River Cruises Reviews

We spent a week on this boat and I can safely say that as a veteran of many European and American River Cruise ships, this is by far the worst I have ever encountered. We had previously traveled with American Queen up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and both were excellent. We had heard though that their recently acquired Empress of the West, just did not compare to the American Queen. In looking ...

On the previous week's sailing, the Viking Odin was stranded for several days in a small port near Frankfurt because of engine and electrical mechanical problems. for our trip, the following week, Viking decided to allow the trip to continue by staying at the boat still stuck near Frankfurt and bussing us to all the cities in Germany, such as Bamberg, Nuremburg, Rothenburg, Wurzburg, Heidelberg, ...

We booked a Junior suite for a special celebration. This was supposed to be a joint birthday celebration. Failed in every sense. We were supposed to have a butler who would bring tea/coffee in the morning and be there for evening drinks on your terrace. On day 2 we had not seen a butler, we asked about the service at reception, later he knocked and asked what we wanted, quite abruptly, we ...

This is not really a cruise. The boat doesn't leave Bordeaux until Monday lunchtime and you are back by Thursday. Tours involve lengthy bus journeys. The staff aboard the Forseti are brilliant and very helpful. Unfortunately when we moored at Liborne there was another boat moored between us and the shore. To get off the boat you had to climb up to the sun deck and over the other boat and down ...

We vacation often with over 25 ocean cruises. We were sold & expected a relaxing, stress less cruise, one which docked in the heart of the city and included a choice of tours. Instead, we got early morning bus rides and strenuous uphill tours with mostly mediocre lunches on land. We started out in Nuremburg on the Freya docked at a construction site with mounds of fine silt blowing on the ...

We arrived in Berlin on July 9th to be informed that due to low water level in the Elbe that our river cruise had just become a bus tour. We were supposed to have been notified by e-mail on July 7th or 8th but were not. It is really a travesty of justice that Viking never informed us or other people on our "cruise" that both Viking Elbe ships had been stranded since mid to late June. Also the ...

The ship never sailed. I don't know how they can call it a river CRUISE. I did not get notice until after I had arrived in Europe and lost the chance to cancel. it was supposed to cruise from Prague to Berlin. They substituted long bus rides and a move to a second ship, the Beyla. One day (Between the hotel and arrival at the ship) included a mandatory trip to walk around Litormerice for hours ...

Our very expensive Cities of Light Cruise proved to a huge disappointment. The service crew and tour guides were stellar - God bless them every one. But the boat crew and management not-so-much. There were a number of problems that weren't properly addressed - some that began on Day One and continued until we disembarked. • Mooring locations o On our final night, we docked in a dismal ...

Viking Cruise reference: Viking Delling River Cruise - Portraits of Southern France – Avignon to Chalon sur Saone July 1 to July 8, 2105 I am a retired USAF officer and still do occasional consulting work for DOD focused contractors. My wife and I live on a lake in NC and enjoy birding and traveling. We recently went to South Africa on a 21 day birding “safari.” We have been on a number of ...

this was our 4th Viking river cruise and to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. We had a wonderful precruise trip to Kraków. We then suffered a 6.5 hour minibus transfer to Prague. Before leaving I asked about this transfer and was assured it was a short comfy trip. After our day in Prague we were transferred to the Beyla a beautiful new ship designed for the Elbe. The water level of the ...