We have enjoyed previous river cruise with Viking and we convinced our good friends to join our trip! We had the "usual" great quality on-board crew and staff. Food was great, off shore tours were wonderful and kept us in shape! I would recommend the 8 day cruise for the first time Viking passengers since the 15 in a bit more demanding for off shore tours, albeit they are included at no cost! The room Stewart was great, bar keepers great, and the waiters made every meal fun and enjoyable. We are definitely Viking cruise people and have already purchased vouchers for next cruise. We are considering the Viking ocean ship now. We are searching for a trip that will travel to areas new to us. We want to travel obviously when the weather is friendly for ocean travel. Overall, Europe is one of the most beautiful areas to travel.