Very nice video, finally a riverboat cruise video that shows what it's like on board. The rooms and lounges look great. I am curious about the food, is it included or do you have to pay extra? What about drinks are they extra and if so are they very expensive? What about service, do they take good care of you or are you mostly on your own? The weather didn't look very nice most of the time, are there a lot of bugs, mosquitoes or flies? Is it comfortable to sit out on deck after dark or are there bugs flying all around? How long do you get at the stops?
Lots of great questions. I suggest you contact American Cruise Lines and ask them your questions to get the latest answers. It has been almost two years since I took this cruise.
I really like river cruises. I watched your video with great interest. Thanks! I hope to take a Mississippi cruise someday. In your video, you show a laundry. Is the laundry free?
@@LeslieKleinSeattle Thanks. I watched your other river cruise videos. Your stories are very interesting. I think I should definitely learn the rules of the Bingo game before the cruise. And I also noticed that modern American Cruise Line river cruise ships are similar to the ships on which I am used to traveling along the Volga. But the traditional cruise wheeled motor ships in your videos also impressed me. I am very glad that I found your video channel. Do you have any plans to go on a cruise on the Great Lakes?
We did an East Coast cruise with American Cruise Lines to Maine and it was awful. They ran out of most food daily....no choice left for any meals, just what they had left. Crew was bare bones, water pressure in our cabin was not sufficient to shower....ever. We will never go with American again. And I didn't even get to most of the stuff that was awful.
Of course the question is what ship and when was the cruise taken? I have not done the Maine cruise segment so I do not know anything about this cruise. The lack of food has never been an issue on the cruises I have taken with ACL. But then you must be coming to meals late in the dining periods and I guess one could find limited choices then. I always arrive when the doors open. The other issues may be due to a older boat. I plan to create the first in my new series of videos "What is the Food Like on an ACL Cruise?" video on my next ACL cruise. Thank you for your comment. I will absolutely explore this "running out of food issue" in the video by talking to staff and the chef.
Thank You For The Great Video
Glad you enjoyed it! Leslie Klein
We sailed The Columbia with American, great cruise!
Very nice video, finally a riverboat cruise video that shows what it's like on board. The rooms and lounges look great. I am curious about the food, is it included or do you have to pay extra? What about drinks are they extra and if so are they very expensive? What about service, do they take good care of you or are you mostly on your own? The weather didn't look very nice most of the time, are there a lot of bugs, mosquitoes or flies? Is it comfortable to sit out on deck after dark or are there bugs flying all around? How long do you get at the stops?
Lots of great questions. I suggest you contact American Cruise Lines and ask them your questions to get the latest answers. It has been almost two years since I took this cruise.
you missed the Pizza bird painting on the waterfront clif in Alton
When I finally was able to see the hard to see bird carving, it was too late to capture it. Next time. Thank you for your comment.
Is that what the locals call it, a pizza bird? I thought it was called the Piasa Bird. Alton looks like a pretty depressing place to disembark.
I really like river cruises. I watched your video with great interest. Thanks! I hope to take a Mississippi cruise someday.
In your video, you show a laundry. Is the laundry free?
Yes laundry and detergent is free. thank you Leslie
@@LeslieKleinSeattle Thanks. I watched your other river cruise videos. Your stories are very interesting. I think I should definitely learn the rules of the Bingo game before the cruise. And I also noticed that modern American Cruise Line river cruise ships are similar to the ships on which I am used to traveling along the Volga. But the traditional cruise wheeled motor ships in your videos also impressed me. I am very glad that I found your video channel. Do you have any plans to go on a cruise on the Great Lakes?
I've been super interested in American.
We did an East Coast cruise with American Cruise Lines to Maine and it was awful. They ran out of most food daily....no choice left for any meals, just what they had left. Crew was bare bones, water pressure in our cabin was not sufficient to shower....ever. We will never go with American again. And I didn't even get to most of the stuff that was awful.
Of course the question is what ship and when was the cruise taken? I have not done the Maine cruise segment so I do not know anything about this cruise. The lack of food has never been an issue on the cruises I have taken with ACL. But then you must be coming to meals late in the dining periods and I guess one could find limited choices then. I always arrive when the doors open. The other issues may be due to a older boat.
I plan to create the first in my new series of videos "What is the Food Like on an ACL Cruise?" video on my next ACL cruise. Thank you for your comment. I will absolutely explore this "running out of food issue" in the video by talking to staff and the chef.