Viking Njord Review
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The Danube Waltz includes Passau, Linz, Salzburg, Melk, Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest. Our trip started in Passau, which is a delightful little town. we had an onboard lecture on the history of the European Union. It was very interesting and informative. After that was a 1.5 hour walking tour of the city. Being docked a block away from the major shopping area, and the Christmas Market made it an easy tour which encompassed the old town of Passau as well. Our guide Heike was excellent and overall a very enjoyable tour.
We then had lunch in town, at the Loungerie Cafe (it was recommend by our guide) and had a wonderful lunch there. Afterward it was back to the Christmas Market to make a couple of small purchases and then back to the ship. We were even treated to a very light snow fall this afternoon. Nothing that stuck to the ground but you could see it in the air.
Linz - Salzburg: You dock in Linz and are bussed to Salzburg, and really do not get any time in Liz itself. It is about a 2 hour ride to there, and upon arrival, we walked about 5 minutes to meet our guides. From there, we went on about a 1.5 hour walking tour that took in the old town of Strasburg and the Christmas Market. After tour was over, we had lunch in the oldest restaurant in Europe. While a bit pricey, the meal was excellent and well worth the stop. After that, we still had a couple of hours on our own, so we wandered through the various Christmas Market areas, and the general shopping area.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Stateroom
The room was compact though advertised at 170 square feet, but was typical of what we have had in the past on other Viking ships. Suitcases fit nicely under the bed. Some of the changes from older ships were noted and listed below:
There is a supplied night light in the bathroom now. You do not need to bring one with you. Right across from the nightlight you will see a small square with a round dial. That controls the temperature to the bathrooms HEATED FLOOR!!!
Each room has a small refrigerator under the desk area.
There are three 110VAC outlets now in the main part of the cabin. One on each end of the vanity, and one on the left side of the bed as you face it. This is a big improvement over their older ships.
We were in cabin 116, in the bottom of the boat (sometimes referred as the
aquarium!). There is a very large shelf area under the window that will hold a lot of stuff!
Plenty of storage in the bathroom now. A shelf under the sink area, shelving on the right side of the mirror, and a couple of nice stainless steel holders in the shower area.
TV is wonderful. It's a large flat screen LCD, with a lot of built-in capability. There are selections for an overview of the cruise, maps, movies, and much more. The movie selection is very good, and "FREE"!!
Bad things:
The "tables" next to the bed are pretty much useless. They are about 8-10 inches across with no drawer, only a pull out shelf, and one small shelf at the bottom of the table.
Only four drawers at the vanity because of the refrigerator.
There is a small shelf under the left side of the vanity, but it is only about 2.5 inches in depth, thus pretty much useless. I did figure out that it would hold my laptop however so it's not a total loss.
Doors on the wardrobe are of glass. One of ours literally exploaded when we opened it, and threw glass all over. We were told later that this has happened 4 or 5 times before on the new longboats, and that they were going the replace them in 2013 with wood doors.