Budapest Viking Vidar Cruise Reviews

Heard so many good things about Viking cruises, decided to spend the money and take a 2 week grand European river cruise. When I arrived on board there was a strong mildew smell all over ship. The smell never dissipated, very strong in our room! We chose a balcony room. The room and all of the common areas were carpeted! Everyone knows carpet cannot be cleaned properly on a cruise ship. I have ...

3-star cruise for 5-star price Danube River cruise: Budapest to Bucharest on Viking Vidar longship. 130 passengers (190 capacity) Veranda staterooms: rather small and totally devoid of wall art; only color was from 2 turquoise throw pillows on the bed. One hard chair. Balcony barely large enough for 2 people. Dining: main dining room was pretty much the only choice since the Aquavit ...

I had cruised on Viking to Budapest and wanted to return there and see close-up what I had only seen on the bus in Pest. I chose this cruise because I was interested in seeing the "rest" of the Danube and Transylvania. The countries of Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania were impacted differently than other European countries by history and communism. The culture, the food and the landscape were ...

This was our fourth Viking cruise. As all the outers have been, everything was perfect except for light rain one day (can't have sunshine all days). This area from Budapest to Bucharest is stunning. The included tours were wonderfun, informative and the people were very friendly. Except for an occational group of school children on a day outing, there were no crouds. Prices in souviner shops, ...

Some friends convinced us to go. It was a great experience. I have highly recommended this cruise to friends and family. I was appreciative of the staff and tour director, food and well organized Viking was in keeping tabs on us ashore. The tour guides were very competent and well informed of their cities. We did have problems as our flight to Amsterdam was delayed resulting in us missing our ...

this was provided through my work as a bonus trip. All the excursions were wonderful and the guides were very knowledgeable and fun. Food was based on regional locations and never had a bad meal. The longboat had incredible views for much of the trip and we always stayed busy. The flights and transportation were all done for us and some day trips were also no hassle. Probably the best ...

My husband and I are very seasoned travelers and had high expectations after watching Viking commercials and reading Cruise Critic reviews, most of which painted the Grand European tour and Viking as the trip of a lifetime. We booked a category B balcony cabin and arrived in Budapest full of anticipation for what we expected to be a high end, luxury river cruise. We were terribly disappointed. ...

“Simply the best, better than all the rest”, as Tina Turner would sing. Just returned from a 15 day Viking River cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam aboard the Viking Vidar, 1 June to 15 June 2015. River cruising is something we have always wanted to experience as we are not fans of crowds and large ocean cruise liners so smaller more intimate boats suited us perfectly. After much research and ...