Barcelona to Europe - British Isles & Western Viking Ocean Viking Jupiter Cruise Reviews

We decided to try Viking because of their reputation and the lure of a sailing on a smaller ship. We took the Trade Routes of the Middle Ages (Barcelona to Bergen) itinerary. We cruised on larger ships with Princess, Celebrity, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, and Carnival, to name a few but we wanted to try Viking and went full tilt, taking both the pre- and post-extensions in Madrid and ...

We chose the cruise primarily for the itinerary - ports in Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium and Denmark. Before booking and paying for your cruise, Viking does not identify ports where you will have only a partial day to explore. A full day in Barcelona after embarkation was cancelled and we spent a day at Tarragona, a beautiful stop but not Barcelona. We only had partial days (6 hours) in ...

We heard others talk of the exceptional service on Viking cruises and we had sailed on Norwegian and Princess in the past. Viking is definitely at the top of our list. There was no waiting to embark. We were given a timeframe for our cabin type and went right onto the ship after checking in. Though we couldn't access the cabin immediately, we were offerred a glass of champagne and invited to ...