AVIGNON (ARLES), FRANCE

Roman coliseum and theater were amazing. The Van Gogh was very informative.

Excellent excursion with knowledgeable local guide. Provided historic references to places we visited. Provided free time to shop and then finish the tour. Boat was docked right in town so very easy to return to town in the afternoon. Great shops and picturesque town.

Here is where things got bad. I was starting to get a cold and thought of skipping this excursion to rest. But high water made it impossible for any passenger to stay on the boat. So my wife and I took the leisurely excursion.. The guide did not know what leisurely meant. It was like the Bataan Death March. There were people with canes and walkers. The guide was told she was walking too fast and not stopping to wait. She started late and thought that she had to get every thing in and a shorter time. People were dropping out. But it gets worse. After the excursion we went back to the ship. I wanted to take a nap. Within five minutes a meeting was called and we would have to either go to Avignon and wait for the ship to get there or take a trip to one more wine tasting. I went to the wine tasting because I could sit down. We returned to the boat just in time for dinner and to go to bed. It was the last night and people had to get up early the next morning. Viking has to remember that there age demographic is 60 to death. We are getting a voucher for the inconvenience but I did not go on the river cruise to get money back.