Viking Ocean Santiago (Valparaiso) Cruise Reviews

The good points: The ship was just as amazingly comfortable as I expect from Viking. An A+ there. The food was pretty good, exactly as always. (Which is getting a bit boring. I wish they followed Viking River and had more variety and more local dishes.) The one bright spot was a Chinese food station they added which was much appreciated. Finally, the scenery -- once we got there -- was ...

Having been to Europe on Viking River & Ocean we thought we would try South America this time. Disappointing as Argentina and Chile not very open to tourists. Getting off in Buenos Aires was a disaster-3 hours through customs and 6 hours to get luggage delivered to room. The ship and crew as always were up to Viking standards! The excursions tried hard to show us items of interest but some ...

Chose this cruise as way to see South America as land tours involved a lot of flights. Silversea was my first choice but it was sold out. We have done the Hurtigruten Norway fijords but otherwise this was our first cruise. The good stuff first: Viking Jupiter is beautiful ship--well-designed and top-notch finishes. Stateroom was spacious and comfortable. Staff were attentive and helpful and ...

AVOID THIS CRUISE UNLESS YOU WANT TO STAY ON BOARD THE ENTIRE TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!! Great ship; good crew, with just a few exceptions. The problem is the excursions offered by Viking. Food is much better than Royal Caribbean and Carnival, but nowhere near the quality offered on Oceania. I chose this trip based, in large part, on the Andes Mountains lake and mountain photograph on the Viking ...

We chose this cruise for the itinerary and time of year, being Christmas. We tossed up between it and Norwegian but thought a smaller ship would be better for being able to get in closer and see more. Having done other ocean cruises with other lines we imagined how wonderful Christmas would be on a ship. Not to be! Apart from some evening carols 2 days before, nothing else! Just another day ...