Still a few small kinks to workout on new Viking Star, but overall and exceptional trip. -Started with a pre-cruise visit to Oslo. Arrived in Oslo late in day and did not have much opportunity to explore the city on our own. Next morning up for city tour and then to train station for trip to Bergen. Would have preferred to have a full day in Oslo on our own before journeying to Bergen. Two nights in Oslo hotel would have been better than one in Oslo and one hotel night in Bergen. This is especially true since after a hotel stay in Bergen we had an additional night on the ship and a day before we sailed in the evening. Frankly, nothing special about the Radisson Blu.

Stops in Flam and Stavanger were beautiful, could have skipped Alborg to have an extra day in Copenhagen. Also a third day in St. Petersburg would have been nice as there is so much to see/do.

We did not take the trip to Berlin, but many of the people we met while traveling described it as a grueling day - three hours each way by bus, then all day touring by bus in the city. For most, 13 hrs on a bus was just too much. Read more