We selected this cruise because we wanted to see the highlights of China. the itinerary which included a week on land and a week on the cruise took us to visit the major spots and gave us an overview of the country.
Embarkation and disembarkation went well. Assistance getting luggage on board was helpful. Cabin was much nicer than expected. All meals were served nicely with a good variety of ...
I have traveled a lot but had never been to China. This cruise stops in several different cities and is a combination of river and land. The cruise was well organized and the food and entertainment were quite good. The activities on board were interesting and different than other cruises. All were centered around the Chinese culture. The stops on the land portion were interesting but the food was ...
First, our neighbors took this cruise several years ago and recommended it to us...we were extremely happy they did! Our guide was most informative and stayed with us the entire trip. Several times there was a change in program for one reason or another, (sometimes through no fault of Viking), but they always tried to substitute with equal value.
The Sampan ride through the Lesser Three ...
The ship was wonderful. We were picked up at the airport in a wonderful bus and taken to the ship. Once we arrived and got on board we were given warm towels. We then proceeded to the lounge area where we waited for our rooms to be ready. When we got into our rooms they were wonderful. The staff were always there to help you with anything. The food was excellent and the waiters would give ...
My husband wasn't too interested in traveling abroad except for in Germany. So this met his criteria. I am willing to go anywhere so it met my criteria too. The flight from Detroit was direct to Amsterdam - long and tiring as expected. Just a hop from Amsterdam to Basel. I slept the arrival afternoon; my husband took the walking tour and enjoyed it. The cabin was fine - not elegant but well ...
Viking has a great reputation and we expected a great cruise on a luxurious ship. it began with a compulsory stay in a business type hotel in Beijing nowhere near anything important. We wished to stay in another hotel but were told that, if we did not turn up and stay in the selected hotel, we would be considered as no shows. in fact, the pre-cruise experience dealing with the US office was ...
Thank you, cliveewar, for the time you’ve taken to provide your review to the Cruise Critic community. We regret to learn that your recent Viking experience left you feeling dissatisfied,...
After talking about the Viking river cruises with a few people, who said they absolutely loved them, we decided to try one ourselves. It surpassed our expectations! The trip was very relaxing. We saw beautiful scenery and really enjoyed learning about the history and cultures of the people in the areas that we visited.
The staff treated us like royalty; they were always ready to talk, ...
This is the worst of Viking experience I can imagine, since we sailed with Viking Ocean before and think that their China Yangtze River cruise should also honor that tradition. On the contrary, this is the worst cruise/tour we have had in the past 25 years.
1. Viking had chartered a low-graded local Chinese river cruise ship (called Century Emerald) and only hang up Viking signage during ...
Thank you, thhuang93, for the time you’ve taken to provide your review to the Cruise Critic community. We are sorry to hear that your experience with Viking Emerald, particularly the interior...
As a solo traveller i had to book this 12 months in advance to only pay 50% single supplement.
This 14 night holiday holiday started with 2 nights in a fantastic hotel in Shanghai, a trip around Shanghai then the cruise followed by 1 night in Xian and 3 nights ( again in excellent hotels) in Beijing. It involved 3 internal flights but we were escorted by Viking tour guides throughout the ...
We celebrated our 50th with Viking and they took care of us royally. We liked it so much we may take that same cruise again for our 55th. We are impressed with Viking and will travel again with them. We've done one of the European cruises with them and that was also very much a delight. Thank you Viking! Our guide was awesome, I had some medical issues just before we were to leave and he took such ...