South America Viking Sea South America Cruise Reviews

We decided to do this cruise because of it's very different itinerary. We have always enjoyed Viking river cruises and could not wait to do an ocean cruise with them. My advice: DON'T. The staff were all very good and quite helpful, BUT The food was just so-so, and eating in the main dining room was way too long, 2 1/2 to 3 hours each night. The food in the buffet was underwhelming, and ...

Tom and Jackie Review San Juan to San Juan December 21 2019 to January 11 2020 Tom and Jackie Morgan Review San Juan to San Juan December 21 2019 to January 11 2020 First the good news 1. Most of the crew were really good especially our room cleaners Roslyn and Kenneth together with our Japanese beautician 2. Restaurants were mostly good and the buffet was real good and ...

When we saw the ad on PBS touting the elegant experience we should expect aboard a Viking cruise, we believed the hype and signed up for their cruise to the Caribbean and Amazon. The itinerary certainly sounded interesting and we were excited. Having now had it, I can say that this Viking experience was barely average, especially when compared with other cruise lines in the same price point. ...

We wanted to sail the Amazon River and enjoy the view from our balcony (see cabin review). The balcony was so disappointing. Food: The food is excellent. Our favorites were The Restaurant and Manfredi's. Chef's Table is fine if you like the fixed menu for that night. The included wine with lunch and dinner was another disappointment. There's one choice each day, red or white. You don't ...

We are in our late 60s. Australians. We had long heard of the wonders of the Amazon and the beauty of the Caribbean and this cruise took in both those destinations. We were so disappointed. The ship itself is good. Very well appointed, in excellent condition, lovely cabins and nicely decorated. 900 people is not huge and our cruise was child free. The passengers were 95% middle America. We have ...

We chose this cruise because the itinerary sounded very interesting and the Viking small ocean ships appeal to us. We have sailed on this ship before (Feb, 2017 and March, 2016) and loved the ship, food, entertainment, shore excursions and the staff, This particular cruise did not come close to matching our previous trips. The staff were very friendly but seemed overwhelmed. The tours were ...

We are just off the 22-day inaugural Viking Sea “From the Caribbean to the Amazon” cruise (Dec. 16, 2017 to Jan. 6, 2018). While comments about this voyage exist in several threads across the CC boards, I thought I would provide my review in a separate, purpose written site. Having completed 37 cruise with Princess, this was our 3rd Viking Ocean cruise. I’ll try to keep this short and to the ...

Having cruised on the Viking Sea before, I felt this cruise was not up to Viking standards. Many of the crew appeared poorly trained - could walk past diners in need of table service without allowing eye contact. Many dining staff walked empty handed through the dining areas with no apparent purpose. The captain (or someone) could have made announcements as to our location now and then, or as ...

We did two Viking river cruises and we were very pleased with the entire experience and especially the quality of the tours and the knowledge and deportment of the tour guides. We have also taken a number of Caribbean cruises with other cruise lines. The Viking ports of call were second rate and the tours were very disappointing. We attribute much of this to the fact that Viking is new to the ...