Viking cruise is just like their advertising state, its a thinking man's cruise not a drinking man's. There is always interesting lecture regarding the history of your next port as well as the interesting people in the region. All the included tours are great as well as any of the added tours. The local tour guide are knowledgeable and make their tour interesting and they tend to include some funny information which I loved. The ship is beautiful, the food on board is great (sushi every dinner in the buffet) and the staff are awesome. The ship has everything you would want to have including a veranda on every room, the ships furnishings are sleek and very neutral unlike some of the other cruise lines. The ship is not crowded at all even though the cruise have the maximum 930 passengers, you can always find a quiet place to relax. We always have enjoyed all the Viking Cruises that we have taken.