We decided on this trip to celebrate our 50th anniversary. One of the things that attracted us to it was that it had a pretrip extension to Munich and Salzburg. My wife had spent a year studying in Munich, and I had never been there, so this was my opportunity to learn more about that part of her life. For my part, I was looking forward to the trip to Český Krumlov, since my ancestors are from ...
Grand Tour of Europe. Donna and I choose this trip for 2 reasons. November was our 50th Wedding Anniversary and we wanted to do something special. Donna never travel outside of N. Americn before. The other reason was that when I was in the Army I was station at Nuremberg West Germany for 2 years and wanted to see what changed and what didn't. The Army left Merrial Barracks (the old SS Baracks). ...
This is our first river cruise and we are glad we chose Viking. Their Grand European Tour gives a wide perspective of modern day Europe, the ship is clean and modern, and the staff are all friendly. The meals are delicious and the dining room staff is efficient yet low-key. What sets Viking apart from the rest, though, is the depth of their excursion program. It gives you something to look ...
This was our first time on a Viking River Cruise and it will not be the last. They exceeded our expectations in every way. We were met at the airport and whisked to our hotel. We stayed at the 5 star New York Palace hotel in Budapest to begin our vacation. It's the nicest hotel we've ever visited! The excursions in and around the city were fabulous. All of the guides were exceptional. Once we ...
We had thought about taking a river cruise and Viking’s anniversary sale provided s great opportunity to try the experience. We were going to Europe anyway and decided to start our trip with a river cruise. We chose the Rhine cruise because of the ports, and love traveling in the fall. We loved having everything taken care of (after pre-planning our excursions), and to be able to unpack for a ...
We were encouraged to join my brother and his wife on the Danube Waltz, we seized the opportunity and we are so happy we did.
Everything about the trip from the accommodations on the boat, the food, every aspect of the service was perfect. We felt safe, comfortable and well taken care of the entire cruise.
The effort the restaurant staff, "hotel" staff, cruise director and the ships crew ...
Friends and family recommended. Everything from boat, staff, good and excursions beyond our expectations!
The activities director "George" was so wonderful. He kept us informed, on schedule, and made it really fun. The food was beyond delicious! We ate like kings and queens. We loved how the chef gave us a taste of foods from the region/country we were in...all the food was Delicious. I ...
This was our first Viking Cruise. My husband and I have done over 35 ocean cruises. I chose Viking because of their reputation and we liked the itinerary. This was a rebooking from a covid cancellation. We did the Prague pre cruise package.
Pre cruise: We arrived in Prague on Thursday. The Prague airport felt new and very clean. The line for customs was long, but moved pretty fast. The Viking ...
I had never been to Budapest, Austria or Germany. This was my second European River Tour. It exceeded my expectations. I was part of a group of eight travelers. Throughout, we enjoyed exceptional food, service, and excursions. We were blessed with sunny comfortable weather, allowing us to explore off-ship, as well as on-ship on the comfortable roof-top. Amazing views of the Narrows, as well ...
This was our second Viking River cruise, and it far exceeded our expectations! The onboard experience was spectacular, the crew was amazing, from cabin service to dining room chef. We were particularly impressed with the Lucerne extension. We rode a cog train into the alps, visited a family farm where we saw a four-day old calf, visited a cheese factory where we made our own cheese! Overall ...