<\/a>The gym on A-ROSA Stella. \u00a9 2013 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n
7. Large gym\/spa<\/h2>\n
I used the gym once during our voyage (thanks to the bikes, most of my activity was pedaling along the French countryside). The gym was large by river cruiser standards and with a good selection of cardio equipment. Body-builders, however, would be challenged. The availability of free weights and body-building machines was disappointing.<\/p>\n
8. Gratuities included<\/h2>\n
There was some confusion here, because at the end of the cruise, a Trinkgeld<\/strong> (essentially, gratuities, in German) box was placed on the reception desk, with a note about gratuities being appreciated on a flyer in our stateroom and announced later on during a crew appreciation ceremony. Gratuities, however, are included on A-ROSA Stella. You’re covered, so don’t feel obligated to tip additionally.<\/p>\n9. Value<\/h2>\n
One of A-ROSA’s best values at the moment is an eight-night all-inclusive Christmas Markets cruise on A-ROSA Silva. Fares are from $2,099, which equates to per diems of around $233 per person. The December 3, 2013 departure from Frankfurt features three overnights: in Strasbourg, Cologne and Koblenz. Plus, there is a limited time bonus. Those booking 2013 holiday cruises will receive a $500 American Express gift card (per cabin, based on double occupancy). When this is factored in the lead-in per diem comes to slightly more than $200 per person \u2014 a steal.\u00a0For 2014, A-ROSA offers all-inclusive 7-night fares for as low as $2,779 per person if you book by December 31, 2013. Single supplements are 20 percent additional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lyon, France \u2014 Yesterday, we stepped off A-ROSA Stella after a weeklong cruise\u00a0on\u00a0the Rh\u00f4ne and Sa\u00f4ne rivers. During our voyage we saw lots of other river cruise companies offering programs in the region. If I were to cruise on this beautiful itinerary again, would I choose to do it on A-ROSA Stella for the second […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111,118,41,50,258],"tags":[443,618,34,51],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11647"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}