River Cruises Reviews

We loved the cruise. Great trip, food, excursions, services, the top deck viewing/walking area and cabins were exceptional. Unfortunately, almost everyone got a mild case of Covid. Regarding the flight arrangements, I was disappointed that my airport - PHL - was not used for a direct flight to Europe. There are direct flights from PHL to Amsterdam which would have saved us 2 1/2 hrs. Going ...

We chose this cruise because we had done the Rhine Getaway and wanted an extended time through Hungary and Austria. We did a pre-cruise in Budapest to recover from jet lag and enjoyed browsing Central Market and touring the Jewish Synagogue. We did several included excursions on our cruise and three optional excursions…the best one was the barge tour in Kinderdyjk, Amsterdam to visit a working ...

We chose this cruise because we'd never been to Romania, Serbia, or Bulgaria, and we wanted additional time in Budapest, where we had been cut short on a prior trip. We did the pre-extension to Transylvania, which was wonderful. Gorgeous area, and beautiful mideval town of Brasov. I have taken 8 Viking River cruises, and have always been impressed with the ships and personnel. However, each ...

My wife and I booked our cruise down the Rhine as a retirement indulgence. We chose a September sailing so that the ports of call would be less crowded with families since most kids would be back in school. Overall, we enjoyed our experience, but we got off to a bit of a rocky start. Our flight into Basel was delayed so we arrived about an hour later than originally expected. There was a ...

We chose a grand European tour so we could see many sites on one trip. We chose Viking because of their high ratings, and we were not disappointed. The ship was nicely laid out with opportunities for indoor or outdoor relaxing. The staff couldn’t have been more accommodating. The food was delicious, and we appreciated the serving sizes- so much more appropriate than American restaurants. We did ...

I was interested in visiting all of the places on the itinerary. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because we had to switch ships in the middle of the trip. It was not Viking's fault and they absolutely handled it like pros! Mother Nature was at fault. If I could have given a 4.9 I would ! The staff was wonderful, the ship was spotless, the food and drink were delicious, and the tour ...

We chose this cruise because it sailed to places we had not been and wanted to see. Our Cruise Director, Hotel Manager, Chef, and all other crew members were exceptional. Viking goes above and beyond to ensure a positive guest experience. We enjoyed visiting medieval villages like Regensburg, Germany, and touring the Melk Abbey. A highlight and surprise was the classical Concert we attended in ...

I had never been to the northwest of the USA and wanted to see what it was like. I enjoyed the trip very much. Lots of good food and the staff was friendly. The wine tasting place, Evoke, was terrible. The wine was not very good and the person pouring did a bad job. Dave the cruise director was great as was Cam the excursion director. The entertainment was very good with the local ...

We chose the cruise because we were interested in the history of Egypt and especially the times of the Pharaohs. The entire package was 11 days with 7 of the days aboard the Viking Ra; a small river craft with an excellent crew. We enjoyed the briefings from the two Egyptologists on board as well as their daily guiding experiences. The chef on board the Ra was excellent as was the dining ...

Our first Viking vacation and first river cruise. We did the 2 day add-on in Amsterdam and 2-day add-on in Budapest to help time zone adjust and get a chance to visit Budapest, a city we've never explored before. Viking made the arrangements and frankly, this was one of the highlights of our vacation. That is not to say that we didn't enjoy the river cruise, but the hotels were centrally ...