"My Wife and I just returned from Budapest, Hungary where we finished our 10 day river cruise on the River Beatrice. This was a Uniworld trip which included virtually everything, from all meals, excursions,..."Read More
I went along on this cruise with my mother and her partner, not expecting a lot. I'd heard about the big ocean cruises which are like crowded, floating malls full of drunk people, and a million a la carte expenses: taking a cruise sounded like the last thing I'd ever want to do. Well below a root canal. But this was absolutely wonderful.
Everything was taken care of, from flights to pick up at ...
Have been ocean cruising for a few years now and thought we would give river cruising a try.
We saw Jane Mcdonald on a Danube river cruise, liked the itinery, so started looking around. Viking seemed to get a lot of excellent reviews, nothing negative that we could find, so we booked with them.
First off, they posted a nice personalised brochure to us. I logged onto their website and ...
This was our first River Cruise and one has to remember it's very different from the large liners which we're used to! Cabins smaller, but adequately furnished with well stocked toiletries in the bathroom. Excellent quality linen and towels and comfy bed (far superior than those in the Hilton in Budapest at the end of the cruise). All the staff were wonderful; so polite, friendly, professional ...
This was our first cruise with Viking and we truly had no idea how it operated. However, soon after landing in Budapest, after a cancelled flight, and the young lady that met us at the gate relieved our worst fears. The Hotels we stayed in were beautiful and the food delicious.
The guides provided by Viking were Courteous, knowledgeable, and well organized.
The Ship was always clean and ...
We heard it was the best so we wanted to give it a try, was not disappointed. Right from the pick up at the airport to the friendly receptionist...especially Joanna to staff who escorted us to our stateroom....everyone was professional and there did not seem that any request could not be met. Bence the bar tender was absolutely fantastic...professional friendly. Our housekeeper Nicolai was ...
We had such a great trip on our first Avalon river cruise in 2016 that we made plans shortly thereafter to enjoy our second one in 2018. And our Prague to Budapest trip in 2108 did not disappoint....it was awesome. We arrived one day early in Prague and explored on our own and that day combined with the included three days gave us a wonderful Prague experience. Mother nature did throw us a ...
This being our first cruise we were always attracted to taking a river cruise. Much more to see and do than on a ocean cruise. The included daily excursions would give us a opportunity to visit cities we may never get to. We started in Prague for three days and then caught the boat in Passau on the Danube. We stopped along the way in Linz, Melk, Vienna, and Budapest. In researching different ...
My hubby and I had a great time on this trip. It’s our first time to cruise with Viking. We bought it with free air, it was a deal indeed! All meals are included. We arrived in Munich Germany, then drove for couple hours to Passau. We started in Passau Germany, vienna and ended in Budapest . The staff was very helpful and friendly. Our cabin was quite large for both of us. We had the balcony. ...
Some friends had done this same cruise last year and rated it very highly, and I had always wanted to visit Prague and Budapest. I agree with the rating. The staff was wonderful, the meals reflected local cuisine and were quite good, and the excursions, both those that came with the cruise and the add-ons, were superb, done by local people with a lot of knowledge.
The other passengers were ...
We took the plunge and took our first River cruise with Viking in April. Overall it was an amazing trip with a first-class ship, service, crew, and ports. We can't think of anything they could have done better. From embarkation (right to our room then a buffet to eat) to the departure-all done so very well by Viking.
Prestige was in for an overhaul in 2017 and it showed. Refurbished rooms ...