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All Classical and Earthbound Expeditions trip to Prague, Germany, Austria, Bratislava, and Budapest, including a cruise on the Danube. October 20 - 31, 2014

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Boarding the MS Amadeus Brilliant

After the organ concert we boarded our ship, docked at Passau.


Just through the entryway, people are already having their photo taken. The photographer here is Tyson, who's job title probably should be "fixer". He seems to be in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly, and he certainly does that well.


All the staterooms are the same, with the same furniture and amenities, and each has a private bath. There are a couple of suites that are twice the size of a typical stateroom, but the one shown here is typical.

 

Light refreshments were on offer in the bar.



Our tour group was settling in.




On the top deck, crew members were setting things up, literally. Everything up there folds flat so that the ship can go under the river's lowest bridges. Even the wheel house (third photo below) collapses.




More relaxed travelers.




The safety briefing, including life vest demonstration.


Reka, Earthbound's local Cruise Director, who will be with us for the entire cruise.


Getting ready for dinner.



The staff was introduced, from the captain down to the young woman who runs the gift shop. One guess what the man in the white hat does.


Lorelay (pronounced lore-ah-lye) is the ship's Cruise Hospitality Manager.


After dinner we slept while the ship sailed downstream toward Vienna.

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