29 Sep 2025
This was a major disappointment. What was advertised as a cruise on a Belle Epoque boat ended up being a ferry ride around part of the lake on an ugly, modern-looking boat with no charm or character. To use the word "cruise" is a major stretch. The entire reason for booking this was to sail on one of the lovely side wheelers that's in all the advertisements; otherwise, I would have saved my money. To top it off, it rained for about 15 minutes, and not once did any of the crew come outside to wipe the seats dry. So, you either had to stand, or sit in a wet seat. Kids were allowed to run around like banshees, slamming into people and screaming. No one ever said a word to them.
The monotonous docking and undocking every 10 minutes or so to let people on and off, plus being on an uninteresting, sterile boat without any of the charm that was advertised, is blatant false advertising.
The only reason I'm giving it a 2 rating is because the lake is indeed beautiful; otherwise, it would be a 1.