Viking River Cruises Reviews

The cruise far exceeded our expectations: the excursions at each port were excellent, the food was incredible (except too much of it!), and the staff was, without exception, helpful, courteous and friendly. Our stateroom was immaculate, and tidied up every day by a very kindly staff member. The cooking staff was wonderful: no matter how busy they were, they always had a smile. We had bad weather most of the time (including a cold, windy deluge in Vienna), but it didn't stop us: the guides did a great job keeping things moving and interesting, and the Viking umbrellas were always available. In short, the cruise was delightful, and gave us overviews of places we intend to return to!

It was a great! We enjoyed our vacation though the weather wasn't nice for most of our trip. The staff were very attentive to our needs. Shore excursions were well coordinated. I'll say Viking has it down to a science.

We took the last cruise of the season and some but certainly not all the staff seemed tired and ready to be done. The tours varied from awesome to average or below, depending on the guide.

The flights through Viking were terrible. The ship was short staffed and it was obvious, most notably with meals.

Nothing was special. Food: average, Dining service: average, House wine choices did not change over the week. Nothing was delightful.

the viking ships parked along side other vessels and we were unable to view the Danube. I paid for scenery instead of a man smoking and not closing his drapes. on several occasions. Other than the noise room over the engine at night, NO SLEEP the nights we were moving

Viking staff are always helpful and considerate. The meals are always varied and well prepared.

Well, a river cruise is not an ocean cruise that was our first learning. It took awhile to get the hang of things as we are avid Ocean cruisers. There were a few places where I felt staff were non-responsive, especially when a gastro virus swept through the ship. There were more busses involved in getting to cities than we would have liked and we were uncertain as to why this was so. I don't envy the cruise director with all the ups and downs and daily changes to plans that I guess were mostly due to parking requirements, lock availability etc. We love the lock thing, 67 in all what treat. Cities were beautiful in the Christmas magic way. It was COLD, so make sure you have the right clothing and footwear. Food on this cruise was great!! Way better than our Viking Ocean cruise last year.

Low river, no sanitizer or safe dining practices, poor uninterested service, mediocre excursions, not many on ship activities. Good food, good wine, good cabin/great bathroom

It was wonderful

Excellent food and tours. Some things missing post pandemic.

Memorable 21 day trip over 4 rivers , 5 countries and 68 lochs to cross. The accommodations, food, excursions and entertainment was fabulous! Thank you to our booking agent Kathy Buzzini for making all the arrangements ??

Viking is wonderful , their service is unbelievable. The tours, food, and friendliness of the staff is very nice.

We have traveled with Viking many times before.The trip and staff were great. Our only complaint was the food did not live up to previous trips.

The cruising wasn't as beautiful as the Danube & Rhine Rivers. Excursions were very good

Excellent service, great food, wonderful staff, comfortable accommodations and interesting included excursion. Silver spirits package was great. Additional Marksburg castle tour was interesting however German dinner was not as I expected. Minimal German ambiance and entertainment.

Fabulous trip. Met so many nice people on board. Great itinerary. Worth every penny. Looking forward to doing another one. Cabins are small, but hardly spent any time in them. Vigorous trip. Not for anyone out of shape. Loved it!