Hi Louise,
Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate the detail of your comments.
We are going to ensure that all information is sent over quickly and more efficient next season. If you send over a request during the weekend, we will always have an answer by Monday. We also prefer to organise everything via email and then receive the booking forms electronically rather than by phone.
The bridges and ferries along the Danube are an important factor in the holiday as the route swaps sides in several places. The maps will be supplements by GPX files next year, so hopefully this will improve navigation and where to cross.
Good point about cards. Many German/Austrian cafes and restaurants are cash businesses and do not accept Visa/Mastercard etc. We will point this out in the pre-arrival information for future bookings.
Steven