went on a river cruise with Viking and wanted to see if it would be as nice . The staff was very courteous throughout the complete cruise. Food was good and the special restaurants had a very nice menu. The trip from the ship to Berlin was out of this world and made an excellent shore excursion. Would recommend this cruise or any other Viking cruise to anyone that is planning on a cruise. All of the staff was very courteous inkling the cleaning crew . The personnel taking care of the cabin was of the highest caliber. Viking has a great job employing the correct people to handle all areas of the ship. The ship was kept clean throughout the cruise and everything was well taken care of. The shore excursions employed very knowledgeable personnel that kept the people enformed of the places we were at . A very nice cruise.