Passau/Budapest Rad/Schiff

I found that the ship was too big compared to the two previous boat/bike tours; we didn’t get to know the crew and all passengers personally. Previous tours we were able to walk around the towns at night. The majority of the nights were spent cruising. The tour coordinator’s english was limited and low, so the German briefings were 5 times longer than the english. The tour director should have been able to provide information on public transport as the boat was docked 5 km from the town center in Vienna. He seemed more interested going off on his own bike trip. The bikes were not serviced prior to distribution tire pressure were low and keys were missing. No one was there to adjust handle bars and seats, which was a service on previous tours. I must say the remaining crew was hard working the food was good and the cabins were serviced twice daily, something I wasn’t expecting. This was the first self guided bike/barge tour. The guide and maps need to be updated with greater detail. We had better maps and greater detailed instruction at night briefings on our first two tours with a guide. The biking trips seemed to be rushed, we were told a couple of time don’t take the long route because of time or the road is busy. Biking was the main reason we go on these trips.