Found a trip we are interested in, probably will not book :(

[clh2]

Found a trip we are interested in, but concerns of cancellations, changes of excursions etc that people are mentioning will probably keep us from booking with ABD.

For us, this would be a post-retirement trip/celebration, and while we have been to Europe several times, a river cruise is on my bucket list, but is only a 1-time chance for us. (Ie we have too many other travel ideas too!).

 

[aggiedog]

There are plenty of river cruise options out there, including booking directly with Ama since ABD just charters the ship. Nothing on Cruisecritic is indicating that river cruises are being canceled left and right.

 

[jimmymc]

Luckily there are a lot of river cruise companies out there.

I agree with aggiedog that the ABD river cruises are more scalable and are much less likely to cancel. But it's also a competitive market.

 

[Marthasor]

Just wanted to reiterate what PPs have noted. ABD works with Amawaterways for their river cruises, so the cancellations you are seeing are far less likely to occur with the river cruise as it's really Ama operated with an ABD overlay. If you don't care about the Disney elements on a river cruise, you may just want to pick one of the very reputable companies that specialize in river cruises - Ama, Viking, etc. We have done both Ama and Ponant through ABD and I wouldn't hesitate to book directly through either one of those lines. Both fabulous.