Viking went above & beyond to provide exceptional service & experience even though Elbe River was too low to sail on for entire cruise! Hotel stay in Berlin was excellent seeing very historical sights. All of the ports along the Elbe River were beautiful with friendly locals. Prague was amazing & a must see on any trip to Europe. The Viking staff provided exceptional service during entire cruise ...
We chose this cruise because of interest in the history and evolvement these Eastern European countries; and a personal Polish ancestral history. We were very impressed with a previous Viking sailing and felt positive about booking with Viking once again.
The modern baby longship was beautiful; the crews at both stationary ports were awesome; the local guides,Heike, Jana and Nandor were ...
We chose this cruise because it fit our calendar and took us to new places and some we wanted to see again.
Staff was great and several stops were excellent and a few could be improved upon.
Prague was superb but we had been there before and knew how to use the public transportation. The included tours were good. We also went off the Czech National Technical Museum which I had seen before. ...
The Lounge on these long ships is my favorite place to be while on board. The atmosphere is lovely and changes throughout the day. The mornings are quiet, mid-day the casual lunch buffet is wonderful and picks up the pace and after dinner, the mood is lively. In the late afternoons, I love bringing my book and getting a coffee and a bit of a cookie and sitting by the window in the lounge, ...
We were intrigued by the itinerary and opportunity to see a variety of places and things. (One previous cruise was the Castles and Cathedrals cruise from Basel.) The ship and crew from the Captain and Hotel Director down were totally involved with the passengers.
The Captain was often seen welcoming us back from our day's adventure and if you didn't talk with the HD or Tour Director once or ...
This is a great cruise for those who want an intimate, small cruise experience. We met just about all the passengers and the staff got to know us as individuals as we did them. For those who have sailed with Viking before the service, food , shore excursions and accommodations were exactly what one would expect. For first time cruisers you won't find a better river cruise experience. We also had ...
We wanted a river cruise for the relaxing and interesting experience. The Viking cruise on the Elbe River did meet our expectations as to interesting ports and a relaxing cruise. However although the quality of the ship, the Cruise director and ship service staff were wonderful, the cruise did not meet our expectations on a couple of issues. The entertainment on ship was not the best. We had ...
,The ship was smaller than the previous Viking cruises we have been on, but was perfect.
The tours both by bus and on foot in Berlin provided a tremendous amount of information, and whet our appetite to return another day
The shuttle from the hotel to the ship had engine failure, but was handled in a professional and expeditious manner.Boarding and embarkation was so smooth we were off ...
I went with my mother who is in her 80s and we wanted to end up in her childhood home of Berlin, so the Viking Elbe cruise was perfect for us. This was a lovely way to travel in comfort, style and luxury! The food was absolutely phenomenal! Everything was taken care of and planned for us. We met so many wonderful people, some of whom we are still in touch with over a year later! It was ...
We have taken 2 other Viking River Cruises which included days in Germany. This was an opportunity to see more of Germany, something different in Berlin than we had seen when on a Baltic Cruise, and especially stay for extra time in Prague.
This was our fifth cruise, and although China is still my favorite, this was the most enriching from a historical perspective (the Reformation in ...