Viking Ocean Viking Orion Cruise Reviews

The staff was great! Always greeted us with a Hello and a smile. Very helpful whenever asked. The entertainment was a lot better then on the river cruise. Graham the cruise director was the best! Food was absolutely fabulous!! Some of the best soups I have ever had. Most definitely should offer a cook book with the recipes from the cruise ships. The Orion ship was absolutely ...

Had enjoyed a Viking Ocean to Scandinavia in 2019, liked the small ship size, but not too small, no kids and no casino. This ship experience far exceeded my very high expectations. The food options were all consistently excellent. The variety of things to do on board was great, with interesting and varied talks, games, great entertainment, movies, great in room TV options. I wish that there ...

This was a very exciting trip. Great tours. Interesting lectures and great entertainment on board. The food was out of this world in all of the eating places. Comfortable bed and nice sized cabin. It was nice to be able to make reservations for the three restaurants that required reservations on board. One complaint I did have is that there were two many tables that were for two people only. ...

We chose this cruise as we wanted to see New Zealand and Australia and share it with our friends (2 other couples). The boat, cabin and staff were exceptional! The food and dining options were great! Really enjoyed them. Unfortunately I have some negative critiques. First, there weren't many activities to do on the boat at night or during sea days.The passenger demographics were much older than ...

This was our 1st ocean cruise with Viking after doing 3 river cruises with them. We did the Australia/New Zealand itinerary. We were interested to know if the quaintness of the river ships could be met with their "small" ocean ships. We found the Orion to be a delightful experience. The ship itself is beautiful. Well decorated in an understated manner. Lots of public areas to meet up with ...

We chose this cruise due to the itinerary for Australia, including Tasmania and New Zealand. The crew was excellent and catered to each person's needs. Even though the cruise before us did not go as planned, not once did any of the crew discuss the problems that were encountered. Very professional! Our cruise went very smoothly and without a hitch. This is only our 2nd Viking cruise, but ...

We have been on a three Viking River Cruises and wanted to try an Ocean Voyage. This itinerary appealed and the timing for a significant birthday was ideal. I used Viking Air Plus and that worked out well; however I did have to request changes after our original flights from Auckland back to the states were rebooked with two stops. We spent a week in Sydney on our own over New Year's Eve (a ...

My very modest rating must be seen in context, which I'll describe below. We are 'independent travellers' in our early 70's and just before Covid stumbled on an ad from Viking . We had never cruised before and their Baltic cruise that included St Petersburg, Talinn, Gdansk, Helsinki and the 'no casino, no kids etc' spiel looked very attractive. We regularly go to Europe, but were unlikely ...

Always wanted to see N.Z. and Australia. Had 3 prior experiences with Viking River Cruises and all were fabulous. Felt Viking was the best option to see the highlights of both countries in a predictable, friendly, and known environment. Despite missing multiple ports of call and being "stranded' at sea as some passengers referred to the cruise, the overall time, ship amenities (pool, exercise ...

After we canceled a prior cruise due to Covid, we had a large credit with Viking. To our surprise, the credit must be used on only one single cruise - not applied to multiple cruises. Since the Viking Komodo Australia cruise included the Great Barrier Reef, we chose this cruise despite the half way around the world journey. We booked a PV (premium veranda) cabin that included a daily stocked ...