We have travelled with Viking many times (12 I think )in the pre Covid times. For this trip we met up with friends that we had met on a river cruise in China five years previously. Making friends is one of the joys of river cruising . We had the extension in Budapest staying in a first class hotel in Buda. Viking always have used superb hotels on all our trips. This trip met all our expectations. The service on board was exceptional. Friendly, obliging and and always entertaining staff make the trip a joy to wake up to. Cleanliness was a key priority on board following Covid and this was reassuring to us all. The entertainment on board provided by the talented musician Blondie was superb and completed every evening so well. The restaurant was well organised and gave us a wonderful and varied choice of menus served by experienced and knowledgeable staff. Organised excursions were appropriate for each destination and Guides informative and interesting.

This is a trip I would love to do again and it has certainly wetted my appetite to river cruise again with Viking,