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My stateroom on Cyrano de Bergerac, docked in Bordeaux. \u00a9\u00a02016 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n

I heap lots of praise on CroisiEurope, and for good reason. Strasbourg-based CroisiEurope is family-owned and operated \u2014 and the company has a lot of ships, more than 50. The company’s\u00a0all-inclusive cruises impress me with their French flair<\/strong>, inventive itineraries and innovative ships. CroisiEurope also serves up one of the best values in\u00a0river cruising.<\/p>\n

In fact, many readers feel that CroisiEurope’s pricing is too good to be true<\/strong>. I’ve been asked time and again if I could point out some of the negative aspects of CroisiEurope. Before doing that, however, allow me to point out that the letters I get from readers who have actually cruised on CroisiEurope have been, without exception, extremely\u00a0positive. Some readers have experienced false starts, like thinking there were limited menu options. But they discovered that’s not the case. CroisiEurope does not have an “always available” menu or even a choice of main courses printed on the menu. But the operational word here is “printed.” Simply discuss your dietary or culinary preferences with staff, and you’ll find that CroisiEurope will give you choices to please your palate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Wild mushrooms for an appetizer.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a02016 Ralph Grizzle<\/p><\/div>\n

CroisiEurope’s executive vice president of sales for the US and Canada likes to compare CroisiEurope to other all-inclusive river cruise companies. “Don’t let the price fool you,” says Nicola Iannone. “We are a premium cruise company.”<\/p>\n

Former Director of National Accounts for Uniworld, Iannone makes some valid comparisons. When it comes to imbibing, for example,\u00a0CroisiEurope is all-inclusive<\/strong>. Beverages are complimentary 24\/7 just as on the all-inclusive river cruises.<\/p>\n

The main gripe that I hear is CroisiEurope’s cabin sizes, but again, these gripes (or concerns) are from people who are only contemplating cruising\u00a0CroisiEurope. “I agree the cabins are small, but in the five cruises I have been on with CroisEurope I have spent very little time in them,” writes reader David Crowther, who hails from the UK. “If not on an excursion then I would be on the sun deck or in the lounge.”<\/p>\n

For those who bemoan CroisiEurope’s cabin sizes on its Bordeaux ship, Cyrano de Bergerac, consider that at least one luxury river cruise operator in Bordeaux features cabins that are the same size as CroisiEurope’s standard cabins (140 square feet). However, based on double-occupancy, CroisiEurope’s eight-day Bordeaux sailing comes in at nearly $4,000 less than that luxury cruise operator’s eight-day Bordeaux sailing in the same-sized staterooms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So what are the negative aspects of CroisiEurope? Spoiler alert. There aren’t many.<\/p>\n