The river cruise itself was good, except we could not use the upper deck. First because it rained a little, which we expected, but with the coming of all the low bridges and locks the upper deck was unavailable the majority of the time. Because of this I would not recommend this particular river cruise. The customer service before our trip was not my expected Viking experience. I never received ...
Our Cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest was wonderful, the ship was beautiful, the cruise director Richard was just amazing as was his off-sider Andree. The staff on the ship were brilliant, from the cabin butlers to the food waiters. We had to change ships halfway through the cruise due to water levels and went to the Ruby. Staff on both ships were very good but I must say the food on the Ruby ...
We chose this after we both recently retired. My wife wanted to see Paris and I always wanted to see Germany where my ancestors were from. Prague was the plus. We are both young enough yet where we want to be able to walk and see history and was not disappointed. The trip was beautiful a little on the cool side but had some sunny days mixed in. The accommodations at Paris had switched a couple ...
I was hoping that after 10 years that this ship would have been given a spruce up and a refurbishment with the bland Scandi decor. A King bed split for King singles into twin share would have been a better size than a Queen bed but I suppose that would leave no room at all for a bedside table. The cost of the river cruises are alot more than the ocean cruises and considering Viking have a large ...
Wanted a small ship experience and liked the route this one took. Unfortunately the weather on our trip was atrocious. We had maybe 5 hours of sun during the entire time. Not only rainy, but very cold and windy. We were prepared for temperatures in the 50's but not this. Of course this was not Viking's fault but it put a damper on all the excursions. As far as excursions, the ones that ...
This was our third Viking River Cruise and very nice. It was mostly what we've come to expect from Viking but not quite what it used to be. It seems the biggest difference is in the dining rooms with fewer wait staff. It also seems the wait staff isn't as polished as they've been in the past. I have to assume there were a lot of employees who weren't able to survive the Covid impact on the ...
We have done many ocean cruises with several different companies, but this was our first river cruise with Viking on the ship Alsvin for the Cities of Light cruise from Paris to Prague. If you like a very structured, well organized cruise this is an excellent cruise. If you like to visit cities on your own, visit friends, or like a lot of free time at each location do not take this cruise. Your ...
We chose this cruise as my husband and I have mainly been on ocean cruises, and wanted to experience a river cruise. We have sailed on Viking ocean before, so we felt that choosing Viking River cruise would be a safe bet. The itinerary was well chosen, but it was the optional tour to Rothenburg ob de Tauber (in Germany) that was our absolute favorite! The old part of the city was wonderfully ...
Loved Prague. Viking booked us a hotel near the Old Town section, and everything was perfect. One of my favorite cities. From Prague we bused into Germany to get on our cruise. The staff, as always, were fantastic! Our room was exactly as we expected. We love the balcony and spent our evenings sitting out and enjoying the passing scenery. The food was good, not great, but very good. We ...
Recommended by friends. We went as a group of 10 friends and it was a wonderful experience to be on this cruise all together. The crew was great, extremely helpful. The rooms were very comfortable (I recommend a balcony room) and the food was excellent and plentiful. We signed up for the beverage package and did not regret it. The site trips were well organized. Down points are that we spent quite ...