Viking Vilhjalm Review
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Our Viking Cruise experience was phenomenal – everything from the amenities, staff, program, and food was perfect. The Danube Waltz was full of activities that we were looking for – interesting sites that encompassed both the historical aspect and today’s attractions. I should note that we were by far the youngest passengers on our cruise, my husband and I are both 31. Many of our fellow cruisers asked if we were happy being the youngest ones aboard and honestly, we felt right at home. I wish Viking would market to others our age who don’t have kids but want ease of educational travel and not a booze filled trip where you never leave the boat. We made many lasting friendships on the boat and enjoyed getting to meet so many people with similar interests.
The size of our ship and the amount of passengers was perfect. There wasn’t a time when I felt like I was overwhelmed by the amount of people on the boat, and the excursions were parceled out to group sizes that were manageable to move around easily and efficiently. Our room was very comfortable and provided everything we needed. Viking should advertise that there is room under the bed to hold your luggage because I thought it was great bonus not to have to walk over my suitcase every time I entered the room. I also appreciated that there weren't any children running about. This was an adult only vacation and it was nice to not have to worry about children running around.
I was particularly pleased with the lectures that were given including the Vienna Coffeehouse Culture, Viennese history, and cooking class. Our program director, Joe, did a great job at the Vienna Coffeehouse Culture lecture, and I really loved when we were sailing through the Watchu Valley and on our way into Budapest his site commentary that was broadcast to the top deck so we could determine what we were seeing. Joe really did great job and making the trip fun – especially the night he hosted the “Liar’s Club” game. I forced my husband to go and we were both a little apprehensive about what a cruise game would look like, but by the end we were in stitches laughing so hard. Everyone that night did a great job at making 184 people laugh and have a good time.
Cabin Review
French Balcony
The room had everything we needed! It was clean and there was plenty of closet and drawer space. The best part is that they continuously seemed to clean our cabin. Everytime we came back to our room it was cleaner than when we left. Sweet Janet did an amazing job and keeping our room tidy.
Port Reviews
Cesky Krumlov
This was a great day. We enjoyed the Cesky Krumlov tour during the day with a great tour guide who gave historical commentary on our way to Czech Rupublic and then that evening we explore Linz on our own. There was a fair in Linz that we went to that night after dinner which was great to see after a day of so much history to explore today's culture.
Bratislava
This was my least favorite port, probably because it was sandwiched between two of my favorites. Bratislava is nice but it doesn't have as much to offer as Vienna or Budapest but it was interesting to see the other side of the coin of the reconstruction after the iron curtain went away.