Europe - Northern Europe Cruise Reviews

Could have used more time in Bergen and less in Olden. Crew friendly and upbeat and trip very enjoyable.

Was a wonderful trip - the ship and itinerary did not disappoint. This was my first Seabourn cruise and I am sold! Ovation just put to sea in the spring and some of the crew are still finding their feet perhaps, but nothing major wrong at all. I am ready for my next sail on Ovation.

St Petersburg was too rigid and formulaic, our private tour left a lot to be desired

Overall nice cruise. Food average. Drink packages are silly and awkward for passengers and staff. Recommend charge more for cruise (for drinkers). Need to make shore transport from dock to Stockholm easier. (Bus transport to city) when ship docked far away

Loved Marina even more. Free WiFi and good wifi was an addition. Food got better. Entertainment was better. Wine package was a nice addition. Will be hard to go on a different ship.

The ship was a little dated but very clean and well kept. the artwork on the walls interesting. We did have to explain to our 9 year old why there was naked girls on the walls. Hard to get food after hours and the breakfast opens late.for some non-cruise excursions. The ports of call were really good, the market in Finland had some of the best seafood we found. Be aware the first day in Russia takes a long time to clear customs. A lot longer than you’d expect. Also costa requires that a person 21 years or older be the main “renter” on a cabin. This is particularly awkward when you have to split up a family in order to get everyone a bed. You end up being at different dinner times and restaurants.

You just had to pay extra for too many things especially with teenagers traveling with you.

The ship was very nice with great food, staff, environment and entertainment. Ports were great, but unfortunately we spent too much time and money on the ship's excursions. We should have focused more on the towns close by.

Wouldn’t want to do another cruise on HollandAmericaLine ship unless it was the only one going to where i wanted to go

This cruise is geared towards an Older clientele. Which is not to say that someone in their 20s and 30s couldn't find it entertaining, just that it is a more relaxing and quiet type of cruise. More moderate energy levels. The bands and DJ's kept to a more moderate and older theme. Even the Nightclub never made it out of the 70s and 80s as a general rule and had a croud only 2 nights of the 14.

Viking Sky is a really special ship, and this was the best cruise I've ever taken. The staff and crew are wonderful and want you to have the best vacation possible, the ship has a lot of space for everyone and is very relaxing and beautiful, and the food is really good. Also, drinks are very reasonably priced! It was only about $7.50 for most cocktails, and gratuity is included in that price.

I loves every minute that we were there and was very sad to leave!

overall good cruise. But a few things could have been better. We had asked for "Harmless Harvest " Coconut water in the cabin. I understand that it is a more expensive than the other brands. You provided some other brand of coconut water which was not drinkable. Why did you not fulfill a simple request? It does not cost a fraction of the cost of the alcohol you provide to your guests. The fitness person Marko was very good. But he had the day off two days out of the ten days of our cruise. SO no classes for two days. Could you not have an assistant to carry on the classes?

Very-Good in general. I did not realized how big this ship is until I was at the breakfast buffet. I would like an smaller ship.

Great itinerary. Staff was overwhelmed with 4000 guests. Couldn’t be personal. Guests were very selfish and pushy due to sheer volume of people.

From the time we boarded the bout until we left the boat we felt we were the number one priority. Everyone of the crew treated us with respect and dignity. They could not do enough for us. Have two more cruises book in 2019 and 2020. The only problem we had was the flight home on British Airways. I will NEVER fly them again. They changed the plane from London to Boston from a 747 to a 777. After waiting in line for one hour and five mins. to check in they told me I couldn't get on the plane. I had to go to get rebooked and had to spend the night in Copenhagen and fly home the next day. British Airways did not notify me or rebook me after I wasted all this time. I booked the flights thru American, it was a American flight number. As a partner airline they shafted me. I had to fly home on Lufthansa via Frankfurt. I still want my miles !!!!!

We positively enjoyed this trip. The ship was wonderful, lots of things to do and great staff. All the ports were beautiful. We used SPB tours in every port and had great shore excursions.

Great ship with magnificent ports of call. Staff is always excellent. Food at buffet (Windjammer) much better than the regular dinner choices (surprised!). Rooms look clean but quite dirty at the "hidden places" (under sofa/beds/mattress).

The Celebrity Eclipse is a great way to visit the Baltic and St. Petersburg. We were taken care of from the moment we landed in Amsterdam to the moment we left. This was a wonderful way to check off our bucket list🤗

very good cruise. First time in europe on cruise. Excursions were handled very well. Felt comfortable with celebrity making these arrangements. Some trips that were recommended by ship were not what we expected but overall good.