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Great on the water - not so much on land.

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Viking Sky

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LAS - 612
2-5 Cruises • Age 80s

We chose this cruise because it covered areas we had not seen and we were anxious to see the Eastern Adriatic and Barcelona. Taking a cue from the questionnaires we were given on the ship, I’d like to review our overall Viking experience. First, our overall experience on the cruise was probably above our expectations, as we had not been on an ocean cruise for a number of years and that ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Good but there are better ships and cruise lines

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Seabourn Encore

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PaulMCO
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

It is great to be cruising again, this is our 6th post Covid cruise. This was our second Seabourn post covid cruise. the others on Odyssey plus Crystal (pre bankruptcy), Oceania, and Regent. What attracted us to Encore was this itinerary which most cruise lines do NOT undertake -- both the Greek and Turkish riviera with many small islands like Kos, Kas, Cesme, Mykonos, Cyprus, plus Bodrum, ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Veranda Suite


Great itinerary, excellent service and service staff

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Viking Sky

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SBRKelly
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Even though we travelled extensively in Greece in the mid-1980's we found numerous excursions that took us to new territory. We thoroughly enjoyed this itinerary and we bought a number of additional excursions. Pros 1) We were happy with all stops and excursions except the included tour of Marseilles France (we made the best of it by walking briskly around the old port, which, has since ...
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Sail Date: October 2022


Great Viking Cruise after Horrible Embarking at Istanbul Galataport

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Viking Sky

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barneysfriend
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We had a wonderful time on the Viking Sky, cruising from Istanbul to Troy, Ephesus, Rhodes, Crete, and ending in Athens. The ship was beautiful, clean, and modern, and never felt crowded, except for a couple of times at breakfast. As we usual for Viking, the food, crew, and onshore tours were excellent. Our best recommendation is that we look forward to our next Viking cruise! The only ...
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Sail Date: October 2022


Viking 15-Day Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities Cruise

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Viking Sky

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JohnandWil
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We did back-to-back 7 night cruises with Viking in October / November 2022. We selected the cruise because the stops were places we hadn't been before and we wanted to see the antiquities in many of the cruise stops. The overall itinerary was excellent and Viking did a great job of sticking to the schedule. Our cabin was excellent, we stayed in a Penthouse Junior Suite and there was plenty of ...
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Sail Date: October 2022


Gorgeous Ship and Staff but some shortfalls

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Viking Sky

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TravelguruDanville
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We cruise a lot and the Viking Sky is the prettiest ship we have experienced. Spacious and comfortable. The staff are wonderful. The quality of food is good but not great. More than enough offers, but the quality was uneven. Several frequent Viking clients agreed with my assessment. The Italian specialty restaurant was anything but special. We cancelled several of our reservations and opted ...
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Sail Date: August 2022


Beautiful Ship

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Viking Sky

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Troylet
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We selected this cruise because of the reduced price. It was a remarkable deal. It was our first Viking ocean cruise. We love the Viking river cruises and have taken several. We liked the size of the ship and the passenger capacity; as we prefer the smaller ships to the mega ships. The food was very good; in both the main dining room and the specialty restaurants. The shows were lackluster - ...
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Sail Date: August 2022


Bonjour Ponant

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Le Jacques Cartier

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HerculesI
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

First, let me say that I really enjoyed my 9 day cruise on Ponant’s Le Jacques Cartier. The trip started in Istanbul and ended in Venice. It’s a luxury cruise line and much to my liking, it caters to the small passenger market. I believe there were 164 or so passengers on the cruise. So it creates an environment that caters to meeting people and moving about at an easy pace. None of the facilities ...
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Sail Date: August 2022


A beautiful new ship

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Le Bougainville

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Sealegs19
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

Our second cruise with Ponant, this time on their new ship, Le Bougainville. Our cabin on deck 5 was ready as we embarked early in Istanbul.. we found the cabin to be comfortable, enough space for 2, a comfy bed, lovely verandah. The linen was good quality. The bathroom was ideal, great Hermes products that were replenished daily. An excellent shower. The cabin was cleaned well each day. ...
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Sail Date: November 2019


Eastern Mediterranean Cruise; Viking Star

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Viking Star

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carolbrown@bigpond
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We had not been on an ocean cruise for many years, although we have done 3 River Cruises with Viking. Flying to Europe from Australia is a long haul and we like to stay overnight in Asia to break the trip up into manageable "chunks". While Viking booked our flights, we had to find our own accommodation and transfers. Because of the flight schedules, we arrived in Istanbul 2 days ahead of our ...
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Sail Date: November 2015


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