Viking Ocean Athens (Piraeus) Cruise Reviews

We booked a cruise with Viking, from Athens to Venice , and embarked on the cruise onJune9 of 2023 .The cruise is called “ Empires of the Mediterranean.” No vegetarian should book with Viking !! As my wife is basically a vegetarian, even before making the booking on the cruise, I had taken the trouble of calling Viking directly and speaking to somebody in the culinary department to ensure ...

This is a pretty ship however, we were in CODE RED for the majority of our journey as there was a GI outbreak on the ship. This ship is odd, there is an unease among the crew on this vessel. You never see any of the officers or anyone socializing on the ship. The dance bar is near empty at all times. It's just a very very dull ship. I mean I'm all for elegant but 2 weeks with a near pin drop ...

We chose this cruise because it's itinerary was exactly what we were looking for on our dream vacation and we had heard nothing but good about Viking Cruises. We arrived in Athens 3 days before the cruise to get a more in depth experience in Greece. When it was time to embark we arrived at the port and were greeted and escorted aboard for an arrival lunch. Our stateroom was ready for us before ...