As I had enjoyed the limited time I had spent in Norway on previous visits I was interested in the "Into the Midnight Sun" combined with the "Viking Homelands" voyage booked as "Baltic Jewels and Midnight Sun". I was able to convince my daughter to travel with me as she had sufficient holidays to fit into this schedule. We were able to leave home on the Friday evening and after 24 hours of travel arrived in London early the next morning (flying with time allows that), which was the day that we could board our ship. We had both travelled with Viking previously, but only on River Cruises, so it was comforting to find the same relaxed attitude on this ship and the same brilliantly trained staff.

Yes we did have a few problems with various items, but the crew on the boat were very willing to sort any problems that arose. There was a hiccough when the cruise title changed while we were in Bergen and all previous data was wiped (our cruise was booked as a single cruise) and also when some of our excursions were cancelled, but it was all finally rectified. Unfortunately this did take some time and a few trips to Guest Services, but it was good to know I wasn't the only passenger to have struck this problem.

The ship was immaculate, the crew attentive and courteous, the facilities all that could be desired and the client’s needs catered to. It may have been that I was travelling with a younger lady, but we were well remembered by any of the crew we interacted with. It was nice that our choice of drinks (from the water preferred to the non-alcoholic drinks I chose) was remembered and even the variety of tea each preferred in the Wintergarden. Read more