Viking Rinda Review
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We had a wonderful time on our trip to London and Paris. Our glass is always half full.
However there is something you need to know about the Viking Cruise ship Rinda.
Viking advertised (and continues to advertise) "Paris to Normandy". We received an e-mail advising us of a dock change 3 days before sailing. The explanation for the change in the docking location was that a permit from the French government for the Rinda to use the Paris docking location had not yet been received. Later in the week we were told by the Program Director, this Viking Ship cannot dock in Paris because it is too big to pass under the bridges in Paris. Viking Cruise line knew this at least as far back as March 2015, (As posted by Tipsy Girl) but continues to sell "PARIS to Normandy". Instead we dock about an hour's bus ride away from Paris in a town called La Pecq. I guess La Pecq wouldn't market as well.
Cabin Review
Nice cabin, however, in La Pecq we were facing the parking lot and on other stops the view was obstructed because we were next to another ship. these river boats park right up against each other...which means to disembark, you need to cross through the neighboring ship. Kinda funny, but I don't think I would pay extra for the balcony because it has limited use