Viking Tor Review
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We selected this cruise to celebrate many milestones in our life. After reviewing many choices, our local travel agent was very helpful in assisting us to pick the option that "crusied" from Berlin to Budapest. We opted for a 3 day pre-excursion to Prague and a two day post-excursion in Budapest.
The accommodations were superior. In Prague we arranged for independent tours the first two days as the communication about the Viking tours was not stellar. However on the third day we were able to join an event that was planned for a group just finishing their cruise. The Viking staff in Prague was amazing and the hotel was superior. We then traveled by train to Berlin, with a Viking representative traveling with us. The cruise we purchased originated in Berlin (2 days) and then traveled to Dresden (2 days), not on the Danube, but was just an amazing experience. For this part of the cruise we traveled with a Viking representative (Alec-wonderful, knowledgeable young man) and chauffeur, George. There were only 3 other couples who had purchased this leg of the cruise, so eight of us (plus Alec and George!) were treated in grand fashion. Tours of this very interesting part of Germany, meals together with new found friends and bike riding along the Elbe are some of the most memorable moments of this vacation. Basic tours of the cities were included as well as breakfast in the luxury hotels. Other meals and extra tours were on your own.
We embarked on the vessel in Nuremburg on day 8 of our vacation to travel the Danube. The cabin was lovely. We purchased one with a veranda, which I enjoyed, but probably not necessary as the vessel is not huge and the sun deck was always accessible and most days were spent off ship. Sailing down the Danube lived up to my high expectations. Basic tours of all ports with local, knowledgeable and friendly guides were included in the cruise and most days additional excursions could be purchased. As we were interested in "seeing it all" we usually participated in these extra excursions. Some were worth it, some maybe not.
Cabin Review
Veranda Stateroom
Lovely accommodations, not grand, but larger than I expected
Port Reviews
Regensburg
I took an optional excursion to Weltenburg Abbey. This included a ferry ride in the Danube straights. It was a very hot afternoon and the acoustics on this boat were not good making tour guide very difficult to hear. This afternoon felt very rushed, most of the afternoon spent on the bus to get to ferry and back to main vessel. Not much time spent at actual Abbey.
Nuremberg
Quick bus tour and overview of historical spots of the city from the bus window. On our own in the village for shopping and exploring. My husband took the World War II tour and enjoyed it immensely
Vienna
Not really what we expected. This was in a small theatre performed for Viking cruise lines. Could have been performed on ship instead of traveling 45 minutes by bus through city???