Viking Star Review
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First Viking Cruise, my wife and I enjoyed it immensely. Good staff, very engaged and aware of customer needs. Lots of attention to detail like constantly refreshing buffet offerings in World Cafe. The "all in" policy on tips, free mini-bar etc was nice.
The Port Talks were excellent, and gave a good idea of what to expect. The talk and slides on the antique cars was great. How do the Cubans maintain 60 year old cars, and get simple things like oil filters. All answered. Talks on politics, on the cities to be visited, etc.
Room 6031 was clean, and perfectly fine for a short cruise. The lack of drawer storage was notable,so we threw the hair dryer, shoe shine pack, etc into the closet to create more space.
Cabin Review
Liked the cabin. We travel light, and didn't need a lot of drawer space. Fine veranda, lots of space. Great lighting. Easily the best bathroom I've seen in 15 cruises on most major lines.
Port Reviews
Cienfuegos
The botanical tour had a great guide. The former Harvard forest area was great, with an enormous variety of plants. We saw a lot of rural Cuba from the bus. Horse carts, bus-trucks, mopeds, revolutionary art, government housing, etc.
The cultural tour had a fine choir singing Cuban music. The singers and musicians were very proud of their craft. The guide seemed to be new, and was not the equal of the others