I really weighed posting vs. not posting of our experiences on this cruise. After receiving several emails asking for an honest review, I felt I needed to be candid for those who inquired.

Food was inconsistent, ranging from bland and tasteless to a few notches better as the cruise progressed. As we all know, food is subjective. Numerous others on our cruise felt that the food didn't earn high marks. We were never served a potato wrapped in a foil swan. A steak we had one night was prepared well. Other nights, fish had bones in it or meat was overcooked. It was a mixed bag.

Those people that you met who were moving over to the Amandante may have been quite pleased and that's great that they enjoyed cruising with AMA. There were several on our sailing who felt the same way. We, however, were not bowled over as a whole and, quite frankly, would not choose AMA again for a future river cruise.

Just my two cents for those who asked that I write an honest and conscise review.

Peggy, our trip was very much as yours was.
We loved the itinerary, the price was right and we accomplished visting destinations that were on our wish list. However, AMA does not compare to Regent (apples vs. oranges) nor does it compare to Deilmann.