Is CroisiEurope worth it?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 10 November 2026
No verdict of ours: the facts CroisiEurope publishes on its own website, read 10 November 2026, topic by topic, each with a link to the page it came from.
Is CroisiEurope worth it?
It depends on what you want. CroisiEurope is an independent French family company with a fleet of 50 ships and barges; its prices cover the services in each programme, it asks a 30% deposit on its 2026 French sales terms and it waives the single supplement on selected departures.
What is CroisiEurope?
CroisiEurope is an independent French family company, named Alsace Croisières CroisiEurope in its sales terms, with know-how it dates to 1976; it sells river and sea cruises on the CroisiEurope fleet of 50 ships and barges, plus trips under its Visages et Fleuves du Monde production. Source
Which ships does CroisiEurope sail?
CroisiEurope lists 50 ships and barges (bateaux et péniches) in the CroisiEurope fleet; for Mekong trips its terms name the Toum Tiou I and Toum Tiou II, without saying who owns them. Source
Which rivers does CroisiEurope sail?
CroisiEurope sells Rhine cruises from Strasbourg (Koblenz, Rüdesheim, Mannheim, Oberwesel, Heidelberg), a Danube cruise from Vienna to Budapest and Bratislava, Couleurs provençales au fil du Rhône from Lyon to Avignon, Arles and Martigues plus a Dordogne and Garonne cruise to the Gironde estuary; its Visages et Fleuves du Monde production goes to Southern Africa, the Amazon and the Mekong. Source
What does the fare include?
CroisiEurope's prices, per person on the basis of a double cabin, cover the services described in each programme, excluding anything booked and paid on board; on cruises that include tips, the price includes tips passed in full to local providers. Source
What do solo travellers pay?
CroisiEurope: On its CroisiEurope river and sea cruises, allows single cabins up to 10% of the allocation and no more than 12 on the whole ship (Visages et Fleuves du Monde excepted from the cap); it waives the single supplement on a selection of departures (Supplément Solo Offert) and for single parents travelling with two children on CroisiFamille offers; it publishes no supplement figure. Source
How much is the deposit?
CroisiEurope: On its 2026 French sales terms, asks for a deposit of 30% of the trip price at booking on its CroisiEurope production. Source
What happens if you cancel?
CroisiEurope: On its 2026 French sales terms for river cruises, charges €150 before tax (H.T.) per person in file fees if you cancel more than 90 days before departure (theme weekends and Christmas market cruises excepted) and 100% of the cruise package from 8 days before departure, with percentage steps between those two points; its optional flexibility offer, €125 per person including tax, allows a date change up to 30 days before departure on CroisiEurope river cruises of 3 days / 2 nights or more. Source
What happens if the water is too high or too low?
CroisiEurope says its prices exclude any expense caused by an unforeseen event such as strikes, weather conditions or water levels (niveaux des eaux); the pages read do not set out what it does when water levels change a sailing. Source
Can children come?
CroisiEurope: On its CroisiEurope production, board and lodging are free for children under 2 and children aged 2 to 9 get 20% off the cruise price (excursions, transfers, flights, taxes, options and file fees excluded); on Visages et Fleuves du Monde trips to Southern Africa, the Amazon and the Mekong on CroisiEurope fleet ships, children under 15 sharing with 1 or 2 adults get 15% off. Source
When is CroisiEurope not the fit?
The limit below is published by CroisiEurope on its own website.
- CroisiEurope: not the fit if you want a single cabin on a busy departure: its terms cap single cabins at 10% of the allocation and 12 per ship. Source
What do reviews say?
Its figures per platform, read 10 November 2026, each from a listing under the line's own name; a whole-company profile is marked. Figures are never added together.
- CroisiEurope: Google: 3.6 out of 5 from 134 reviews; Trustpilot: 3.8 out of 5 from 448 reviews, newest 9 November 2026. Read 10 November 2026.
CroisiEurope at a glance
Its card, as on every Uncompromised Travel river cruise page: what it sells, why to choose it, what to ask for and the limits it publishes.
CroisiEurope
- Best for
- French family line on European rivers
- What it sells
- Sells river and sea cruises on its own fleet of 50 ships and barges, on the Rhine, Danube, Rhône, Saône, Elbe, Po, Dordogne and Garonne, plus Mekong programmes. It is an independent French family company working since 1976.
- Why choose them
- Runs a fleet of 50 ships and barges. Google: 3.6 out of 5 from 134 reviews; Trustpilot: 3.8 out of 5 from 448 reviews, newest 9 November 2026. Read 10 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for a CroisiFamille river cruise, where up to 2 children up to 16 sail free in a paying cabin.
- Not the fit if
- you may cancel late: from 90 days before a river cruise you lose 20% of the price, rising to 100% from 8 days.
- Website
- croisieurope.com
Is CroisiEurope worth it?: the questions people ask
What does the fare include with CroisiEurope?
CroisiEurope's prices, per person on the basis of a double cabin, cover the services described in each programme, excluding anything booked and paid on board; on cruises that include tips, the price includes tips passed in full to local providers.
What is the cancellation policy with CroisiEurope?
CroisiEurope: On its 2026 French sales terms for river cruises, charges €150 before tax (H.T.) per person in file fees if you cancel more than 90 days before departure (theme weekends and Christmas market cruises excepted) and 100% of the cruise package from 8 days before departure, with percentage steps between those two points; its optional flexibility offer, €125 per person including tax, allows a date change up to 30 days before departure on CroisiEurope river cruises of 3 days / 2 nights or more.
How much is the deposit with CroisiEurope?
CroisiEurope: On its 2026 French sales terms, asks for a deposit of 30% of the trip price at booking on its CroisiEurope production.
Is there a single supplement with CroisiEurope?
CroisiEurope: On its CroisiEurope river and sea cruises, allows single cabins up to 10% of the allocation and no more than 12 on the whole ship (Visages et Fleuves du Monde excepted from the cap); it waives the single supplement on a selection of departures (Supplément Solo Offert) and for single parents travelling with two children on CroisiFamille offers; it publishes no supplement figure.
What happens if the water is too low with CroisiEurope?
CroisiEurope says its prices exclude any expense caused by an unforeseen event such as strikes, weather conditions or water levels (niveaux des eaux); the pages read do not set out what it does when water levels change a sailing.
How do I compare prices like for like?
Ask for a written quote for the same dates, the same river and the same cabin type, with every inclusion listed: excursions, drinks, gratuities, wifi, flights, transfers and hotel nights. The price lines above give what each line publishes and on what basis.
Can I book directly?
Yes. Each card links the line's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the fare includes.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Every line on this page links the page of the line's own website it was read from, read 10 November 2026.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
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