AmaSonata

You won’t be disappointed cruising with AMAWaterways

September

Pros: The cruise director was excellent and was very accessible for answering questions. Each tour was well organized and details were made clear ahead of time. There were several options for tours each day so the trip could be customized for individual preferences.

Cons: None

Recommended: Yes

I highly recommend AMAWaterways and the Melodies of the Danube itinerary in particular. Not only were the tours great, the kitchen and wait staff made mealtimes a gourmet experience. The food was outstanding and offerings each day included local dishes form the region we were visiting. Also, the housekeeping staff did a wonderful job of keeping the rooms and bathrooms spotless and neat. This is my second AMA cruise, but it won’t be my last! The quality that AMAWaterways offers is more than several other companies that charge much higher rates than AMAWaterways does.

AmaWaterways did not disappoint

March

Pros: Wait staff went above and beyond

Cons: Finger food for after excursions would be nice

Recommended: Yes

Some snacks from between lunch and dinner would be nice. Joy and Margarete were great. Entertainment was very good, Excursions were handled very well.

Spotless and outstanding service

November

Pros: Small size and staff:guest ratio makes for intimate service

Cons: Cabin placement relative to engine noise

Recommended: Yes

Lovely trip. Ship is tastefully decorated, spotlessly clean, and service is outstanding. This trip I was on the second deck, well toward the stern, compared to the third deck on my previous cruises. I did note more engine noise and vibration but it wasn't an issue. Actually, it was pretty soothing. And there was no noticeable noise from the deck above. My only issue is, as a solo traveler, waivers and extras are hit and miss, even for a repeat customer. My travel advisor was able to pursue an upgrade but still, there were several empty cabins on this sailing so the line was a little stingy as far as I'm concerned.

Danube cruise delight

September

Pros: Nice clean small vessel with a great staff , great food and lots of activities

Cons: Tiny swimming pool on top deck. Some tour guides were a lot better than others

Recommended: Yes

My wife and I are retired and in our late 60's and we had a great week long river cruise on the Danube. The ship is small enough to become quickly acquainted with staff and other passengers. there was a nice assortment of daily activities to be as busy as you wanted to be or just sit back and relax. They tried to accommodate all levels of physical activity from gentle walkers, to hikers and bikers. All 3 meals each day had a good selection of items with new daily specials. We enjoyed the food and staff. The entertainment after dinner was good but not great. Rooms were small but clean and comfortable. Overall a great experience.

Amasonata

July

Pros: Great fun, great food, great service

Cons: room had a mildew smell

Recommended: Yes

Danube Review

April

Pros: Cleanliness, staff attitudes

Cons:

Recommended: Yes

First River cruise. Loved the smaller ship and fewer passengers.

Legendary Danube Cruise

October

Pros: Loved the small group of 156 people on board the ship. Loved the fact that 90 of those people were on the pre 3 day excursion in Prague, so we met many people that were on our cruise before we started. Loved that the Cruise director spent the 3 days in prague with us. Loved everything about the cruise

Cons: None

Recommended: Yes

This was an unbelievable 10 days trip. Yes we had to change itinerary a bit due to low water on the Danube, but the changes made by the cruise director were great . Tough job to change itinerary on such short notice and still make the excursions perfect. We probably will never go back to a large ship again after doing this cruise. It's very personable. You get to know pretty much every staff member on the ship on a personal basis. Ama was a great company to do the cruise with also and we probably will not even try one of the others when this was already so great. Dejan was such a great cruise director. We would love to do another cruise with him. We already put down a deposit for our next cruise with Ama.

Our first River Cruise Experience

September

Pros: Everything

Cons: None

Recommended: Yes

Ship, crew, & itinerary were absolutely fantastic. AmaWaterways and the AmaSonata were first class from start to finish.

Vacation

April

Pros: The staff was extremely friendly and very professional. They always had a smile on their face and eager to help.

Cons: Not a lot of on board activities.

Recommended: Yes

This was our second cruise on AMA and will look forward to booking another one in a year. The ship was very comfortable, staff was great. The tours were informative and fun. Great that the tours had different levels of walking. I was babying a bad knee and the gentle walkers was just what I needed. If I had a complaint, it would be that I thought the food was to salty for my taste. The presentation of the food was spot on.

Rhine Cruise - Zurich and Lucerne Pre Cruise

October

Pros: Sonja, Cruise Manager was excellent. Most excursions were excellent.

Cons: Radisson Blue hotel in Lucerne was terrible! Need to find a new one.

Recommended: Yes

AmaWaterways was very accommodating to all passengers fitness abilities. All excursions had tour guides for active walkers, regular, and slower walkers with no steps. Plus hiking tours and bicycling tours, very impressive. Everything was very well done. My only complaint would be they had no mint to make Mojitos, the only thing I drink! Also as everywhere, they have every kind of coffee for folks but make little effort for tea drinkers. I prefer Chia Lattes which I could make with their machines but they do not offer Chia tea bags!

Rhine River Cruise

August

Pros: fewer passengers

Cons: not time for shows for evening entertainment

Recommended: Yes

The musical tour in thd evening is not worth the time. Some tours had too much free time before heading back to ship.

Review of AMA Waterways Rhine River Cruise

May

Pros: Loved the Zurich and Lucerne pre cruise stay

Cons: Wished we had more small towns as stops on the cruise

Recommended: Yes

Had a great cruise. The two (2) weeks went by very fast. The three (3) days in Zurich and two (2) days in Lucerne were great. Switzerland is a beautiful country. As my brother who works for the US Government says it is "Gods" country.

Amazing Danube River Cruise

April

Pros: River Cruising; Ports; Staff

Cons:

Recommended: Yes

Excellent experience!

danube

August

Pros: itinerary

Cons: music

Recommended: Yes

trip was great. weak piano player

Tulip Time Cruise April 2015

April

Pros: Beautiful staterooms & ship, friendly & gracious crew, busy-fun itinerary, great Easter celebration

Cons: Flower viewing was at the end

Recommended: No

Cruise critique

September

Pros: Food, service, wines, cabins

Cons: Tour sizes, bus rides

Recommended: Yes

Amazing cruise, best ship on the river. Everything exceeded our expectations!! Every meal was a 5 star experience. The wines were all excellent and from local vineyards. Staff excellent and went out of there way to make everything perfect! I don't think there can be a better river cruise than with AmaWaterways. Their ships are far superior to other lines we saw during the cruise.

Melodies of the Danube

June

Pros: Everything went smoothly as expected.

Cons: No medical on board or someone who is trained to help in emergency.

Recommended: No