After sailing almost exclusively with Regent, we decided to try Viking for our next Ocean cruise. They offered an itinerary not available with Regent at an attractive price. It was a 16 day Los Angeles to Hawaii return. This long post maybe helpful for those who are considering switching or choosing between the two.
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Chose our 1st Viking cruise from an advertised special on internet. Didn't appreciate had to pay for cruise in full at time of booking. Very inconvenient. The attention to detail definitely noted. The food very good and well presented.would have liked more variety of entertainment and more recent movies in state room. Staff was wonderful. Disappointed in excursions but narrators and drivers were ...
Panama Canal cruise with Viking is the best cruise I have ever been to by far.
Buying cruise and after sale communications - A+.
Ship Mars - A+. New ship feels like NEW. Great design, smooth sailing.
Stateroom - A+. Spacious room with balcony, large bathroom, fully equipped.
Food - A-. Buffet on the deck 7 and The Restaurant on the deck 2 are both outstanding. Specially restaurants on ...
From the embarkation to the sad day we had to leave the ship, it was wonderful. The weather and the seas did not take away from the on board experience. This was our first Viking cruise and I can see why they won Best. We have been sailing with another luxury cruise line that has reduced it's quality. Viking gave us what we paid for. Crew was exceptional from the Officers to cleaning crew. All had ...
We chose this cruise so we could celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary in a special way. This was our first cruise.
I would have liked at least two days at each port for further sightseeing. Half a day was just too short.
We ate primarily at the World Cafe. I can control what I eat and how much I eat better at a buffet. I don't eat fish and felt there was an over abundance of fish featured ...
We chose this itinerary because we had done a Viking river cruise and thought having a journey with more relaxing time onboard would be very luxurious and relaxing. The accommodations are nice, spotless and relaxing. There are many areas to spread out on the Star. Many places to socialize, have a drink or seek privacy and read a book. Housekeeping services were exceptional, our room steward did a ...
Fort Lauderdale to L.A. Through the Panama Canal. The canal was outstanding and a tic off our bucket list. Everyone should experience this marvel of humankind.
This was our 3rd Viking Ocean Cruise. As always the ship and crew were outstanding. So were the lectures and excursions. But, there were simply too many sea days for us. Not really Viking's fault. One port was closed because of Covid ...
Although at the end of the active part of the pandemic Viking Star provided an excellent cruise experience. Daily PCR testing kept the management ahead of any problems. Several missed ports due to Covid. No refunds of port charges. Not much on board program offerings. Staff was excellent. Enjoyable, but not remarkable experience. Food was very good, but not up to Oceania standards. ...
Viking Sun - Ocean Cruises
Pacific – Chile to Los Angeles Dec19 to Jan 20
De-luxe cabin deck4
Viking ships are beautiful, beautifully kept, cabins and bathrooms are spotless and the TV is very clever with all ship info online. Free wi-fi works well. Food is good and wine/beer included with meals and gratuities included. Plenty of lectures and the entertainment singers/team are top ...
Love cruising with Viking so wanted to take this cruise with them. This was our 4th ocean cruise with them. The ships are spotless. The crew is friendly and polite. You can rely on them.
The rooms are larger. Bathroom larger. Every room has a lanai.
Loved our cabin boy. Anything we needed, he got for us.
The food was excellent. All freshly cooked. No preservatives.
The lectures were ...