I didn't actually choose this cruise. A family member did and I was invited to join. I've never been on a cruise and had no desire to go out to sea on one of those huge ships that look like a good gust of wind will knock them over. When I was invited on this trip, I looked into what it would entail and was immediately interested. I have to tell you that it turned out to be SO much more than I ...
My parents gifted this trip to my brother and I (and our families), so they chose the specific trip. They had been on a previous cruise, but this was the first time my brother and I had been on any kind of cruise.
The experience on the boat was amazing. The crew were all friendly and helpful and they made a point of getting to know us. The boat was comfortable and we spent time on each of ...
We sailed from Amsterdam to Basel. The people on the Gersemi were the BEST of the Best. From day one they called everyone by name. The entire staff from the captain who was always visible to the ladies cleaning our rooms were always upbeat and willing to do whatever they could to make you feel welcome. So much better than any ocean cruise we have taken. We liked the smaller boat; smooth sailing ...
This is our third Viking cruise and enjoyed it thoroughly. It met all of our expectations from previous Viking cruises and then some. Good food. The menu offered great choices that varied every night. We always found something interesting to try and never had to fall back on the "offered every night" options. The service was just as good as we expected--friendly crew always willing to help. ...
This was a trip to celebrate 50 years since our first date. We treated ourselves to a suite and it was so worth it. The cruise down the Rhine River was everything we had hoped for and Viking did not disappoint. The attention to detail, the delicious food, the exceptional attentiveness and kindness of the staff was top notch. Every port was worth seeing and the included tours were great. We met so ...
Viking was highly recommended by friends who have been on multiple Viking cruises. The pre-cruise extension in Amsterdam was fun. The the hotel was beautiful, in a good location and the Viking hosts in the lobby were very helpful. Our Rhine River cruise lived up to what we were told in every aspect. The rooms were very nice with great bedding, heated bathroom floors and well cared for by Maria. ...
After reading many reviews of River cruise companies we chose this one for their high marks. We made our own flight arrangements because we had more control over when our flights were ticketed and for about the same price as Viking offered for Premium Deluxe seats. After reading all the negative and positive of letting Viking choose and make flight arrangements even with Viking Air Plus we felt it ...
Eastern Europe offered an opportunity to explore countries that were members of the Soviet Warsaw Pact and experienced extremely difficult conflicts in the 1990s that occurred within complex historical contexts. Viking's Eastern European cruise provides a way to dig deeper and experience both the modern status of these countries as well as impactful individual encounters with people who live and ...
We wanted to see several parts of Europe as a celebration of our 40th wedding anniversary. Before deciding on a cruise we had pinned our interests to Switzerland and perhaps Italy. We learned of the Viking River Cruise through a brochure my mother-in-law received and were instantly interested in the Rhine River cruise from Basel to Amsterdam. We booked that (motivated greatly by VRC's 25th ...
I choose this trip because I was invited. The food and service was too notch, and the excursions were very informative. While on the ship, I can say it got pretty boring. There is little to nothing to do other than sit and read or talk to people (which was nice), but you can only do that so many hours a day. It was disappointing to learn - 4 or 5 days into the cruise - that the sun deck was going ...