Viking touts it's luxury and wonderful excursions.I just returned from the worse cruise experience of my life and I blame it on Viking
River Cruises. Viking is not the image they advertise! Their website didn't work for months before my cruise. It took an hour to get through the phones.
My flight back -which Viking arranged - was canceled and they never informed me (Luckily I looked ...
Your detailed feedback is appreciated, Roadwatcher. While itinerary deviation is sometimes necessary, it's disappointing to learn the efforts made to minimize the impact of these changes on...
I have traveled with Viking many times and I am never disappointed. The moment you book your cruise you are cared for. The Berlin Hotel was in the center of town and was world class luxury. Our transfer to the ship and embarkation process was seamless. Our stateroom was well sized with a comfortable veranda. Travel around the ship is very accessible and all staff are very accomandating. The ...
My friend and I take a yearly trip and chose to travel on the lesser known Elbe River to see cities in the former East Germany. Viking is the only cruise line that offers cruises on this narrow and shallow river . As a result the boats are smaller , yet have the same Viking high standard .
Viking offers daily excursions which were excellent. In Dresden we chose to attend the evening concert ...
Itinerary (2 days in Berlin, 5 day cruise including Wittenburg, Meissen and Dresden, 2 days Prague) appealed to us and didn't disappoint. Viking's cruise environment is (for us) a good mix of levity, entertainment and enrichment led by excellent program director Rik and enhanced by unadvertised extras such as an evening walk in Torgau, a lacemaking demo (and chance to try), a talk from a local ...
Viking went above & beyond to provide exceptional service & experience even though Elbe River was too low to sail on for entire cruise! Hotel stay in Berlin was excellent seeing very historical sights. All of the ports along the Elbe River were beautiful with friendly locals. Prague was amazing & a must see on any trip to Europe. The Viking staff provided exceptional service during entire cruise ...
We chose this cruise because my wife's family is from Germany and we've visited the western side already and wanted to see the Easter portion. Also we heard so much about Prague and that topped it off. Started in Prague for several nights and found the city as beautiful as our favorite, Paris. People so friendly! The hotel we stayed in was total luxury! We toured on our own from info gotten ...
Overall, we had a fantastic time. We chose this cruise initially because it included Berlin which had been on our bucket list for a few years - and it seemed overall like a great value (free air/all inclusive, etc.). We were more than a little reluctant because we had a poor experience on a large cruise ship and vowed we would never take another cruise. Even though we weren't able to actually ...
We chose this cruise because of interest in the history and evolvement these Eastern European countries; and a personal Polish ancestral history. We were very impressed with a previous Viking sailing and felt positive about booking with Viking once again.
The modern baby longship was beautiful; the crews at both stationary ports were awesome; the local guides,Heike, Jana and Nandor were ...
Compared to our previous Viking river cruise, this one was a disappointment -- primarily because the cruise portion was too short. Cruise director Jamie and the ship personnel were great, as were the cabin and the meals. We enjoyed our day and a half in Berlin, both the included tour and particularly the "A Taste of Berlin" optional. Highlights on the cruise itself were Worlitz, Wittenberg (with ...
We chose this cruise because it fit our calendar and took us to new places and some we wanted to see again.
Staff was great and several stops were excellent and a few could be improved upon.
Prague was superb but we had been there before and knew how to use the public transportation. The included tours were good. We also went off the Czech National Technical Museum which I had seen before. ...