Viking Ocean Stockholm Cruise Reviews

We chose this cruise after having to cancel a special Norway trip in 2020. We have been on several Viking River Cruises that we enjoyed and looked forward to trying the smaller ocean cruise ships. The ship was beautiful and everything we expected after the river cruises. Clean, elegant and yet not overwhelming. The cabin and balcony were good while a little small (only one person can walk ...

Ship=excellent. Very nice public areas. Cabin=excellent. Based on videos, the standard balcony cabins had grossly insufficient storage space for us, and we travel light. So we upgraded to a penthouse veranda. Spacious, and more storage space than we could use. Entertainment=excellent. Initially, I thought it a bit cheesy, but by the end of the cruise, my opinion changed. The shipboard ...

I was highly disappointed with this cruise. We had a wonderful river cruise with Viking; this was no where near the quality. The food was so-so. I had trouble finding options for gluten free, especially at lunch. Service was great, though. The included excursions were a joke. Most of them were just bus rides. Sometimes, we were just left to explore on our own. I expected much higher quality ...

Summary: This is a great ship for an old person who likes wine and doesn't care about entertainment. If this isn't you, it's not much fun. Also, by the time you add up the cost of airfare, all the excursions and gratuities, you aren't much below the cost of a luxury cruise line like Regent. IMO this ship is not a good value. Even though my wife and I did enjoy the cruise, that was because of ...

I’ve always been interested in seeing the Baltic countries. That is why we choose this cruise. We came over a day early so we could see additional sites in Stockholm. Our plan was to leave Old Towne to do with Viking since they had a shuttle back to the boat. Well that day they didn’t have the shuttle so we totally missed touring Old Towne by foot. We were extremely disappointed and got no ...

This cruise was in celebration of our 50 wedding anniversary. We had sailed a Viking river cruise and while the ocean cruise was considerably higher in price than other cruise lines based on our river cruise we felt at ease with spending the additional money. With air and optional tours this cruise ended up costing $20,500. Was it worth the expense yes and no. Booking the air travel though ...

This was our second ocean cruise with Viking and we chose the Viking Homelands because of the amazing itinerary. We paid for the air plus but on the way back was not eligible for the transfer. They push everyone off the boat starting from 2:30 am to 8:30 am for the last airport transfer if you use Viking Air. We chose to leave later because we wanted to enjoy the last day of the cruise. It seems ...

This cruise company reminded me of driving a car but only getting to third gear. It could have been fantastic but there were some terrible instances of service and food. For instance, I sat next to pool on Sea day for five hours and there were no offers of water or drinks. But, several staff members were cleaning over and over again. We also sat in the explorer lounge for two hours and again, ...

This cruise had a lot of ports that were on our bucket list. We enjoyed the three over night port stops. Our room was nice and kept very tidy by our room steward Anton and his team. It could use some more storage for clothes such as shelves or a few more drawers. (That’s my only complaint). The ship is beautiful. The spa with the thermal suite and snow grotto is so cool. We went as often as we ...

Viking spends a lot of money on marketing and is indifferent to the travel experience of the guests. The only way to see the destinations is to purchase the high-priced optional excursions, as the included excursions tend to be "panoramic tours" (a drive-by in a bus--impossible for photographs!) that end up in an overpriced gift shop where guests are left to wander around for close to an hour ...