This was our first Viking Cruise. My husband and I have done over 35 ocean cruises. I chose Viking because of their reputation and we liked the itinerary. This was a rebooking from a covid cancellation. We did the Prague pre cruise package.
Pre cruise: We arrived in Prague on Thursday. The Prague airport felt new and very clean. The line for customs was long, but moved pretty fast. The Viking ...
Viking provides a wonderful experience while traveling to Europe. I would never pay full price for the trip, so look for specials. (It can be a bit expensive.) The river longships are fun to ride on, and there is no "seasickness" effect as you might experience on an ocean ship. The crew was fabulous, and the personal attention they strive to give each passenger is the best! We want to go on ...
I'd dreamed about this cruise for a long time. After my husband died I decided to do it. Best decision I could have made. Viking has managed COVID issues exceptionally well. We traveled when daily testing was still required, as well as to return to the US. Viking took care of the necessary requirements in about as non-intrusively as possible. Public areas were always clean and stocked, ...
We chose the cruise on the advice of our travel agent and it was a great offer at the time but our cruise was cancelled due to COVID and the offer didn't remain the same it was more expensive even after the 25% discount the gave us. That couldn't be helped though. The deal was a casualty of COVID. The cruise was very nice. We loved all the things that were included like the excursion at every ...
We chose this cruise for the tour down the Danube. Our first river cruiswe and we were thrilled. We met wonderful people and the staff was amazing. Very friendly and helpful. The food was delicious. The cruise itself was so fun and picturesque. We really enjoyed the tours and learned so much about the history and culture of the cities and tours. We started 2 days ahead in Prague and then went to ...
Our first river cruise, Passau to Budapest aboard the Hermod. Overall very pleased with the cruise. We did the pre-cruise in Prague, everything was well organized by Viking. The tree days gave us time to adjust to the time change before boarding the boat. The Viking included excursions in Prague and on the boat were top-notch, their fleet of buses were noteworthy for cleanliness and ...
After having experienced the middle deck room in Uniworld’s Venice Cruise, the next year my husband and I were ready to sail the Danube from Passau to Budapest, but on the lower level.
For the most part, I was happy with the room, food and staff. The excursions could have been better described. Most guides but the one in Passau were quite knowledgeable about their subjects.
The ...
We wanted to see the Christmas Markets and this seemed an efficient way to do this. It was our first ever river cruise, and we were lucky to be able to sail the entire way given this year's chronic low water issues. Most of the staff were outstanding; very warm and helpful except perhaps for the tour director Lee, who seemed a bit prickly and distant at times.
The weather was VERY cold, ...
Chose this cruise for 2 reasons: a) My birthday b) Mary Berry on board as my wife is a fan!
The crew were excellent; all seemed to get on really well and were very efficient & cheerful
Excursions were also v.good with free time to explore. Local guides spoke good English & were easily understood.
The cabins have a poor layout & poor sound insulation. The wall which has your headboard has ...
We have sailed on both Viking River and Viking Ocean ships, which we have enjoyed a great deal. When we saw the itinerary for this trip we decided to go. We are very glad that we did, because we had the most wonderful time. The ports of call were all amazing. We saw and learned a great deal at each stop. All the tour guides were excellent and we especially found the tour guide for the ...