AmaWaterways - AmaLea Reviews

Amazing from the second we boarded the AmaLea! AmaWaterways is the best! We want to book the Rhine for next year, already! I cannot think of one thing that was not perfect! Our Travel Agent from Avoya, Susan Burzlaff, went above and beyond and we so appreciate her!

Every detail was handled, so all my wife and I had to do was to have fun, and enjoy the beautiful Danube.

The service was exceptional on Ama Waterways. There was always a smile and eagerness to give the best service possible. The only critique I have is that quite a few of the tours were a little too broad in scope. I wish that there had been a historian lecturer on board that gave more of an in-depth background on the areas we visited.

Everyone on staff was warm, professional and very service oriented. The tours were good with gentle options. Food was stellar.

Loved every minute of it!!! Amazing views from the boat & wonderful local guides on the excursions!!! Especially loved the bicycle excursions!!! Definitely over fed because the food was too good to pass up!! Unfortunately did not lose weight from all the walking??!!!

We had a splendid time!

This was a great trip. We had very high expectations due to sailing the Rhine with them 5 years ago. It was again, great food, staff and well organized. The only reason it wasn’t a full 5 is that this cruise had very little down time and we felt we were running from one thing to another. It’s just the way the ports all lined up I’m sure. But we were finding we wished we had more time in the ports to explore.

My wife and I did this trip for our tenth wedding anniversary and it could not have been better. We enjoyed ourselves immensely and met many wonderful people. The staff and crew are friendly, accommodating and very helpful. I would highly recommend this cruise.

The Captain, the Hotel Manager, the staff, the service team, the bar crew, the housekeepers - everything and everyone was excellent! The food, the amenities, the thoughtful design of the staterooms, counter space, lighting - exceptional. The cities, excursions and scenery were awesome. This was a most satisfying experience - the staff aboard made it so. I look forward to my next experience.

Fantastic week aboard Amalea. Huge thanks to Amy with Nimble Travel and Kudos to our cruise manager, Nick. Amazing organization and communication creating a warm, comfortable and festive week for everyone.

Great trip. Excellent time with my wife.

Everything about my experience with Amawaterways is outstanding. The entire ship is in pristine condition. The food is just five star class. The staff is just so friendly and helpful. The staff knew our names by the second day we were on the ship. I never expected the experience to be so wonderful.

Well organized and well run tours, beautiful boat, great food, Wonderful staff!

The cruise exceeded all our expectations. From the incredible personal service to the amazing excursions, and over-the-top food service we enjoyed every minute of this cruise. Highly recommend it.

Will tell more details to Marylinda but overall met expectations & then some!

It was a spectacular river cruise. AMA took care of us during our entire journey, from meeting us at 11:00 p.m. at the Prague airport to escorting us to the check in desk for our flight from Budapest home. The destinations were festive and the food-as always- was top notch!

We had a great time on our pre-cruise stay in Prague, and on the Danube river cruise! Met so many wonderful people and saw so many old European cities and beautiful Christmas markets. Each stop was filled with so many memories, and being on the ship was like being at a home away from home. The cruise staff were all so welcoming and nice and everything on board was first-class. We will definitely plan on another AmaWaterways river cruise in the future.

We spent 3 days in Prague followed by 7 days cruising the Danube on the Amalea. amawaterways never disappoints. Our cruise was spectacular.

Exploring some of the great cities of Europe by riverboat was everything we dreamed it would be. The excellent service we receive from staff, including our fantastic cruise Director David, was only excited by the many friends that we made. The food served was truly at a five star level. We look forward to our next adventure with AmaWaterways.

Easter week, our cruise had only 32 passengers -service was excellent. AMALea ship was impeccable and cleaned non stop inside and out during trip. Housekeeping was top notch: efficient, clean, excellent staff. Food and wine was the best we've ever had on a cruise (MUCH better than Viking!). Excellent quality wines in each country: Germany, Austria, etc. Only complaint was that they continuously rushed the courses: you barely swallowed last appetizer and main course appeared. Not relaxing. Onboard entertainment VERY good; very professional. Cruise Manager, Crystal August, was flawless: organized, personable, helpful, poised. Perfect. Some local guides were good; some terrible. But that's typical. Major flaw was Prague hotel during 3-day land package pre cruise. Radisson Blu Prague was WAY UNDER PAR and a real disappointment. No way near the quality of AMA. Very dated, cheap furniture; our room was not cleaned the first day, telephone did not work and was never repaired. A/C was NONEXISTENT (and others felt the same) so room stuffy. A/C was on but not cooling; our sheets were damp in morning. (and this was April!). Breakfast buffet was excellent but lunch and dinner menus were pitiful. AMA needs to select new hotel in Prague! Ship, crew, tours and food and beverage were very good and we would take AMA again.

My sister and I were scheduled to depart for our Melodies of the Danube cruise on the day Austria went into lockdown for Covid-19. Most of the excursions were in Austria so we panicked. We should not have had a care in the world! Amawaterways reached out to us immediately to discuss our options. We were able to fly into Budapest as planned for our independent 2 days pre-cruise. We then stayed on the AmaLea as originally scheduled but then AmaWaterways transferred us without any expense to Zurich to join the AmaLucia on the Enchanting Rhine tour. They then transferred us from Amsterdam to Prague where we were scheduled to fly home. This cruise line has no equal! I know this because while we were in Budapest, we met another pair of travelers who were following a similar itinerary on another cruise line. That cruise line continued through Austria while only offering credits to their gift shop in place of the excursions!