"Backgound: My wife (57) and I (60) travelled the Passage to Eastern Europe itinerary (Bucharest-Budapest) on the Viking Modi in April. While seasoned ocean cruise travelers, this was our first river cruise and..."Read More
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Backgound: My wife (57) and I (60) travelled the Passage to Eastern Europe itinerary (Bucharest-Budapest) on the Viking Modi in April. While seasoned ocean cruise travelers, this was our first river cruise and inaugural trip with Viking. Eastern Europe appealed to us as neither had been to the five countries of the itinerary. We were both in the military stationed in Germany during the late 80s ...
We have been on 70+ ocean cruises and decided to try a river cruise due to the ports of call and the positive reports we had from friends on their Viking experience. Maybe we didn't do enough homework, but this trip was a total disappointment.
We booked the Explorer Suite for the Passages to Eastern Europe cruise (It was a special occasion). We also booked our business class air with Viking. ...
This was a good mix of history and multi-cultural experiences. Accommodations on the Modi were excellent. Dining was wonderful every day, every meal. Menu options were tailored to each area we visited and other choices were equally tasty and well presented. Staff was super nice and very professional. Fellow travelers made for interesting conversations and some have become friends. Tours were ...
I keep meaning to post a review of our Grand European Tour on the Viking Modi and the Viking Skirnir - we had a ship swap - but I've only just gotten around to doing it.
Unlike so many reviewers, we had a splendid cruise - simply fabulous - despite the water level issues, bus rides and the ship swap (we only had one). I'd been reading about the drought situation and the water levels since they ...
We researched cruises for a year and decided on Viking for our foray into cruising,we wanted a smaller ship experience. We started our trip with the pre cruise option of Prague. Viking set up our flight and accommodations and it was flawless! The city tour of Prague was in depth and fun. We were bussed to Budapest and our guide onboard gave us a commentary on the way. We were met on the ship with ...
We watched the TV commercials and dreamed of going on a Viking River Cruise. We were able to finally afford a dream vacation and so booked directly through Viking. The agent there "Bella" was very helpful with all our many questions. There were some discounts offered for payment in advance which we did and chose all our day tours well in advance too.
The Ports and Shore excursions were ...
My husband surprised me with the cruise for our 30th anniversary.
From the time they met us at the Budapest airport until we left the boat in Amsterdam we were impressed with the way they took care of us.
Our cruise was from Budapest to Amsterdam. We added several excursions including day trips to Salzburg and Munich.
We enjoyed everything! The staff are amazing, the boat is lovely, ...
It was to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary. I loved the fact we were met at the airport by someone. I would trust Viking to take care of me in any city or country. The staff were professional. The ship was clean. The food was excellent. It was interesting to taste the wines of the region as we sailed through. I met some very interesting passengers. Many of the port excursions are included in ...
Began our trip with a 3 day extension in Prague. A very beautiful city well worth the time. All provided transfers were excellent. We chose the trip to see parts of Europe we had not previously visited.
The included guided tours were very good, and the local guides very informative. Directions for the shore excursions were very clear and easy.
Onboard dining could not have been ...
We always talked about going to Europe when we retired and felt that a river cruise could give us that opportunity. We stayed for an extra 2 days in Budapest prior to our cruise along with an extra 2 days in Amsterdam at the end of the cruise. These extra days gave us more opportunity to explore these 2 cities. Embarkation and disembarkation went very smoothly and only took a matter of minutes. ...