We picked this cruise because it was a new ship, smaller than many, and was covering many sites in Europe that we wanted to see. This cruise was the very best. Ship was beautiful and held a little over 900 people (better than 5,000). The crew to include the captain knew us by name shortly after we boarded. Their customer service was outstanding. Room was very nice and the food was the very best. We took many of the tours that were also very nice. The Viking Star was also given the highest Award, that being, the Best New Ocean Ship for last year. We loved the ship and all of the crew so much, that we have The Viking Star booked to go on again in January, leaving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. We would take this ship anytime. Thank you Viking for putting together such a beautiful ship and wonderful people.