Viking Astrild Cruise Reviews

4.5 / 5.0
126 reviews
Dinner at an old Berlin restaurant on our last night on the cruise.  A place from the 30's Berlin.
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Frederick the Great's Sans Souci Palace, Potsdam, Germany.
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When the Astrild was "parked" in Dresden, this was outside my window.
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I liked almost everything about the cruise

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Cathy73
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

We chose this cruise as it was one which we had not already done. We had a slight disappointment when we had to join the ship at Bad Schandau as the Elbe river was very low. The entire staff of the ship could not have been more attentive to us. The captain Martin Bousa was very visible all the time greeting the passengers when they arrived back after a shore excursion, appearing in the lounge at ...
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Sail Date: August 2017

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


Viking Elbe River Cruise

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Gayle 1
2-5 Cruises • Age 80s

We chose this cruise as our third river experience, all with Viking, because we wanted another taste of reconstructed former Eastern Europe, and we were offered free air fare. We were in great hands from the moment we stepped off the plane until we waved goodbye to come home. The ship, one of Viking's smaller, made for an intimate and very personable voyage downstream to Martin Luther's ...
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Sail Date: August 2017

Cabin Type: Standard Outside Stateroom


The Elegant Elbe

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Freddythestrong
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This is the perfect cruise for those who want to spend time on land in major cities and still experience a cruise. It began with 3 days at the Prague Hilton with excursions and oversight by our wonderful cruise director, Claudia Diederix. Then a pleasant motor coach ride to embark on our lovely ship and start a leisurely cruise down the Elbe with scenic cruising through Saxon Switzerland and ...
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Sail Date: August 2017


Berlin-Prague via the Elbe

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Cantuse Myname
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This trip was first time for many of the stops and we were well pleased with the accommodations and quality of the tours. The cruise director was exceptional in many ways with a masters degree in european history. We were pleasantly surprised that the food quality and other services matched the other river boats we have been on (4 of the long boats). We have used other river cruise lines and ...
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Sail Date: August 2017

Cabin Type: French Balcony Stateroom


The Elegant Elbe - Berlin to Prague

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Dawn G.
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Arrived in Berlin and spent 2 nights at the Intercontinental. Lovely hotel, although the bathroom was interesting, there was a huge window above the bathtub so you couldn't leave the light on for a nightlight and there was no nightlight for a very dark room. Also the temp seemed to be set for freezing, thermostat would not work for us. The breakfast buffet was wonderful and plentiful. I was ...
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Dear Dawn G., We appreciate your thoughtful recount of your recent Elegant Elbe cruise and are delighted to learn you found your voyage so wonderful that you would book another! Although we...

Sail Date: August 2017

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom

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Relaxing, personalized trip

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MH Ohio
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We read and heard wonderful things about Berlin and Prague and were not disappointed. Berlin tour was quite interesting to someone who grew up in the Cold War. Our guide was raised in East Berlin so her insights were especially pertinent. Our guides at every stop were knowledgeable and easy to understand. Prague is amazing, although extremely crowded with summer tourists. On our free day, ...
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Sail Date: July 2017

Cabin Type: French Balcony Stateroom


"Wonderful mother and daughter cruise"

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58travelnut
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We chose this trip out of Berlin, on the Elbe river because we had spent the previous week in Poznan, Poland with our family. We came back a day before our cruise started and were able to stay at the InterContinental Hotel where our cruise group gathered. Devon our cruise director that we met in Berlin was so gracious and knowledgeable about all aspects of our trip, and the staff members were so ...
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Sail Date: July 2017

Cabin Type: French Balcony Stateroom


Roots and Reformation

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Martinic
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise because we wanted to see Prague, which contains an ancestral palace which belonged to our family. The fact that this cruise also stopped in Wittenberg, clinched the deal, since we are Lutheran, and especially interested in the reformation. Between our cruise director, who has a master's degree in German history, and the many tour guides, we were treated to a historical and ...
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Sail Date: July 2017

Cabin Type: Standard Outside Stateroom


Viking's service and attention to detail is amazing

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ld1220
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

We choose the cruise on the advice of other people. We thought the food was excellent. The service provided by all the crew members impressive. I spilled a tomato based sauce on a white blouse at dinner one evening and could not remove the stain. I gave the blouse to housekeeping and it was back in my room perfectly cleaned early the next morning. The cabin was cleaned to perfection every ...
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Sail Date: July 2017

Cabin Type: Veranda Stateroom


It was outstanding!!! It was our first cruise, ever!

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durf2
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

We chose this cruise, because of the high ratings of Viking!! They lived up to our expectations!! The staff, accommodations, food, and people we met were the nicest!! We will definitely go again! We bought a voucher...so we can't wait for another outstanding experience!! We traveled from Decin to Berlin. When we disembarked to bus to board the ship, it was an ah-ha moment!! We were handed ...
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Sail Date: July 2017

Cabin Type: Standard Outside Stateroom


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