Our first river cruise was a memorable experience. Lovely ship, excellent crew and Christmas markets and scenery galore.
Weather was cold and rainy, but from the Explorer Suite at the stern of the ship, who cares? We had a ball, even though the engine noise woke us up repeatedly whenever the ship entered a lock. (Who knew there were so many locks to navigate along the Rhine?)
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Like most of the passengers on this river cruise, I fell for Viking's relentless promotions and advertising. In particular, visiting the Christmas markets sounded like fun. So, off my husband and I went. Embarkation went smoothly. Lunch was waiting when we arrived, and when our cabin was ready we were escorted there. The cabins on this new ship are quite nice. Smallish compared to today's ocean ...
My family of four sailed out of Basel in December, 2104 on the Viking Magni Rhine Getaway.
Positives: New beautiful ship with a sleek and comfortable design; extraordinarily well-designed staterooms that maximize space and efficiency (NOTE: see below note regarding room odor); wonderful captain and terrific tour guides.
Negatives: 1.Having taken a Uniworld Seine River cruise two years earlier, I ...