NOT book the December, 2016 trip. The Christmas markets would be magical and I imagine that Vienna would look like a different city blanketed in crisp white snow. Everything would be so pretty and magical, even if I've already seen it.
I worry that I would miss my family (brother & sister and families) over the holidays. We only see each other on holidays now that we all live in different cities/countries. My sister would not be happy at all. Decisions, decisions.

I understand what you mean. This will be our first christmas away from home.

 

[tsgirl]

Oops meant to add that kids are 15 & 18.

I wanted to book the China trip too. We took the Prague/Vienna trip last summer, so hopefully there won't be too much overlap. Did I see that you took it too?

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

I wanted to book the China trip too. We took the Prague/Vienna trip last summer, so hopefully there won't be too much overlap. Did I see that you took it too?

We actually didn't take it but our friends and frequent travel buddies did (Calfan and family)--I know they really enjoyed it.

 

[atheneze]

Hi. I have tried to get as much info as I could. I am interested at the December cruise. As I was reading it, it will only go to 2 christmas markets. Am I right?

 

[slg]

I booked and am freaking out a little. We are a family of 5 Canadians and can barely afford this if my son's girlfriend comes...which we have booked. But what if she drops out? What if they break up? Do we have to pay her entire portion? Is there any single willing to share a room to reduce costs? She will give us her answer within the two week period, but even if she says yes, and then is willing to lose her $300 later, what happens to cost? So worried...don't want to cancel this as this is the perfect trip.

Yikes!

 

[sayhello]

I booked and am freaking out a little. We are a family of 5 Canadians and can barely afford this if my son's girlfriend comes...which we have booked. But what if she drops out? What if they break up? Do we have to pay her entire portion? Is there any single willing to share a room to reduce costs? She will give us her answer within the two week period, but even if she says yes, and then is willing to lose her $300 later, what happens to cost? So worried...don't want to cancel this as this is the perfect trip.

Yikes!

How did you configure the rooms? 2 of you each in two rooms, your son & his girlfriend in a third room? If so, and she drops out after 14 days, she will lose her $300 deposit, and your son will likely have to pay the single supplement, which, for most cabins, is 100% of the per-person charge, so yes, basically, you'd end up paying her portion. However, you could possibly re-configure (if available) to a cabin that holds 3 and another that holds 2. Again, that would depend on availability. I really suggest you call ABD or your Travel Agent, and get the scoop on the best way to handle this. Since none of us have done this yet, it's hard to guess what their policies are. This is all quite new.

Sayhello

 

[sayhello]

Hi. I have tried to get as much info as I could. I am interested at the December cruise. As I was reading it, it will only go to 2 christmas markets. Am I right?

Where did you find the December cruise itinerary? I've been hunting for that, and couldn't find it.

Sayhello

 

[atheneze]

Where did you find the December cruise itinerary? I've been hunting for that, and couldn't find it.

Sayhello

I read one of the articles and also I called a Vacationista and asked. I think it was Budapest and Vienna.

 

[sayhello]

I read one of the articles and also I called a Vacationista and asked. I think it was Budapest and Vienna.

Ah, OK. Because I can't find anything on their website. Thanks!

Sayhello

 

[atheneze]

Well, for now we're booked for the dec 22 sailing n a CAT C. It's me and my husband. We've always wanted to try a christmas river cruise. It's a long ways away but we are excited to spend the holidays in Europe!

 

[sayhello]

Well, for now we're booked for the dec 22 sailing n a CAT C. It's me and my husband. We've always wanted to try a christmas river cruise. It's a long ways away but we are excited to spend the holidays in Europe!

Congrats! I've added you to the Roll Call.

Sayhello

 

[calypso726]

We are officially switched over to the DVC exclusive on July 7! DH was on hold for nearly an hour and a half before getting through. He said it gave him flashbacks to booking DVC member cruises. As of an hour ago there were only 42 out of 160 cabins left. I am SO excited about doing our first river cruise and even more excited that it is with Adventures by Disney. DVC exclusive is icing on the cake! Sayhello it will be me and DH W@LL-E. Thanks!!!

 

[aggiedog]

Congrats! I've been stalking the ABD site out of morbid curiosity and the price for the Cat C cabins went up 3 days after opening, and BBs are now all wait listed. The other prices may have gone up as well, but I don't have the brain power to track that many numbers.

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

We are officially switched over to the DVC exclusive on July 7! DH was on hold for nearly an hour and a half before getting through. He said it gave him flashbacks to booking DVC member cruises. As of an hour ago there were only 42 out of 160 cabins left. I am SO excited about doing our first river cruise and even more excited that it is with Adventures by Disney. DVC exclusive is icing on the cake! Sayhello it will be me and DH W@LL-E. Thanks!!!

We (me, DH, DS18 and DD15) are all switched to the July 7 DVC cruise, too--yay! Your poor DH, but so glad he was able to eventually get through. I can't believe it is filling up that quickly. I haven't heard much buzz about the DVC cruise, but it sounds like a lot of people were aware of it. This is going to make the China decision really tough. We ended up with the 2 rooms we wanted (connecting BBs) and there is definitely something special about the possibility of being on an inaugural. Something I've always wanted to do and the opportunity doesn't come up very often. Wonder if they will do anything special and/or who will be on board...

 

[calypso726]

Sorry I meant to say 42/160 spots not cabins

 

[sayhello]

We are officially switched over to the DVC exclusive on July 7! DH was on hold for nearly an hour and a half before getting through. He said it gave him flashbacks to booking DVC member cruises. As of an hour ago there were only 42 out of 160 cabins left. I am SO excited about doing our first river cruise and even more excited that it is with Adventures by Disney. DVC exclusive is icing on the cake! Sayhello it will be me and DH W@LL-E. Thanks!!!

We (me, DH, DS18 and DD15) are all switched to the July 7 DVC cruise, too--yay! Your poor DH, but so glad he was able to eventually get through. I can't believe it is filling up that quickly. I haven't heard much buzz about the DVC cruise, but it sounds like a lot of people were aware of it. This is going to make the China decision really tough. We ended up with the 2 rooms we wanted (connecting BBs) and there is definitely something special about the possibility of being on an inaugural. Something I've always wanted to do and the opportunity doesn't come up very often. Wonder if they will do anything special and/or who will be on board...

I've added you both to the Roll Call. I'm actually not surprised that it's selling so well. DVC exclusive anything seems to sell out almost at once!

I know of at least one ABD exec who will be on the DVC cruise.

Sayhello

 

[quandrea]

We are booked but haven't put the deposit down on two cabins for my family of five. The price is sky high and we won't be in connecting cabins, just next door to one another. Do you think my kids, 6, 6 and 12 will be okay in a room on their own at night? Not sure about that but all the connecting rooms were gone. Is ABD really worth the price tag? We are first timers. I have always wanted to do a river cruise, but they are generally not suitable for children. We've done the mass market European cruises and seen most of the world. A river cruise is one of the only things we'd really like to do.

 

[aggiedog]

Do you think my kids, 6, 6 and 12 will be okay in a room on their own at night?

I think it depends on the kids. If they are not likely to go nuts when you're not in the room and not prone to having issues with sleep because you're not in the room, and your 12yo is fairly responsible and good with the little ones, it should be no problem. If it doesn't work out, you and your dh can split up. We've done that in the past with our 4 kids, often rotating who slept where on any given night. FWIW, our 12 and 9 yo will be in a room together. We have 3 non-adjoining rooms for the 6 of us.