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Any experience with Viking Cruises?

Posted on 10/10/16 at 8:30 pm
Posted by cbi8
Nashville
Member since Mar 2012
6801 posts
Posted on 10/10/16 at 8:30 pm
Just booked my honeymoon with Viking Cruises. The future wife and I will be going on the Rhine Getaway

It's an 8 day cruise that goes to the following places:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
Cologne, Germany
Koblenz, Germany
Heidelberg, Germany
Strasbourg, France
Breisach, Germany
Basel, Switzerland

Anybody have any experience with this cruise line/these stops? Any recommendations/tips?

Thanks!
This post was edited on 10/10/16 at 9:17 pm
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65533 posts
Posted on 10/10/16 at 9:03 pm to
I've been to all the stops except the first two, you'll enjoy the trip. Strasbourg is the highlight (to me) of the ones I've visited, Basel is nice too. I've been on the Rhine on day cruises and it's got some nice views.

I've known several couples who've gone on Viking Cruises and all of them have enjoyed it. I would think you did well booking that for a Honeymoon, from what I've heard there's little-to no riff-raff on those vessels and the fare is good. I'd go on all the possible land tours they offer, you'll still have a lot of time on the tour vessel.

Congrats on the impending wedding and have fun.

Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35482 posts
Posted on 10/10/16 at 9:05 pm to
There's zero riff raft. Those are expensive cruises and everything is covered in the price of the cruise. We're discussing a future river cruise in Europe with friends.
Posted by cbi8
Nashville
Member since Mar 2012
6801 posts
Posted on 10/10/16 at 9:15 pm to
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soccerfüt



We will be sure to take full advantage of all that they offer!

Thanks
Posted by Spirit of Dunson
Member since Mar 2007
23111 posts
Posted on 10/11/16 at 5:23 am to
I've never done a viking cruise, but have been to all of the cities - all are nice, and we visit a few of them several times a year.
The stretch between Koblenz and Heidelberg is called the "Romantic Rhein". It is a beautiful area (depending on the season). We've done day tours in that area a few times.
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there's little-to no riff-raff
I've run into the tour groups from viking cruises a ton. There is no riff-raff since the average age is ~68 years old. Maybe the demographics are different on the boat, but the land tours are very senior.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29473 posts
Posted on 10/11/16 at 6:09 am to
Dude report back with pics and review...this could be one of the best journals ever on here


Posted by cbi8
Nashville
Member since Mar 2012
6801 posts
Posted on 10/11/16 at 6:21 am to
I'll be purchasing a GoPro for this trip so I can document everything.

We won't be going until early November 2017, though.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29473 posts
Posted on 10/11/16 at 8:10 pm to

Posted by BigB0882
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2014
5308 posts
Posted on 10/12/16 at 3:11 pm to
This is on my bucket list. We had a Baltic scheduled but canceled it and booked an Alaskan cruise with friends instead. When we do finally bite the bullet and plan for Europe we will have to decide between a Baltic cruise with a stay in London or the more expensive Viking Cruise but perhaps less of a stay in London since we will see more of the interior of Europe. Hard decision.
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