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Bohemian Highlights
My Hotel room in Warsaw was not clean and old, I believe they were refurbishing. My other travel companions didn't have the same experience. The itinerary was fabulo...
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
All guide specialists had excellent knowledge of places visited
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Bohemian Highlights
The itinerary allowed me to see most everything I wanted to see in the countries I visited.
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Bohemian Highlights
I was looking forward to seeing many of the cities included in this tour and I was not disappointed.
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
Three great cities, each with unique histories. The explanations of how they came to be was very thorough and enjoyable. Different experiences in each, thanks to y...
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
All the arrangement of dinners, concerto, optional visits are very ...
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Bohemian Highlights
Ample time in each city for include tours and optionals and also free time
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
Each city was amazing and the local specialist do a great job of immersing you into there culture. The history is as incredible as the sites you see. I enjoy seeing ...
N
Prague Vienna and Budapest
Obviously, much thought put into the trip!
K
Bohemian Highlights
Choice of places to see and stay was the best, made better by Paul Wormsbacher's insightfulness about things to see and do and our decision to do all the optional ex...
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
Would really have liked a bit more time in some places especially on the optional trips.
J
Bohemian Highlights
A lot of optional should have been included.
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
Good hotel rooms, variety of activities but not enough time allocated to some while some optional activities were not good value for money. Guide was very knowledgea...
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Bohemian Highlights
Went to all the places we wanted and stayed 2 nights at each place
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Bohemian Highlights
I saw the cities I wanted to visit. Two nights in e...
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
We had heard from many friends how beautiful Prague, Vienna and Budapest were and had wanted to visit them for some time. They surpassed our expectations and Trafalg...
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
Both the driver and tour director Emerson were excellent. All hotels we're of a high standard with delicious breakfasts. The intinerary was just right, not too fast ...
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Bohemian Highlights
Great travel itinerary with the very reasonable cost/fees.
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
Fabulous! Each city was greater than the last. We were so impressed with all we saw and especially with the local specialists. They were incredibly well -informed...
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Prague Vienna and Budapest
Great choice of walk abouts, as well as extra excursions.
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What to Look for in Small-Ship Cruising Reviews
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country.
When researching your small-ship cruise destination and operator, read as many reviews as you can, but keep in mind that some of the reviews may not impact your own satisfaction. Given that small ships can access more remote destinations and offer more specific interest-driven activities, it is more important to get a good match than with the ocean-going mega-ships that can seem so similar.
Travelers who did not take the time to educate themselves fully on the small-ship trip they took may leave less favorable reviews. To make a good match and find the right small-ship cruise for you, pay attention to the number of guests, ratio of staff to guest, destinations visited, how much time is spent in each port, whether the itinerary is flexible, how you get ashore for excursions, what wildlife you can hope to see, what experts are onboard with you, what the best time of year for your destination is, etc.
If you want a professional take on small-ship cruising, see the Travelstride Small Ship Cruising Guide »
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