Wanted to be on a great ship without massive amount of passengers. We had been reading about this cruise line and finally booked and never regretted it. Beautifully designed ship. welcoming crew members. Excellent food-well prepared and tasty at all levels, from the Buffet (which you really didn't seem like you were eating from a Buffet line) to the 3 restaurants which catered to each individual. Most Excursions were well planned and and very informative. Ship was designed with the passengers in mind, not just to build a ship, but built for the passenger to have an experience!!! Cabins were beautiful. every Port and shore excursions were planed out for each passenger who were going to disembark/embark were provided with information the night before, what time, which location and utilizing the room/boarding key made such a smooth transition ON & OFF the ship. The 4 day land tour arranged by Viking Cruise line was planned with the upmost care and details for the passengers to have the optimal fun.