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7 nights on A-Rosa Luna
We booked a Premium service level "Rhône Route Classique" on A-rosa's website for €726 per person for a lower deck cabin with porthole windows. There were about 175 passengers on board. We were the only two non-German speakers. The positives: - The staff were all very friendly and most had reasonable English skills. - Good selection of drinks included in the Premium package (G&T, Piña colada, sex on the beach, mojito etc.). They had a pilsner and a wheat beer on tap. - I enjoyed the pool, sauna, and steam room. - We loved the ports of call. The main attractions being Arles, Avignon, and Lyon. The negatives: - The A/C was unable to cool our room sufficiently at night. We were having to fall asleep in what felt like 22-23C temperatures. Oddly enough, the room was plenty cool during daytime hours. - The entertainment on board and guided shore excursions were in German only. We didn't mind much since we weren't planning to join the excursions anyway. - The dining room: Lines: Waiters will bring drinks to your table, but the food is served in a buffet usually from 19.00 to 20.30. The lines were very long, and I would usually have to wait till 19.40 before it made sense to attempt to get food. As for seating, there is enough seats everyone, but you don't have an assigned table. This meant that there was always a bit of anxietey related to finding a table for meals. It usually worked out, but one night, our regular dining room was reserved for a special event, meaning that we had to find seats in the other dining room. This was a real headache. The food itself was hit-and-miss. Certainly nothing to write home about. To sum it up: As a non-German-speaker, you are not getting as much value on an A-Rosa cruise as a German-speaker since they mostly cater to Germans. However, at the €726 price point, we felt that we still got our money's worth.