Baltic Sea Luxury Cruises Reviews

We chose this cruise because friends who live in the USA were boarding in New York and it was an ideal opportunity to meet up with them. The QM 2 is looking really tired but one can excuse that to some extent. We made a late booking so couldn’t get the cabin of our choice but really nothing to complain about our sheltered balcony cabin, plenty of storage and a comfy bed, our housekeeper, Hugo was ...

We enjoy small ship cruising and desired to try a ship/cruise line new to us and we’re taken with starting on the Thames. The ship is new. The physical plant is excellent. The excursions are average to excellent depending on the sites and guides. We had two average and one excellent guide on at three excellent sites. The food is average. The service is impersonal. Waitstaff’s English is spotty at ...

Always wanted to see Scandinavia. Grandfather was born in Oslo, Norway. Overall the cruise was non-stop luxury and interesting activities. My wife and I signed up for several of the included excursions and also paid for several special excursions that put us in close contact with the locals. Visit to a Norwegian Farm, and Waffle and Coffee at a Norwegian home were two of the best excursions we ...

Areas we had visited previously -- great mix of history and current events. The Restaurant always provided wonderful dinners while Chef's Table was hit or miss with/without something you wanted. Would have been better if we knew ahead of time what the Chef had planned before we made reservations. World Cafe and Pool Grill also served interesting dishes in a less formal context. This also ...

The ship was elegant and the crew treated everyone as if you were the most special person onboard. Every crew member seemed to genuinely love their job and it showed in their attitude, greetings and smiles. The countries included in the Viking Homelands cruise were beautiful, very interesting and included adventure as well as education. Food selections were delicious and varied for many ...

I notice that none of the other reviews talk about money. I'm therefore assuming this ship and itineraries are for people seeking to explore certain destinations and will pay whatever it takes to do so. In that case I would echo the other excellent reviews. However, almost everyone I spoke to on this 2 day ship visit, said that they had a great time, but they really had to think about if ...

We chose this cruise because we had interest in visiting some of the countries on the schedule. Unfortunately, with the war in Ukraine, the itinerary had to be altered. While that isn't anything that Viking could control, it did take away from our overall experience. While Viking made necessary adjustments to the itinerary, I don't believe they were up to what we might have experienced in ...

Our bucket list included the Nordic countries and especially seeing fjords. Loved every city we visited. Most impressed with Gdansk, Poland; but all were lovely. Outstanding staff. Most impressive were our housekeeper, and the World Cafe staff and chefs. Professional lecturers in Astronomy and Viking history were a highlight, The company takes excellent care of every detail. First class ...

We wanted to experience an ocean cruise and had never been to most of the ports that were visited. Everything went like “clock work”. We used our wonderful AAA TA Amelia (Lansdale, PA) and the trip could not have been better. We got a nice “feel” for the areas and made note of which ones we would like to return to and see more of. The ship was immaculate (we were on the 5th level) and our room was ...

John and I were delighted to discover this one-off food- and wine-centric itinerary on the L’Austral. We enjoy the French ambiance, excellent food, and great wine onboard Ponant’s ships. This cruise promised more of the same by including a Michelin-starred guest chef, guest experts on wine and cheese, and special wine and gastronomic events. The Ponant Corporate Chef was also onboard this ...