Great people made everything easy, fun & informative
My biggest pre-trip fear was that you were just going to dump the early arrivals on the streets until the ship was available - in my case possibly 7 hours. While I learned, months in advance, that there would be a hotel where we could use the lobby facilities, I had already spent hours, looking for hotels, etc. The room, snacks and beverages and helpful guides were great. An earlier and more full description would be helpful. My only other suggestion would be better WiFi connections. My phone worked fine but I had hoped to catch up on delayed projects (taxes) - and had bought software for the trip - but was unable to find enough bandwidth. Other passengers also complained about being unable to make a connection - even in major centers. Presumably this was because everyone was trying to make up for lost time in the hinterlands, at the same time. The local guides were all good, informative and varied personalities. The one for MuMa, in Le Havre, kindly got the bus driver on the return to detour a couple of blocks to see the important post WWII architecture But it was the three AHI guides who were all spectacular. Loved them all! They worked amazingly hard to make sure we had the the best possible trip ... Which I certainly did! Finally, what got me on the trip, in the first place - and is really important to me - was having no single supplement.