This was our first Viking Ocean cruise. We love Viking River and we expected the same wonderful experience from Viking Ocean, but this cruise exceeded all expectations. The staff were wonderful, the food magnificent, the itinerary was well planned out and the excursions were amazing (despite some annoying, lingering covid-19 restrictions in the countries we visited). We were not expecting the quality and variety of entertainment that was provided: the classical musicians, the guitarists, the singers, dancers and performers were all excellent. We were impressed enough to book two more cruises while on board. We really appreciated the dinners we enjoyed at the Chef's Table restaurant. Now at home we just purchased a bottle of one of the wines that was a featured pairing so we can feel like we are still on vacation! We highly recommend the silver beverage package, and try to select the excursions on line as soon as they open up, as the popular excursions fill up quickly.