River Cruises Reviews

My wife and I were looking forward to our week aboard AMA Siena which left from Basel to Amsterdam. Overall, we had a nice journey but had some missed opportunities to rate this 5 stars. This was our second river cruise and first cruise on AMA. First we were not able to embark in Basel due to high water levels on the Rhine specifically in the locks near Basel. Waking up the morning of the ...

Viking offered some great incentives for their 25th Anniversary which was the nudge to finally sign up for a cruise. Why did I wait so long? Everything about the cruise was so well thought out from how they design the ship to how well they take care of their guests. I like the emphasis on preparing for the trip with book and movie suggestions. Their curated library and on-board TV also enhanced ...

We chose to go on this cruise as we had been invited to a wedding in Austria and were going to be in the area. I had never thought of visiting Eastern Europe, but it was a great adventure. Every city and town on the trip was beautiful. Budapest and the baths were great. Bratislava was quaint and lovely. Krems, Linz, Viennna, and Pasau, were all also great places to visit. The food on the ...

It was not really supposed to have been me on this cruise, originally. My mother had a gentleman-friend, and they were going to see Europe together, but he went to an ill-advised Christmas party in 2021 and died of COVID complications a few months later. Nevertheless, Mom had always wanted to do this cruise, and I love Central Europe, so she brought me along instead. In the age of ubiquitous ...

My husband and I are usually independent when it comes to vacations and we usually fly to Europe, rent a car, and manage our own itineraries and visits to places of interest. We had heard of Viking Cruises for many years and while we would never book a cruise on a large 'floating city', the size and scale of the river cruise ships seemed to be manageable for us. We had originally booked this ...

We wanted to sail the Rhine, which is near where we lived in Germany. This cruise was available the day after we completed another cruise and took us to Amsterdam from where we flew back home in Florida. From the Basil, Switzerland airport where we met Viking greeters to our transfer to the Amsterdam airport where we were met by Viking greeters who accompanied us to the check-in, we felt like ...

We chose this cruise because of the locations visited and our desire to try a river cruise. This was our first trip to Europe and it was a check off of our bucket list. It exceeded all of our expectations and we can't wait to do another river cruise with Viking. Our only criticism is that Viking forces you to spend all evenings with strangers/company. Some of the other cruise ships offer more ...

This was our first cruise. I wanted a small number of people and gentle water. Viking provided many choices for our meals. Everything we ate was well prepared and served as if we were dining in a white table restaurant with friends. No stuffy atmosphere. Our room and veranda provided just the right space with ample storage for our clothing. Housekeeping came through twice a day to freshen our ...

Pros: Very comfortable cabins, Professional but also friendly staff. Cons: cost efficient only for those who go in every excursion, Only one day in Vienna, cuisine generally non-impressive. This was a seven day cruise traveling west on the Danube River from Passau to Budapest. I’d note that the waters of the Danube were very high during the trip. Tauck river cruises are ...

I chose this cruise as it dovetailed nicely with my follow-on cruise in late May on the Ama Dolce in France. The cruise manager Luis Ribeiro was the best ever. He was constantly following up on every aspect of this cruise. He was always impeccably dressed. I started with 3 nights pre-cruise in Madrid with Luis. There was an excursion to Toledo which is a very nice town. Then we were bused to Vega ...