I wanted to be able to say that I crossed the Atlantic by boat. We took the Grand European River Cruise with Viking in 2014 and we knew this cruise would also be very good. All cabins had a veranda, the cabin design and service was excellent. Entertainment during the cruise was very good, the daily lectures and evening shows were interesting and enjoyable. Dining was very good and the menu selection was varied every day. The ports and shore excursions were very good, although I think the one day stop at St. Marten in the Caribbean could be eliminated. We booked our cruise late and we added an extra day in Puerto Rico and Barcelona, but the hotel was already booked up in Barcelona. So Viking put us and about 10 other couples on the high speed train to Madrid, Viking did an excellent job of coordinating our transportation and the handling of our luggage so we could enjoy the day. It was disappointing that we traveled through the Strait of Gibraltar in the middle of the night, a daytime passage would have been better. All in all the cruise was very good, but one 6 day crossing of the Atlantic is enough in my lifetime.