On the River Countess on December 22, 2009, was a trip of a life time. From the moment we boarded in Nuremberg until we debarked in Budapest it met and exceeded our expectations. While we weren't blessed with snow, it was a fairytale Christmas experience, Christmas eve in Regensburg cathedral, with the choir singing silent night at midnight, brought tears to everyone, a cocktail hour with the Princess brought history to reality, the grand New Years eve gala could not have been recreated by a Hollywood set. It makes it sound like we didn't enjoy the ship and ... crew, far from it, the above included excursions set this cruise line head and shoulders above other river cruises. The stateroom was comfortable, the staff attentive, the itinerary exceptional. The food and dining staff were far better than the other rivership company we traveled on one year later. Marcus our cruise director kept us busy and informed. Even with the beginning of the trip and weather situations, the Captain and Julie the Hotel manager were actually running back with a car to various airports to get lost luggage for passengers. Uniworld goes the extra mile, it is a top class organization. Keep up the good work. We plan to revisit this tour again in December 2012. Read More...

I wanted to let you know what a fabulous job the crew on the River Countess did during our trip. We were on the Christmas Market trip from Vienna to Nuremberg on Dec.1st.

Christine Bremberger was the Cruise Manager and she was fabulous. She handled all the passengers professionally and knew the area like the back of her hand. She was extremely knowledgeable. The crew was personable and very professional. We will travel with Uniworld again.
– Gretchen Heinlein-Wilson