River Cruises Reviews

First time in a river cruise and the experience was awesome inside and outside of the ship. Places and tours were amazing and full of history … the tour guides were completely knowledgeable about everything and made the experience very interesting. Plenty of food and beverages in the ship, never got thirsty or hungry. All the food from the 4 countries were delicious (Hungary, Austria, ...

I wanted to see Vienna & Budapest, so I got that accomplished. Frankly, though, I think that I would've preferred to simply rent a car and drive to these places for a whole lot less money. The ship was basically a floating hotel - there isn't much in the way of amenities on the ship other than a restaurant & lounge (which wasn't really much different than the restaurant). The piano player got ...

My husband and I are in our 30s and we still felt at home on the Viking trip. All of our tour guides were absolutely great. Had a lot of knowledge and we’re very nice really appreciated all of the staff. They were friendly, and still made all of our excursions work, and got to go to every port, even though the Rhine river was high. I do think we had a little less shopping time in free time in each ...

I was interested in visiting Prague and Paris and the price seemed very reasonable. I was not disappointed. In fact, it exceeded my expectations. The city tours were very educational and enjoyed all the walking. the staff on the Viking Hild were exceptionally kind and accommodating. The food was excellent as were the drinks. I appreciated the choice of entrees available. Visiting Prague was my ...

This was our first river cruise. We chose Viking because of its excellent reputation and the Prague to Paris itinerary looked exciting. Viking took care of everything...air flight, transfers, etc. A Viking rep met us at Prague airport and someone from Viking was with us the entire time. The Prague hotel and tour were excellent. Every detail was worked out as we made our way to the Hilde. The ship ...

It was my 1st time and I wanted to do something different. I met some wonderful people, had great food, and experienced different parts of the world in 7 days. I started in Basel, Switzerland, and then to Germany, France, and Amsterdam. Played card games in the lounge with two wonderful ladies I met on the journey. Met a very attentive, helpful, caring, fantastic crew. Shout out to Roberto and ...

This river cruise was absolutely fantastic!! We had such a great time! The food and staff onboard was absolutely wonderful! Every day our scheduled excursions or specialized tours were executed perfectly. Viking does such a wonderful job despite some issues .. out of their control with the high water levels … Viking went above and beyond to be sure we stayed on schedule and got to each planned ...

We had heard so much about Portugal and decided to go. We had gone on Emerald Liberte in the Spring and enjoyed ourselves, despite the French strike. The staff and the food are fantastic! Chef Marinho is gifted for such a young man. The Captain is 28 years old and he navigates the Douro perfectly. The excursions are informative and well thought out. The little extras they fit in were ...

This was our first Viking River cruise, but surely not our last. We had previously cruised with Vantage River cruises who have now gone bankrupt. We have also cruised on many Ocean Cruises with other lines. I've got to say this was much better. The Rhine and Mozel were both flooded, making a real river cruise impossible but the crew did such a fantastic job, we hardly noticed. Although we ...

Friends had recommended this particular cruise. It was our first Viking and river cruise experience. The cabin (Explorer Suite) was wonderful. As was the food. But it was just too cold to make use of the sun deck. Budapest and Vienna were great. Although we are not into classical music, we highly recommend the Vienna concert. It was an excursion highlight. As, of course, all of the Christmas ...