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Review for Europe River Cruise on Viking Jarl
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Mildred Zuidweg
2-5 Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Jul 2014

Thank you for asking our opinion. As this was our third cruise with Viking, we have become used to the very high standards, not only in hospitality, but also in organisation. We have been to Russia, to China, and this year to Europe. We found the cabins on our previous cruises slightly more roomy, but we understand that there are limits to the size of the ships on the European rivers.

We went on, and enjoyed, all the on-shore excursions with very knowledgeable guides, but here we have a suggestion. The guides are excellent and told us an enormous lot about the buildings, the towns and the history. However, we found that after even a short while we could not remember most of what they told us, something our fellow passengers also found. It would be really helpful if Viking could provide a more detailed information sheet with all the information the local guides give us, after we return to the ship, so that we could return to it again at a later date. It seems a pity that all the work and effort the guides put in to explain to us, is lost again through no fault of theirs, but through our limited memories.

We were planning to join another cruise in 2015, but unfortunately there was no room available at a time convenient for us. We have asked the office in London to put our name on a waiting list just in case there is a cancellation and we hope to cruise with Viking again in the near future.

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The cabin on the Europe cruise was much smaller that on our other cruises but we understand that there are limits on the space because of the limits on the size of the ship on European rivers. Other than that it was comfortable enough.

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