Europe - Northern Europe Cruise Reviews

I enjoy MSC, they seem to have exciting port s we have been on 4 cruises already with them . And have 2 more booked so. We have been on the, Spendida, Poesia, Musica, And Preziosa.

The service and gorgeous ship as well as almost all the ports of calling being awesome saved this cruise. And the fact that I was happy to spend my free time relaxing and reading by the pool because the activities and entertainment leave much to be desired.

The itinerary was the draw for me. I had high expectations and the ports exceeded them. The ship experience was nice. The cabin was comfortable and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Great way to see the Scandinavian countries! Also ship was great! St. Petersburg was hectic but so worth it! Shows were varied and good,service was great

Overall it was an excellent cruise, except for the short stops in Helsinki and Stockholm. The schedule needs to be improved. Maybe eliminate one of the stops so there is more adequate time on the other.

Very glad I went on this cruise to the Baltic Sea. Amazing experience! Would have like a few more hours on some of the ports but to get a taste of the new places it was enough will have to do again in the future!

Enjoyed the whole 14 days. Staff and locations could not have been better. Just be prepared for cold and rain since that is the norm in Norway. We had several clear sunny days but was told this is not the norm.

We had a wonderful Baltic cruise for our 1st wedding anniversary! The ports of call were all wonderful despite a little rain, the onboard entertainment was wonderful, and the service was excellent. Be aware of the nickel and dime-ing that goes along with any cruise line (exorbitant drink packages, photos and specialty restaurants), but we had a wonderful cruise.

This is a big ship and it is easy to feel like you are one in a million onboard. we have been on this ship twice and like the ammenities (pool, fitness room, spa) but found the onboard activities to be a little lackluster for families with teens. The food in the main dining room was actually better than the paid dinner I did at Giovinnis. I had a charge on my statement that they gave me that was wrong (this is the third time this has happened with RC) went to the guest services desk before trying to disembark and the line is a mile long with people (I assume) in a similar situation. Have to dispute it with my credit card company. Frustrating that this continues to happen. They blame Steiner (the spa) for not picking up on the fact that the services I had were prepaid but someone is dropping the ball.

Good service and accommodations. Poor food. Too many nickel & dimes charges. Le Havre too remote. Bruges was the best place to visit. Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. I'll stick with Oceania.

Overall, the trip was amazing. We already booked our next cruise on the Edge. Unfortunately it's not until February 2019. Hopefully we will book another one before then. We plan on doing all our future cruise with Celebrity.

All in all, it was pretty good. Like I said, the first few days were fairly rocky, albeit with some high points, but we were by no means alone in our frustration and anger at shore excursions, food quality, and staff who seemed clueless. Many people we spoke with agreed that it felt like a shakeout cruise, and we were all guinea pigs. But by the fifth or sixth day, things improved dramatically (at least for us -- we heard some people were very upset about a botched schedule with shore excursions in Bergen). I think once Viking gets a little more experience doing ocean cruises, and has done this itinerary more than a couple of times, things will go much more smoothly for future passengers. One thing for sure -- they are willing to learn from mistakes/complaints and fix things on the fly. The assistant restaurant manager even sought us out at lunch one day to thank us for our comments on the food and to assure us that they were taking all comments seriously.

Cruise was great, but the pre-cruise excursion to Iceland was not worth the money. Viking should have planned an excursion of some sort on the day we all arrived and made arrangements for us to get into our rooms early. We sat in the hotel lobby for over 6 hours with nothing to do until we were finally allowed into our rooms. Most of us had traveled overnight and were extremely tired.

Staying in the Haven made this cruise great. Otherwise, would have been horrible fighting the lines for meals and entertainment options. Gratuity policy needs work. We prepaid the gratuities which are higher in the Haven, thinking it was done, but then there are add on gratuities for specialty restaurants, wine, and some service staff that are not included in the prepaid gratuities. This is wrong. Gratuities should not be mandatory, and when they are, there should not be more on top of it.

A fine cruise and tour on an excellent cruise line. This was our second cruise on Oceania...The first, last year was to the Mediterranean where we had much better whether and could use the ship's outdoor pool and other outside facilities.

This was one of the best cruises we have taken. The staff, amenities and food were outstanding. I did not have such high expectations because I generally enjoy small cruise ships, but Celebrity knows how to make its guests feel well taken care of and special. Thank you Celebrity!!!

We really enjoyed this cruise. Stockholm and ST. Petersburg are two best cities to visit. The cruise ship was so big with so many people, it was amazing that we didn't feel crowded until we had meals at the Ocean Cafe, the buffets.

Beautiful ship, good food, and nice wait staff apart from our cabin housekeeper. Shady management, refusing to accommodate prior promises. Rip off of an art gallery. Would not go back with celebrity.

Overall a great cruise experience - the quality of food lived up its hype of Oceania. Most of the food I had were excellent, although the grand dining room is a bit disappointing. The ports we visited were interesting, and especially St. Petersburg which is absolutely beautiful.

The size of the ship is nice as you have no long lines and the service was wonderful. Food was well prepared and presented. Balconies to the rooms were very disappointing but the cabin size was good. Activities were poor and excursions excessively expensive but the ports of call were just fabulous.