Viking Helgrim Review
4.5 / 5.0
What Pandemic? The cruise and all of its elements were outstanding and well managed.
Review for Europe River Cruise on Viking Helgrim
CTTravelerUSA
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: Nov 2021
Cabin: Veranda Suite
Portugal and Spain have been on the punch list for a while since a colleague and his spouses did the trip in 2019. Despite the year long delay, the cruise, including both land extensions in Lisbon and Santiago de Compostela were marked by great service, excellent food, wonderful tours and a well managed but ubquitous approach to the issues around COVID.
Despite those challenges the trip was as good as our Rhine cruise with them prior to the pandemic. The people of Portugal are warm and friendly and the majority of the cruise staff was Portuguese or of Portuguese descent so providing a great experience was in many ways personal to them.
As to the Douro ships being smaller, there is no downside. The care and maintenance is just as good and the public spaces, while smaller, were just as comfortable as we experienced with the "long-ships" on the Rhine.
Cabin Review
Veranda Suite
No different that our room on the slightly larger long-ships. Spacious, comfortable and always well maintained.
Port Reviews
Lisbon
Lisbon is Metropolitan but culturally rich and a long (and often overlooked) history of global exploration by the Portuguese.
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