River Cruises Reviews

We were invited to join some friends whose cruise had been cancelled during Covid, so we booked our trip and arrived 3 days prior to do some sight-seeing of our own. Little did we know that would be the best part of our trip. Viking changed the itinerary based on French Strikes that were planned weeks before departure and would not let us reschedule without forfeiting 65% of our money. This ...

Selected Viking as advertised that they took care of you. Viking air stranded us in Istanbul Turkey and emergency services were NO help. Food was always cold bland tough. No available snacks between meals. Only one common area which was lounge. Only entertainment was a piano and singer who was very good but that was only option. No library as seen in advertisements. Not suitable if you use walker ...

Not sure why this itinerary shows 7 night Danube. Ours was a 14 day New Itinerary called "Capitals of Eastern Europe". I apologize for posting this review almost a year after the cruise. I spent a great deal of time writing a 20-page report with feedback and recommendations to Viking Cruises, thinking that they would want to know how poorly their business performed and thereby make changes. I ...

This was my second cruise with Uniworld. Staff is always good but corporate dropped the ball. I was told by staff that the lock on the Rhône between Avignon and Tain L’Hermitage had been broken since March 8. Our Cruise left on 3/19 and we were not told about it. You can also read about it on the French website CNR. There is no timeline to fix it. So we had to ride on a bus one day almost 4 hrs ...

Part of the charm of a Viking river cruise is the interaction with other passengers. Ship size and configuration creates a more intimate environment. In such an environment, Viking has a responsibility for the safety of its passengers when a communicable disease occurs on board. Viking failed in their responsibility to safeguard their passengers when Viking did not inform us that a passenger was ...

My friend and I chose this trip as it was advertised as the perfect way to spend Christmas. We are both widows with grown children who have families of their own. We believed this trip would be beautiful and would provide us with lovely memories. Boy, were we WRONG. Viking is an ok cruise line if all goes well. However if any issue comes up, you are very much on your own. Not only does ...

My husband and I chose to go on our first river cruise in Germany in December because we wanted to visit the Christmas markets. We were extremely disappointed and will never cruise with Viking again. The cabin was small but adequate and was kept clean. We were disappointed with the food except for the German fare. It was very disappointing to have only one restaurant with very specific dining ...

To celebrate my 75th birthday, as an early present from my husband, we decided to take a Viking River Cruise. We picked Viking because of their excellent reputation and ratings. We were impressed with the advertisements we saw on TV showing the ships docked in town; implying it would be easy to visit each stop. So in April 2022, we booked a 7-day Danube Waltz aboard the Viking Ingvi from ...

Wow, where to begin. We went on the Viking ship Skirnir. November 28- December 6, 2022. From when we first booked this cruise and until our departure, flights were changed several times (and we had to scurry to arrange upgraded seats each time on our own because “Viking doesn’t handle it”). Our ship was also changed at the last minute. When we got to the airport, we were told our flights were ...

Where do I begin? We booked the Paris to the Swiss Alps river cruise in 2019 to sail in 2020. Unfortunately due to Covid our cruise was cancelled that year. While rescheduling, the Viking representative suggested that we take a voucher that would be totally refundable with a 25% upgrade to our room. We took advantage of that offer believing that we could cash it in at any time. What a lie!! ...