My husband Ken and I and our friends John and Carol often travel together on trips. We got an amazing deal on a Viking cruise and since we had heard so many wonderful reviews from friends that had gone on river cruises in Europe we decided we couldn't pass it up. From the moment we set foot on the "Majical Alruna" we were hooked. The cabins were spacious and extremely well appointed. The staff was amazing, fun, and so helpful and courteous. We met some wonderful new friends that we have kept in touch with since the trip and hope to travel with again. And the food... We raved about the food, ate so well and have taken several recipes home to try again. The choices of food and wine matching the regions we traveled through were so well prepared and inspired we couldn't make up our minds what to try first. We are looking forward to planning our next Viking River cruise or possibly in the future trying a Viking Ocean cruise