Escorted Tour & Cruise

“The journey started at St Pancras Railway Station meeting our excellent tour manager Rebecca White. She escorted us on our very comfortable and punctual Eurostar to Amsterdam. Rebecca left us in Amsterdam onboard our cruise ship Amadeus Star which looked after us as if we were royalty. The whole staff from Cruise Director to cabin cleaner had our enjoyment and wellbeing at the heart of their daily employment. What seemed too soon we landed at Strasbourg and back into the competent and capable hands of Rebecca for our onward journey to Zermatt. We should have experienced the Gornergrat Train up part of the Matterhorn but a cruel act of Mother Nature thwarted this excursion in the form of a landslide covering chunks of the railway line. Rebecca did not accept this as an obstacle to spoil our trip and substituted this trip with that of a cable car trip up to 15000 feet above sea level. This awesome trip was far, far better than any words that I could use to describe it and I am of the opinion that the company should consider making this a permanent part of their holiday package. This was then followed, on our last tour day with a fantastic trip on the fantastic Glacier Express which included lunch onboard the train. Whilst in Switzerland two of our party experienced a medical emergency in the night and Rebecca’s superb management skills came to the fore and she organised medical assistance which allowed the couple to rejoin the group and make their way back home with the rest of the group. Conclusion - an excellent experience which should not be missed. p.s. I forgot about Great Rail Journeys brilliant use of a company called Baggaman who collects your suitcase and take it to the cruise ship for you. It is in your cabin on your arrival. Our suitcase was returned to us the day after we arrived home. An absolute joy not to have lugged this on and off all the rail elements of our trip.

“A wonderful experience that was greater than our expectations.

“Lovely holiday that met all expectations.

“A very interesting scenic holiday with lots to see and explore ,enjoying good food and wine ,and entertainment .

“Just wonderful.

“We loved the boat, the accommodation and the food. Staff were friendly and helpful. I would have preferred an earlier time for evening meal and a staggered time for starting. the 4 days in Nice were also very good with some planned trips and some free time too. We used baggageman for our main case but still needed a case for the days in Nice so that luggage on the train and changing stations was not always easy. We found our tour manager and escort always helpful, even when there were problems with the transport they copped well and sorted things out.

“We had a great holiday and the scenery was fantastic. The first 4 days were done with trains, 1st day stop Stuttgart with castles to see, next 3 at Fussen and mountain's to see all great. The rest of the holiday was on ship on the Danube, terrific service and views.

“I have previously submitted a review. To recap. We considered the whole trip very good although would have appreciated more timely prep info for the Sintra segment visit, and, we considered the cabin on the Amalia Rodrigues was rather small to be described as 'Superior'. All relative I assume! Those two issues aside the GRJ hosts and all other staff and facilities were excellent. AJD. Sorry, not good at pics !

“The service on The Rocky Mountaineer was first class.