We booked the cruise a little over a month before we sailed. It was the best thing we ever did.. My wife contacted a travel agent and they managed everything. The ship was great. Clean, well built and well laid out. Everything was spotless. It was easy to find your way and find what you wanted. The cabin was also spotless. It was a joy to stay there. The cabin steward was very proficient, ...
We wanted a trip with interesting ports, not too many sea days, and a medium sized ship. This fit the bill. The ship itself is wonderful! Even our lower-priced stateroom had a small balcony. It was comfortable, well appointed and conveniently located. There were plenty of comfy spaces to hang out on the ship with a book or a drink, or both. I loved the infinity pool! It's small, but very ...
We had previously taken an eight day cruise of the Mediterranean with Viking. That cruise was the first cruise we had ever taken. We were so happy and impressed by that cruise, that we decided we wanted to do another, but for a longer duration, as soon as it was over. We chose the Trade Routes of the Middle Ages for our second cruise based on the ports visited (we love all of Europe, but ...
From the time we were met in Oslo at the start of our pre-cruise venture through Norway to Bergen, from which the ship would depart, to the day we walked down the gangway in Barcelona at disembarkation, Viking people were always cooperative and helpful.
Viking Neptune was gorgeous, well designed for function and comfort, kept in immaculate condition. Our itinerary was interesting and varied. ...
This was our 7th cruise but the first one on Viking. We picked "Trade Routes of the Middle Ages" due to its 7-country itinerary and Viking's reputation for service. Viking impressed us in all areas and we'll definitely sail with them again in the future.
Services:
1. We missed our flight connection in Amsterdam (AMS) partly due to our own fault getting lost and Viking Air giving us only a ...
I have used Viking before on a river cruise and enjoyed it. The ocean cruise on the Mars was excellent overall.
The food was outstanding and you could dine at two specialty restaurants at no additional charge, In addition to the specialty restaurants there was a sit-down restaurant with a fixed daily menu, a World Café with buffet style service with a wide selection of different cuisines, ...
Can't really complain about anything. Food, service and room were all excellent. Weather sucked, but that's Iceland. Would have liked to know if there were any instances of Covid on board, but Captain and crew were silent.
Tours were generally very good. Reykjavik tour was so so.
Buffet was excellent and up to the standards that we've become used to on Viking.
Embarking and disembarking ...
We were looking for a child-free cruise and found this one. It turned out to be a lucky throw. We enjoyed every minute and have very little to complain over. If we should mention something it is lack of hooks in the cabin and the entertainment could perhaps be somewhat better. The band, do they enjoy their job? That was not our impression. This is only details but points for improvement. However, ...
We purposely want to avoid large crowds during the tail end of COVID pandemic. The Viking ships with max of 930 passengers is the best options to minimize exposure risk. Love the policy of 100% crew and passengers vaccination. At no time (perhaps exception of the best buffet lines at World's Café) did being on board feels crowed. Everyone have plenty of personal space, including the pool deck. ...
It included parts of Europe we haven't seen before. My wife has always wanted to see Barcelona which she enjoyed very much. Service and food were wonderful. I was very impressed with the cleanliness of the ship especially in our cabin. I was blown away with the quality and professionalism of the entertainers on board and I was glad to be introduced to Mary Jess who I had never heard of. Her voice ...