City Cruises Vienna - DDSG Blue Danube

The cruise was nice, lasted about 90 minutes. You can mostly see the residence buildings on each side. The beverage and food prices are a bit expensive, but I guess it's worth it for the experience. We didn't have any food, but seeing from what other passengers ordered, the food looked nice and it arrived fairly quickly. The staff was pleasant and the cruiser was fairly clean. Edit: we also had a Vienna pass that allowed us to enter without having to pay for the tickets, just make sure you make a reservation on their website.

The MS Blue Danube City Cruise offers a relaxing ride along Vienna’s Danube Canal. You’ll see cool sights like the Urania Observatory and Hundertwasser’s colorful buildings. The boat is comfy with tasty food like schnitzel and apple strudel. Some tours feel short and lack commentary, which can disappoint. Great for a quick, scenic escape, but book early with a Vienna Pass!

We booked the 3.5 tour with DDSG company. We did this over GetYourGide application few days before the trip. The departure was 10:30AM and we went there 10:15. I read previously a number of reviews and I understood more about the trip and also about the major mistakes people make when they set expectations : if you look the Danube and Danube canal on the map you will see where the boat will get you and what you can see - Vienna is not Paris to have the Seine river in middle of the town - you will not see the remarkable site seeing , you will navigate on a remarkable river, the biggest in Europe. If you do your homework you will enjoy the river, the weather, the nice moment on the water. Will be great if the company will update a little their site to explain each boat has a restaurant and you can eat during the trip. They have various food and drinks and you can make your trip better :-). Remember - always do your homework and go with the right expectations.

We didn't prebook the cruise, as it wasn't possible to on the difficult-to-navigate website. We got a discount by using our Vienna City Cards. We got to the departure point catching a bus near Stephansplatz. There is a really nice cafe at the terminal and we enjoyed a coffee in the sunshine before we boarded. We booked the A+B cruise, as I'd read the shorter cruise just did the more industrial part of the Donaukanal. There was little to no commentary - but that's because there was little to nothing worth commentating on. They opened up the top deck of the boat only after we had passed under the lower bridges as there wouldn't have been clearance otherwise. Table service meant people were kept supplied with drinks, snacks and food as required. The locks were interesting - but they were the only interesting bits. Some explanations on the video screens of how these large locks operate would have been good. The only plus point - we can say we've cruised on the Danube. The whole experience was rather boring from start to finish.

A "Cruise" in Name Only – More Like a Very Slow Floating Café. If your dream is to embark on a grand voyage along Vienna’s iconic Danube River, allow me to temper your expectations. This so-called "Blue Danube City Cruise" does not, in fact, cruise the Danube at all, but rather its significantly less scenic sibling, the Danube Canal—a waterway so uninspiring that even the ship itself seems to lose enthusiasm, turning around at what feels like a completely arbitrary location. The views? Prepare yourself for an unbroken panorama of bridges, graffiti, industrial zones, and unremarkable residential complexes that could generously be described as "urban." If you're hoping for iconic Viennese sights, you won't find them here—unless, of course, your bucket list includes uninspired concrete structures and the occasional seagull who looks just as confused to be there as you are. For 75 long minutes, the cruise inches along at a pace that makes walking seem thrilling. The most engaging activity? Watching diners on board try to balance their drinks as the ship makes its leisurely U-turn. Speaking of which, if you enjoy sitting on a boat, eating and drinking while the scenery does its best to lull you into a state of existential contemplation, this may be the tour for you. On a positive note, the staff is polite, friendly, and genuinely trying their best. If only the route were as delightful as they are. Final verdict? If you’re an avid collector of disappointments, this might just be your crown jewel. Otherwise, Vienna has far better ways to spend your time. PS: This review was written while still being on the ship. Luckily, the return to the port is faster.

We went on a city cruise using our Vienna pass and it was a nice way to rest your legs when you have been walking around for hours

If your using the cruise from Vienna Pass, don't expect too much. You will not reach Danúbio, only sails in a branch of the river. Expect to see only graffiti 's walls.

Berlin city cruise, excellent… Amsterdam, excellent… Seville, excellent… London, excellent… Vienna, AVOID. Avoid, avoid, avoid. You literally see NOTHING apart from graffiti, roads, and some homeless river people. The service is great and the staff are very friendly, and the food is okay, but the whole point of a city cruise is to see the sights from a different perspective. There are no points of interest, nada. It’s awful tbh. My favourite part was when the boat turned around at some nondescript s*hole in the middle of the canal, at least by that point it was halfway over… Save your euros and do some walking instead. Avoid, avoid, avoid and then avoid some more. AVOID.