Viking Herja Cruise Reviews

This cruise has a great itinerary, going from Paris by bus to Trier, Germany where you sail on the Mosel into the Rhein at Mainz and on to Basel, Switzerland, with another bus ride to Zurich. There is so much history on this route, starting with Roman ruins in Trier, one of the oldest cities in Germany. You also visit Worms and Mainz, the locations where Martin Luther initiated the Protestant ...

The only places we haven't been to in Switzerland were Geneva and Zermatt, so this trip, with it's Alps extension, seemed like a good idea, and we had previously done Bucharest to Budapest, then flew to Paris to take this cruise. Let me begin by saying that the ship's staff was excellent, as they usually are. But every Viking cruise has come with issues, both Ocean and River. And the ship's ...

I wanted to share my impressions of our first River Cruise with Viking while it was still fresh in my brain. We chose the Swiss Alps to Paris in September because the 12 day excursion seemed just the right length to decide whether this mode of travel would be right for us. Turns out, it was perfect and left us yearning for more. From the moment we stepped off of the plane in Zurich, ...

A river cruise with history filled days and social festivities at night really appealed to us. The Rhine cruise really had so many things on our bucket list. The tours were fun and informative and the nightlife on the ship was really great. Although this was our first river cruise Viking will be our go to cruise line because everything they did was top notch. The staff amazing, the kitchen ...

We felt that this cruise would be a great balance of scheduled events and leisure time and we were right. We were able to see four different countries and experience the local culture in each. The food on board was excellent. Every day, the menu included cuisine from the region we were in and there were even coming demonstrations. We never had a bad meal on the ship and they were very ...

We love Viking River cruises. This was our third cruise and can’t wait to sign up for our next one. Our cruise director Andrew was fantastic. He was so kind when I was dealing with being motion sick offering to get me some ginger to help relieve my symptoms. Andrew was a delight on board as well. He was always smiling and made us laugh often. The chef prepared fantastic meals. We ate too much. ...

The hotels in Paris and Zurich were very nice. No complaints with baggage handling or airport transfers. Viking had a tour desk in both of the hotels, which was handy and useful for answering questions or concerns. Communication with our tour director was very good. We were kept well-informed of all necessary information, pertinent times, tour instructions, etc. I liked the fact that the ...

Opportunity for land time as well as on board time. Food on the ship was excellent. Viking taking care of us was terrific. Shepherding through the airport in Zurich and Paris was extremely helpful and reassuring. Excursion selected for inclusion were somewhat repetitive. We should have been willing to select other excursions. I had the mistaken impression that we could go into town and take a ...

Great room, below average service and food. Servers needed more help during all meals. When it takes ten minutes to get iced tea, and you’re never told about breakfast specials, you need more help. A river cruise ship with190 travers needed more help in restaurants and the front desk. Most of our questions went unanswered. Several travelers on our trip either had colds or COVID. We were ...

We chose this cruise to explore the Moselle and Rhine rivers and to visit cities in France, Germany and Switzerland. Fantastic food and wine service throughout and very friendly and helpful crew. Had a very entertaining server at lunch at dinner (Istvan) and tremendously enjoyed our time with him. Servers Paula, Kinga, and Annan also were fantastic. Our cabin attendant (Dasha) was super attentive ...