Viking Atla Review

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Review for Europe River Cruise on Viking Atla
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Reffie
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jul 2014

This was our first river cruise and it was an excellent experience. We went from Amsterdam to Budapest. It is called the Grand European Tour. The Viking Atla is a very new boat and is streamlined and modern in its design.

I think what set this tour apart from say an Ocean tour was the fact that so much of the included excursions were cultural and intellectual in nature. There was always something new to learn and the quality of the tours very high. There was also lots of options regarding spending time at leisure.We did luck out with regards to the sometimes capricious nature of rivers - sometimes they are too low etc. Conditions for us were perfect.

The ship ran like clockwork with all tours precisely on time and well-organized. Our program director Caspar, would brief us the night before which helped with planning. Many of the destinations small and charming.

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Cabin French Balcony

This was a nice quiet room. We did have a problem with a smell coming from the plumbing but the hotel manager remedied that very quickly. In fact, several people worked on the problem right away. The room is very efficiently set up with luggage stored under the bed and quite a bit of storage for its size. Having said that at 135 square feet, it is small. This smallness is offset by a floor to ceiling window which was airy and fun to look out. Although it is called a French balcony there isn't a balcony but just a railing to lean out on. It was on the second floor so you did not feel closed in.

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