Viking Europe - River Cruise Reviews

Our Viking river cruise exceeded our expectations. The service was exceptional, food plentiful and delicious, and the included shore excursions were informative and fun. We bought a pre and post extension and both were amazing. We experienced smooth transfers, superior hotels that were centrally located and had delicious buffet breakfasts, and very helpful Viking hosts. We visited amazing ...

Everyone who told me about Viking river cruises had nothing but praise for Viking. They were right. Viking was attentive to every detail. I never felt adrift. The accommodations were excellent. The food was way beyond expectations. The excursions were first class. Everyone in the crew treated me with respect, professionalism, good humor, and kindness. I knew I was in good hands when someone from ...

We are repeat customers with Viking and once again we were not disappointed. The ship and room were clean, the crew friendly and professional and the scheduled ports kept you busy. The food service was excellent, and the quality was outstanding. Each afternoon Viking conducted a "Port Talk", prior to dinner, to discuss the city we were stopping at the next day. They would explain the history of ...

Viking seems to have figured out how to have a nice, relaxing time, on board. The ship is beautiful, and the staff truly seems to take pride in it and their work. Everything was clean, food was delicious and service was wonderful. However, we signed up for this as a Christmas Market cruise and there was very little of that! At each port, we got off the ship and were (literally) marched miles ...

The Viking Mani was a wonderful sail down the Rhine River with an incredible, scenic view. The stateroom was immaculate; it felt as if we had our own personal cleaner. Each stop had an excursion included with educational, informative guides. The historical excursions were a bonus as we later enjoyed the Christmas markets. Safety was ensured. We had the opportunity to take a "business card" ...

We wanted to experience Christmas in Switzerland, Germany and France along the Rhine River. We were not disappointed! I have never seen so many Christmas markets in my life! Excellent buying experience with great food and drink. We felt welcomed everywhere we went. The tours were interesting, but frequently unavailable due to capacity limits. Most of the tours were filled to capacity before we ...

We chose this cruise to combine a great 2008, stayed, low-key, Rhine experience with Christmas Markets. Further, we invited and brought along another couple. The cruise was just ok, but, tiring (unnecessary, prolonged tours at the expense of the target Christmas Markets.) without some evidence that Viking has shifted back to our low key 2008 experience and away from a Carnival/AMWAY approach, this ...

We chose this cruise because we previously enjoyed the Christmas Markets in Austria in 2016. The cruise started in Prague which had the nicest of the markets and was beautiful from the different periods of architecture that made this city from two hundred and beyond to date. The markets in the smaller German towns were nice and the Meissen porcelain factory was extremely interesting. Our ...

We specifically chose it because it was originally advertised as a Christmas Market Tour for 12/2020. After 2 Covid related cancellations we finally went this month. No longer advertised as a CMT, but itinerary was the same. It was absolutely amazing. A couple of issues with 2 tour guides and one day of dirty bus windows, but that was minor compared to the wonderful service, activities, Christmas ...

We chose this cruise mainly for the Christmas atmosphere, the interesting and unfamiliar locations, and the Christmas Markets. The weather was a bigger influence than we planned on. We weren't expecting so much ice and snow and such cold temperatures. The tours were mostly good and the scenery was amazing. I wish we could have had more time in the markets. When you book your excursions, they ...