Viking Emerald Cruise Reviews

Viking Air Service Pros Cost of airfare was part of the total tour package and was lower than the cost of tickets we could have purchased. Cons. The air service was the biggest disappointment of any part of our tour. We paid an extra $50 to select our airline. We checked the airlines and found that United flew to China and asked to be booked exclusively on United because we ...

We wanted to visit Japan and we love Viking River cruises. This was our third one. My husband found this cruise and liked the idea of China and more importantly, the addition of Tibet, along with an extension in Tokyo. There were 4 inter-city flights and the 7 night cruise on the Viking Emerald. We stayed at hotels in Beijing, Xi-an, Tibet and Shanghai. It was one of the most exhausting and ...

We decided to satiate our desire for something totally different by taking the Viking Imperial jewels of China cruise. We chose June because it was part of a birthday celebration. We arrive in Beijing two days earlier to acclimate to the time zone and to be able to see several things that we were wanting to see not included on the tour. We arranged a private tour guide for the first two days to ...

We had an excellent experience with this, our third Viking cruise. We had land-based stays in Shanghai, xian, and Beijing. The hotels, which Viking had arranged, were fabulous, especially the Wyndem Grande in Xian. The ship, the Emerald, is not owned byViking, but it was quite nice. The bed was not the most comfortable, but there were a lot of nice amenities on board. The food, in general, ...

We had an excellent experience with this, our third Viking cruise. We had land-based stays in Shanghai, xian, and Beijing. The hotels, which Viking had arranged, were fabulous, especially the Wyndem Grande in Xian. The ship, the Emerald, is not owned byViking, but it was quite nice. The bed was not the most comfortable, but there were a lot of nice amenities on board. The food, in general, ...

This was a lifetime opportunity for my wife and I to personally visit some many wonderful places which are so different than any where else in the world , that had so much significance. Every day was filled with new and exciting experiences. This trip was first class in every way, from the pre cruise documentation, to the greeting at the airport to the wonderful English speaking tour guide. ...

Following in a friend's footsteps we chose Viking Emerald to China because all the reviews looked so great and the trip came highly recommended. Could barely fault anything for the whole two weeks. Logistics were superb, our luggage simply appeared outside our room and was collected everywhere we went. 7 flights in 2 weeks and hardly a delay anywhere. From day 1 we were looked after by the amazing ...

The objective of this trip (both cruise and land portion) was to experience the highlights of China. We organized this particular trip in conjunction with a trip to Hong Kong and Japan. The trip was excellent. The organization was phenominal. There were 4-5 flights within China, hotel accomodations, plus the river portion. Each portion of the trip went without a hitch, which in my opinion ...

Our cruise from Shanghai up the Yangtze River was a relaxing experience in a new part of the world for us...providing educational and cultural experiences. The ship, room, food, entertainment and lectures were all excellent. My husband did visit the on-board doctor of Chinese medicine to see about a condition that Western medicine doesn't treat...capsules of herbs were prepared for him...does ...

Wonderful experience from start to finish a fully escorted tour we couldn't have done this tour on our own our tour guide Leo was excellent in all aspects couldn't fault him in any way perfect English knowledgeable and good sense of humour.the hotels were all 5* and brilliant all. Excursions we well organised and informative.the cruise portion of our trip was also great the service in the ...