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RETIREMENT PRESENT TO EACH OTHER

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Lif

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retirement traveling
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We wanted to do something special to celebrate our retirement. We were not disappointed at any point during the entire cruise. The excursions were the best and we visited places we had only read and dreamed of seeing. The guides were well versed on places we visited, were patient with our many questions and allowed time to take pictures without being hurried along. We had the wonderful ...
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Sail Date: April 2019


First VIKING cruise - AMAZING|

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Lif

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ebharris
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

After more than 10 cruises with Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean me and my husband we decided to try something different. “Cruising the Eastern Europe” on board Viking LIF was our first river cruise and our first Viking cruise at the same time. What can I say about the entire experience? I already booked another 2 cruises with Viking. Everything was above exceptional: the service, the ship, ...
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Sail Date: April 2019

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


Cruising on highways, not rivers

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Lif

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dastravel
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We had taken a Viking cruise from Budapest to Bucharest two years earlier, and thought that two weeks on a ship from Budapest to Amsterdam, passing through some areas that we had not visited before or had seen decades earlier, would be pleasant. Little did we know that Europe would experience five months without rain, that the rivers would be too low for the ships to sail, and that two-thirds of ...
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Response from VikingS, Community Team

Thank you, dastravel, for taking the time to share your recent Viking experience with the cruising community. We recognize that you are one of the many affected by the itinerary changes...

Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


Grand European "Bus Trip"

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Lif

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Jsteinb2
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We've had done 4 European river cruises over the years - 2 with Viking and 2 with other companies and we wanted to do the 2-week Grand European River Cruise as part of a relaxing October vacation. This trip, however, turned out to be a total disaster from start to finish - anything but relaxing! Viking has yet to offer us adequate compensation for our ruined vacation. and until they make things ...
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Response from VikingS, Community Team

Thank you, Jsteinb2, for taking the time to share your recent Viking experience with the cruising community. We recognize that you are one of the many affected by the itinerary changes...

Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Veranda Superior


Trip of a lifetime!

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Viking Lif

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suzthomp
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We picked this cruise from an advertisement. We didn't really check anything out before hand but it was for our 50th wedding anniversary so off we went. This was the most relaxing vacation we have ever been on. Viking looks after everything from the moment we deplaned in Amsterdam to check in in Budapest!! Always with you, but never in your way. We boarded Lif after a couple of fun days in ...
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Sail Date: September 2018


Worst Cruise Ever

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Lif

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lcruise94
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

It has now been one year since we completed our cruise on the viling Lif from Budapest to Amsterdam. With some perdpsective that a year offers, I can say without qualification that this cruise was my worst travel experience in over 45 years of worls travel and cruising. The upper deck was closed for over half the cruise, we docked in industrial areas miles away from the [ports listed in our ...
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Response from VikingS, Community Team

We are in receipt of your comments, lcruise94, and share in your disappointment that your itinerary was one of the many impacted by the historic low water conditions of 2018. It is...

Sail Date: August 2018

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


Grand European Disappointment

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Lif

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Senior Traveler 72
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Grand European Disappointment Although we were suppose to be on the Aegir we were switched to the LIF and the part way through the cruise to the Embla We have just returned from our trip to Europe were booked the 15 day Grand European River Cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest with Viking River Cruises. In a few words it turned out to be a huge disappointment. River levels were reportedly too ...
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Sail Date: August 2018

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


Left alone many times....

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Lif

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mark piekarski
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

WE chose Viking for a cruise of the Danube/ Amsterdam to Budapest along with our 90 year old parents. The trip started with NO VIKING REP at the airport gate- we had to search and decided to go to the buses/ taxis where the rep finally appeared. This happened several times during our trip where they simply 'dumped us off' without any tour guide assistance. Our parents would have been ...
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Response from VikingS, Community Team

Your review of your recent Viking journey is appreciated, mark piekarski, although it is with regret that we learn of the service difficulties you’ve described. We’re saddened by your...

Sail Date: August 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom


Disappointing - no more Viking for us

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Viking Lif

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McDev
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We wanted to try a river cruise, having enjoyed a Viking Ocean Cruise last year. We have previously done ocean cruising with Seabourn and Silversea and we are looking for the right cruise line for us. What a disappointing trip this was. River levels were low, and on the first day we were bused to Slovenia to join a boat- the Embla- , rather than sailing out of Budapest. After a week we had ...
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Response from VikingS, Community Team

Thank you, McDev, for taking the time to share your recent Viking experience with the cruising community. We recognize that you are one of the many affected by the itinerary changes...

Sail Date: August 2018

Cabin Type: Veranda Suite


European grand cruise

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Viking Lif

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Amkat
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Friends highly recommend this exact cruise on Viking. Our disappointment started from the 1st day leaving the hotel, we were bussed from Amsterdam to the ship. We were supposed to board the ship in Amsterdam. We had many, excursions we were bussed to instead of disembarking from the ship, 2 were over 3 hours. We spent as much time on busses & in hotels as we did on the ship. The ...
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Response from VikingS, Community Team

Thank you, Amkat, for taking the time to share your recent Viking experience with the cruising community. We recognize that you are one of the many affected by the itinerary changes...

Sail Date: August 2018

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


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