We chose to go on a river cruise, thinking it would be as advertised—relaxing, immersive, and beautiful scenery along a river. We got a crowded bus tour with a view of the boat next to us 5 nights out of 8. Save your money. The Douro River tour is falsely advertised. It’s up early every day (before 7 am), get on a bus by 8:15 am, go to a location (no time for exploring), get a crowded tour by ...
1) The 106-passenger ship is too small for “Exploring the World in Comfort”. Standard “staterooms” are really just bedrooms with no sitting area and an average of 20” on each side of the bed. There is no gym, walking track, medical room, theater, or specialty restaurants. If you choose not to go on an excursion, there is nothing to do but sit in the lounge and look at the view or chat with ...
Thank you, ronaldlknight, for taking the time to share your experience with us. We appreciate the kind words you've shared about our staff. Nevertheless, we are sorry to learn the voyage fell...
We chose this cruise only because friends we met on Uniworld had booked and we wanted to do a Douro River cruise. They had done a Scenic River cruise before and thought it was better than Uniworld. In our opinion, not the case at all, except perhaps the tour guides and evening entertainment. We never received final paperwork and fllow up by our TA had 0 responses.
The ship design and decor ...
I have sailed with Uniworld twice before and with Viking a few times. I chose this sailing because of the beauty of Portugal and the friendliness of its people.
Although the scenery was lovely, people do need to understand that the regulations on the Douro only allow for sailing during daylight hours. This means very limited time in port and a lot of time on the ship. Also, except for Porto, ...
Poor expensive cruise on the Duoro River, Portugal
1. Food of poor quality
-first night I had grilled prawns which were focally raw in the cehter. I think they grill without thoroughly defrosted the prawns.
-last night, it was chateaubriand. It was sliced, and seemed to be microwaved! No taste and tough.
-at lunch, canned sardines were served!
-cake/custard dessert was partly frozen ...
We appreciate the time you took to provide a detailed review of your recent voyage aboard Viking Osfrid, gsyuuu11. It is disappointing to learn that you found our culinary offerings, as well...
My experience of my first river cruise totally turned me off from going to future river cruises. Not only for 3 consecutive days, my mini suite cabin with balcony, is in total darkness because the boat double-parked with another and blocking all the sunlight into the cabin. As a result, there was no river scenery to enjoyed. In addition, my cabin had the odor of diesel fume and the noise of the ...
Dear Leipolin,
We appreciate you taking the time to reach out to us. We’re happy to hear that you enjoyed your shore excursions, as well as the service provided by Viking staff. We are...
We choose Uniworld based on their reputation as a 5 or 6 star line. of the 13 day cruise from Lisbon to Madrid, we were on the ship 8 nights and the other nights in very nice hotels.
The overall experience was good, worst part of the cruise was on the ship.
They were VERY understaffed and they kept saying the air conditioning was being fixed, however it NEVR worked the entire time!! ...
We chose Viking because of the recommendation of friends who'd previously sailed with them. We chose the Douro cruise due to interest in seeing Portugal. This review is not intended to slam Viking, but rather to simply share the facts about a very disappointing experience on many levels. The trip began with 2 days in Lisbon which were very good - beautiful city, nice hotel, good food, and good ...
The cruise up the Douro river was nice but every stop had a LONG bus ride to get to all of the shore excursion towns & destinations. This included the bus ride from Lisbon to Porto. I also found it strange that the transpiration started in Lisbon but ended in Porto. For those of us who book our own airfare to and from cruises, it presented a bit of a challenge.
Other than that, the food and ...