✔️ #1 Most Affordable Booze Cruise — Experience Budapest's most economical unlimited prosecco cruise on the Danube.
✔️ Excellent Ship — The ship features a charming open-air top deck and two indoor decks with a sophisticated cocktail party-like ambiance.
✔️ Unlimited Drinks — Drink all the prosecco and lemonade you want.
✔️ Leisurely 90-Minute Ride — More than enough time to savor your drinks, though drinking responsibly is advised by your friends at Prosecco and Co.
Cons:
❌ Mediocre Food Platter — For an extra 10€, the food platter is disappointing and hardly qualifies as 'gourmet.'
❌ Remote Meeting Point — The departure area near Margaret Island is not easily accessible.
❌ Inaudible Audio Guide — The ambient noise from passengers drowns out the audio guide, but most are too busy enjoying their drinks to notice.
Summary
The Rubin Group's boat tour is an excellent choice for those seeking an affordable cocktail-party atmosphere with unlimited prosecco and lemonade. The attentive servers are always on hand to keep guests' glasses full.
The top deck boasts breathtaking 360°views of the cityscape during the 90-minute river cruise, while the two indoor decks offer a cozy and inviting ambiance.
As for the less rosy aspects of this cruise, the optional food platter isn't worth the 10€ price, and the audio guide may be difficult to hear over the party noise. Additionally, the meeting point is further from the city center, so getting there may take some extra time and effort.
Overall, if you're looking for a leisurely cruise centered around drinks and stunning views, Rubin Group's boat tour is an outstanding choice.
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About Rubin Group
Rubin Groupis another solid company, operating since (at least) 2015. They specialize in gastro-themed events rather than standard sightseeing cruises.
Quick Facts
📅 Schedule: every day at 19:00 and 21:00
🎟️ Ticket type: mobile or printed
✔️ Onboard wi-fi: yes
✔️ Open air deck: yes
✔️ Air conditioning/heating: yes
❌ Pets allowed: no, except service animals
✔️ Smoking: yes, outside
❌ Wheelchair accessible: no
✔️ Baby stroller accessible: yes (at least the bottom deck)
✔️ Infant/children discount: free for children (age 0-3)
❌ The meeting point is north of Margaret Bridge, which is slightly out of the way compared to other centrally located cruises.
🗺️ Use the 2 or 4/6 tram line and get off at Jászai Mari tér. From there, walk 500 meters towards the north of Margaret Bridge until you spot a large red "0" sign.
The ship was impressive with a spacious 3-level design and a cocktail party atmosphere. Passengers were seated at 2-person tables.
The Top Deck
The top deck offered stunning, unobstructed 360° views. It was the perfect spot for taking photos and enjoying the sights. This is the best place to be during the warmer months.
The Mid and Bottom Deck
There are two indoor decks with plenty of seats and tables where the atmosphere is cozy and inviting.
The first passengers to board tend to get the best top deck spots, so it's worth arriving earlyif you want a prime spot.
The Drinks Refills
The servers wereattentive, constantly refilling glasses with prosecco as soon as they were empty.
Self-service lemonade is available in two flavors — regular and one with a strange cucumber taste.
The Assorted Food Platter
The optional assorted food platter for 10€wasn't what I was expecting.
It didn't match the advertised images and wasn't gourmet but ordinary, including simple fruits and vegetables, cheese and ham with two sauces, and a pastry dessert. The portion size was smaller than expected.
Save your money and skip the platter.
The Audio Guide
The loudspeaker audio guide was inaudible due to the passengers crowding out the narration.
They increased the volume upon my request, but the audio guide's content was too basic.