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SHIP OVERVIEW

Brightly colored floral and geometric patterns from stateroom to Main Lounge immediately show you that the AmaViola is no ordinary river cruise ship. Twin balconies in most staterooms maximize your enjoyment as steeples and vineyards glide by. Mouthwatering cuisine worthy of La Chaine des Rotisseurs, an exclusive and internationally renowned gastronomic society, is served from sunrise to sunset. There's something symphonic about the flourish and style of The Chef's Table specialty restaurant and the coordinated effort to serve each bold, beautiful and delicious course of the regionally inspired tasting menu. Butterfly wallpaper in the hair salon highlights how you will emerge brand new while an inviting sundeck pool with a swim-up bar refreshes your spirit. Plus, AmaViola inspires you to be the best version of yourself with a walking track, fitness room and fleet of onboard bikes to keep you happy and healthy during your cruise.

  • CRUISES
  • STATISTICS

STATISTICS

  • Year Built

    2016
  • Year Refurbished

  • Year Entered Present Fleet

    2016
  • Country of Registry

    Switzerland
  • Tonnage (GRT)

    2,650
  • PAX (basis 2)

    156
  • Max Pax (inc. Uppers)

    156
  • Passenger Decks

    3
  • Number of Crew

    51
  • Officers' Nationality

    International
  • Cruise/Hotel Staff Nationality

    International

STATEROOMS

  • Suites

    4
  • Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview

    11
  • Oceanview No Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview With Balcony

    0
  • Balconies

    63
  • Interior

    0
  • Accessible

    20
  • Total Number of Accommodations

    1000
  • SUITE
  • BALCONY
  • OCEANVIEW
  • INSIDE

Deck Plans

SHIP REVIEWS

OVERALL RATING

4.9

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Based on 14 reviews

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AmaViola - Legendary Danube Cruise

JUNE

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PROS

Very clean and comfortable ship. Very friendly staff. Excellent dining and lounge areas. Excellent food at all meals. Complete menu. Comfortable bed.

CONS

Too much history on the optional excursions.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We had an excellent time. The AmaViola is a very clean ship. Comfortable dining and lounge areas. Nice sundeck with plenty of chairs. Staterooms were very comfortable. Good beds. We would like to have more information on the timing of daily cruising and optional excursions before the cruise. This would have allowed us to manage free time better. Would like more free time. We felt that the tour guides on the optional excursions went into too much detail on history.

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AmaViola Danube trip

MAY

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PROS

Excellent service, great food. We loved the staff.

CONS

The piano player they had every day was irritating to listen to. He played too many notes so the melody was almost impossible to pick out.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

This was our first river cruise and I was pleasantly surprised. I appreciated the different levels they offered for the excursions. We found the fast paced one worked best for us. Everything was top of the line.

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Fantastic cruise and services with Ama Viola

NOVEMBER

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PROS

Ship was clean and well Maintained. Incredible guides for each city we visited, great onboard services, Amazing entertainment on board, all the staff were super friendly, remembered my name and preferences, and were quick to respond to any qestions.

CONS

The only con, and this is very minor, is the coffee in the restaurant. Not so good. However, I just used the coffee machine by the lounge which was excellent!

RECOMMENDED

Yes

My husband and I can only say good things about AmaViola. The experience was exceptional on all levels. I would not hesitate to plan another trip with AmaWaterways and, in fact, am already planning another trip.

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Marvelous

AUGUST

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PROS

size of ship, meeting other passengers as only 136 sailed, the staff are friendly, helpful, humourous, food outstanding, excursions well designed

CONS

perhaps taking some more free time but that's not Ama's problem.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We biked one day- about 10 miles and was very doable - mostly flat terrain along The Danube- We biked in Vienna. We weren't certain if it was going to be too strenuous but we managed well. We would certainly sail with Ama again. Great blend of ages on the ship as well. From Budapest to Germany showcased a beautiful countryside with many beautiful towns, cities and landscapes

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Cruising the Danube

AUGUST

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PROS

River Danube, Entire Crew, Food, Excursions, Size of ship, General Organization of daily agenda

CONS

Nothing

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We had a wonderful experience on the AmaViola for one week with our cruise on the Danube River from Budapest to Munich. Beautiful river to cruise seeing fantastic villages, towns & cities from both the ship and shore. Many great excursions that are very well planned. The Viola crew are 1st class and very well trained and it was a pleasure getting to know these young people from all over the world.

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Melodies of the Danube

AUGUST

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PROS

Wonderful staff!

CONS

We were way down a long hall--but it made us get our exercise.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The only thing I don't like about riverboat cruising is when another boat parks next to you so you can't see the river. It's not so bad when you are on the wharf side.

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Amaviola

MAY

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All was great

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Great experience

JANUARY

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PROS

CONS

You don’t accept enfants

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Lovely vacation

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X-Mas Cruise

DECEMBER

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PROS

Food, Cruise Director and staff

CONS

On board entertainment not very good. The best was the staff singing Christmas Carols

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The only really bad experience was the X-Mas Market In Vienna It was so packed you couldn't move around We hit a long Catholic Holday weekend along with Christmas and the market was flooded with eastern European shoppers. Now the is not AMA''s fault but they should have known about this and warned us. All the passengers that went were upset

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Fantastic Christmas Markets Cruise on the Danube

DECEMBER

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PROS

Brand new ship; exceptional service; outstanding crew; very flexible off shore options

CONS

None...wonderful trip

RECOMMENDED

Yes

<div>Everything was &quot;top cabin&quot; on this cruise line. I had not heard of it. Our travel agent recommended it and we are glad she did. We will definitely cruise again with AMA. The Christmas Markets were spectacular.</div>

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AmaWaterways will always have my future business

OCTOBER

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PROS

Outstanding service and the ship was perfect.

CONS

No complaints at all.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

AmaWaterways sets the standards for river cruising. They have the top ships in the business and the service and food was unbelievable. I would rate this ship and crew a 10+. Make sure to book the land options if you want to really see and fully experience some of the cities. We booked the Romantic Danube and fell in love with the Czech Republic.

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The Danube River Cruise

OCTOBER

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PROS

Excellent food, tours, ship , staff, entertainment, and cities to visit.

CONS

RECOMMENDED

Yes

This was an outstanding cruise. The ship was new and the staff was friendly and welcoming. The food was outstanding and plentiful. The tours were informative and the choices of activity level appreciated. Overall, I would highly recommend this cruise line.

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Fantastic Trip

JUNE

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PROS

Wonderful staff, great food, incredible ship and A+ attention to detail

CONS

We had one day of rain

RECOMMENDED

Yes

This was our second time with AMA. Can't imagine any other company could do it any better.

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Tulip Tour

APRIL

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PROS

Brand new ship. Great service. Really good cruise director. 140 passengers.

CONS

Weather wet and cold.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Professional service in all respects. Most tour guides knowledgable and helpful. AmaWaterways a competent cruise company. Food was good and evening meals were very good. Soups were outstanding. The cabin was small but nice. Balcony small. shower was a bit larger than others we have experienced. Television and WiFi very good. Enjoyed the smaller number of people aboard. Met some enjoyable fellow travelers.

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