Viking Magni River Cruises Reviews

My husband and I (retired, 65 and 70) have been indulging in high end travel since we became empty nesters, but our last cruise was in 1997 with kids. We’ve been receiving catalogs from Viking for years and this year the lure of unpacking only once was strong and Europe at Christmas was enticing. On the positive side - We booked our own travel and made our way to the Magni without any ...

We chose this cruise for the itinerary and time of year, hoping for a chance at some cooler weather than we're used to where we're from. As it happened, the two weeks of our cruise coincided with the hottest two weeks of the year for this region. This might not have been a big deal if there hadn't been generator and subsequent A/C issues on the boat. The A/C issues impacted our cabin as well as ...

Past experience with Viking was good. This was our 3rd Viking cruise. The first was Russia in 2019 and Italy, Greece, and the Adriatic in 2022. I honestly love Viking. We just had a bad experience on the Grand European river cruise due to the ship having some issues (3 of the 4 propellers were damaged). We splurged on the Explorer suite, of which there are two, on the back of the boat. I would ...

Service on Magni was very good. Had to switch ships halfway due to water levvels. Staff not nearly as attentive or nice. Third day they were still asking us what our cabin number was when we ordered a drink. On Magni, they knew day one. Food was ok, not a big selection.Got very tired of busing everywhere, especially last day. Spent 8 hours on a bus. I paid for a river cruise! Saw some ...

We are only 5 days into our cruise Let the following events determine if Viking is your cruise line Day 1 Arrive at designated embarkation point to discover no ship no crew and no advice where the ship is to be found. Eventually discover ship is 4 miles (10 km) away in an obscure industrial berth. Spend Euro 20 on taxi. On arrival no apology and no reimbursement. Day 3 Bathroom Shower ...

Like most of the passengers on this river cruise, I fell for Viking's relentless promotions and advertising. In particular, visiting the Christmas markets sounded like fun. So, off my husband and I went. Embarkation went smoothly. Lunch was waiting when we arrived, and when our cabin was ready we were escorted there. The cabins on this new ship are quite nice. Smallish compared to today's ocean ...

My family of four sailed out of Basel in December, 2104 on the Viking Magni Rhine Getaway. Positives: New beautiful ship with a sleek and comfortable design; extraordinarily well-designed staterooms that maximize space and efficiency (NOTE: see below note regarding room odor); wonderful captain and terrific tour guides. Negatives: 1.Having taken a Uniworld Seine River cruise two years earlier, I ...

We arrived at Budapest Airport at 10:30 PM after 11 hours on airplanes and found we had NO luggage? We were met after the luggage experience, requiring the filling out of paperwork for LOST Luggage, by a individual with a sign displaying "Viking in Red", with NO other identification? We were SO tired we didn't think to ask him for ID? Got in his van and spent a 20 minute riding to the SHIP in the ...

We sailed on the Viking Magni (the newest of the long ships) from Budapest to Amsterdam on it's second voyage. This was our second river cruise, but I cannot compare it to the one I took 20 years ago. We have cruised on Holland America, Cunard, and our last two were on Regent 7 Seas. Comparing a Viking river ship to Regent is not a fair comparison. Viking does not claim to be a 5 star line, and it ...