Memphis, Tennessee Port Reviews

We to Graceland,it was very interesting seeking Elvis Presley’s home and grounds

Overall Memphis is ok. But our visit to Graceland was amazing.

We booked a separate Graceland VIP tour (not through Viking) and was very glad that we did because Graceland requires a full day to see everything. It was only a 15-minute Uber ride from the hotel and was very easy to book directly.

For the Elvis tour only given 90 minutes- very rushed!

we were on our own except for a bus tour that could have been half the length.

We couldn’t dock in Memphis because of low water levels and had to dock in Tunica, which is a long drive away from Memphis. We went on the complimentary Memphis City exploration tour. It wasn’t worth the drive, though the ACL employees deserve credit for dealing with all the last-minute changes. There was really steep ramp to disembark that was likely due to low water levels. This was a problem for all the people using walkers, canes, and scooters. The employees ran a golf cart shuttle to help. Lots of what seemed like aimless driving on the tour. Ten-minute stop at the Lorraine Motel and Sun Records. Drove by Elvis’s boarding house. Then 45 minutes near a Bass Pro Shop (which was very far away from where we stopped the bus) with time to wander in a sketchy part of town to shop for souvenirs. We didn’t see the famous ducks at the Peabody hotel as promised. The bus was too hot. We cancelled our second day of touring in Memphis because we didn’t want to deal with another two-hour bus ride. We remained in Tunica for an extra day because of Hurricane Francine (not the cruise line’s fault).