We had a wonderful time on our July 1 trip.
Here are my tips...
When you arrive onboard you are given a character name that they call to sign up for the excursions. I am not sure that it was in any order but it was long and cumbersome and needs to be improved. Not everyone got what they wanted but the guides tried hard to please everyone.
Go to the organ concert
In Rudesheim, go to the gondola early. We went around 12:30 and walked right on, but by 2pm there was a long line.
Yes, we did fish extenders which were quite easy to hang on the door number
They need to put in some nightly entertainment since the ship is small and several of the docking spots were NOT safe to walk around at night. The movies in the room were quite limited.
The housekeeping on the ship was fantastic!
The food was fine. I thought that it was better than on a
Disney Cruise.
The guides were great as usual. We knew Emily from Alaska last year so it was fun to catch up.
The bike ride was nice and we climbed up the cathedral in Cologne.
Finally, instead of booking the add on day we spent 2 extra nights in Amsterdam The first day we went to the Anne Frank house, The Rik museum and the Heineken Experience. Book all of these ahead of time...The Anne Frank House and the Heineken are timed tours. The next day we booked a private all day Holland tour with Viator which was wonderful...Went to Deft pottery, The Euromast at Rotterdam and the Hague. Casper was our guide.
I would be happy to answer any questions
Karen
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