Amsterdam Viking Gefjon Cruise Reviews

After a disappointing experience with a ship of 3900 passengers last summer, we (4 family members) went back to Viking River Cruises for a relaxing vacation in the Netherlands and Belgium which was even more interesting than expected. We did the pre cruise extension in Amsterdam, before the cruise, in a well-located hotel and visited the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank house on her own (be sure ...

My best friend of 60 years and I decided to take this cruise at the recommendation of her daughter and it was truly amazing! However, we did NOT get started on the "best foot". Our ship, The Ve was in dry dock when we arrived in Amsterdam with "maintenance issues". We were supposed to be able to embark on our ship at 12:30 p.m. and all throughout the day, we were "updated" with various times, ...

This was our first river cruise and we wanted it to be safe and fun. That is why we chose Viking because of their stellar reputation. We initially booked this cruise before the Covid lockdown but the two-year wait was worth it. We'll definitely book another Viking sea or river cruise. The ship's crew were professional and delightful to be around. Each evening the the Cruise Director would map ...

Grand European was something we’d wanted to do for a long time. This cruise was just two days after completion of a transatlantic so it just felt like the right time. We had a lower level room (duck view) as we made the reservation only about 6 months before sailing and that’s all that were left. Wait staff, bartender and the piano man were all outstanding. Food was generally ...

We wanted to see the Netherlands and the tulips. We wanted an escorted river cruise. The visit to tulip farmers was very informative and interesting. The canal cruise was really nice. We loved the windmills tour, war museum and especially the tulip garden where we could walk at our own pace. I have issues walking and found the shore tour guides too fast for me and lots of the other guests. ...

We had heard from others about viking and the service. We have been on large ship cruises and the viking river cruise was beyond our expectations. The boat, service, staff and food were exceptional. i would highly recommend taking a viking cruise. We did the grand european tour and the stops were great. This was our first time to Germany and the excursions were great. The activity director ...

Having experienced 5 ocean cruises and a very short one on the Nile, I wanted to experience a European River Cruise. It did not disappoint although we had to change ships due to low water levels. The service from the staff was excellent. The breakfasts were exceptional - I particularly loved the Eggs Benedict. Lunch and dinner with complimentary wines were extremely tasty and well presented. ...

First the one caveat: please be aware that if you ever cash in booking that you've paid for in order to take advantage of a better deal, which Viking graciously and easily allows you to do, just be aware that all the freebies and special offers attached to the original Cruise do not transfer to the new Cruise offer. I was surprised and disappointed to find that we lost our silver spirits package ...

Members of AAA wanted to revisit a few places we had been separately before we were married more than 40 years ago. We chose the grand European Tour as this would not only give us the time we wanted to refresh our memories and have opportunities to visit new places where neither of us had ever been. The excursions offered an extra special opportunity to walk around the town and learn so much ...

I've wanted to do a river cruise for some time but wasn't sure about what cruise line would have the cities, the excursions or the tour & amenities I was interested in. I did a lot of research, both on-line & at my AAA office. After talking with a AAA representative, comparing all River Cruise Tours & reading comments from passengers, Viking came out as the best one! I was interested in visiting ...