River Cruises - All Cruise Reviews

Wonderful, knowledgeable and passionate guides on included excursions.  Ship staff warm and friendly providing excellent customer service.  Cabin was very comfortable. Would recommend improvement on menu variety, wifi, and frequency of double or triple docking which left balcony unusable. 

Our favorite part was traveling with friends, visiting old and new haunts.  The ship's crew was fantastic.  We could not have asked for more.

My only wishes for future cruises would be to get a heads up before airline reservations are confirmed.  We would have stayed a few days longer had it not required the expense of changing tickets.  Also, it would be nice to have some included (or optional) tours that were not always focused on the urban setting.  A trip to a forest or a day biking along the rivers would have been welcomed.

Nice Viking River cruise with some great side trips! United Luxury Cruise services were Totally Useless....wouldn't return phone calls or answer emails. Would Never use them again! Better to go directly through Viking. They were very responsive.

At the top of the list of complements Wong be the Eigl crew and staff.  From the always cheerful Captain, to the seriously committed Tour Director and the Wait and Housekeeping staff,  everyone bent over backwards to make our "visit" both comfortable and thoroughly informative.

Accommodations on the Eigl were excellent.  For example, and oddly, the bathroom in our cabin, though a bit smaller than the one at the Corinthia Hotel in Prague, actually was considerably easier to navigate, with more shelving for toiletries, and a more logically designed shower.  

The "wall of glass" leading out to the private porch just added to the pleasure.

You've got to ride this boat!!

We thought the cruise was well done and have no complains.  We particularly liked the cruise director, Barbara.  We also thought all the local guides were good.  We did not particulate much in on board entertainment.. 

This ship is old and it shows.  Carpet in decent shape and exterior paint is new but rooms were dated, bathrooms small and the lounge furniture must have been the original stuff.

Young staff that tried real hard to please everyone.  Dining room understaffed so service was slow with lots of mistakes on food orders.  Food top notch, nicely presented with suburb wine pairings.

Local tour guides were generally good.  Cruise directors were good but got off on the wrong foot with a lot of passengers that arrived late.  As the cruise progressed they worked hard to regain their momentum.

One bright spot was a Russian Professor who gave daily lectures on Russia and it's culture.

We found the Russian people to be warm and friendly and look forward to going back for another visit but not on a cruise like this.

UniWorld does not own this ship and I assume leases it.  We walked through several of the shipping companies other ships and were amazed at the better condition they were in.  UniWorld needs to reconsider their deal with the Russians.

The whole cruise was wonderful.  If there was one thing to change it would be the bedding.  The duvet on the bed is too hot.  They happily changed it to blankets, but have no top sheets so use a duvet cover for the top sheet.  I noticed this in hotels also..

The weather was perfect.  it never rained once and the days were almost always sunny and warm.  The staff was always smiling and happy to see us. The tours were always interesting.  Learned a lot about history.

I was amazed at the number of locks and how deep they were.  It was a fascinating trip and i am glad i went.

I loved this trip!  It was clearly NOT as beautiful of a river as the Danube but we visited so many beautiful little towns.  There was only the small portion of the Rhine that was beautiful and the remainder was industrial--which was a disappointment after being able to hang out on top during the sailing days to enjoy the scenery. The tours were great and very informative with excellent guides.  Guides were knowledgeable (sometimes maybe a little too much) and enthusiastic about their town and spoke English proficiently.  Isaella was superb and on top of everything.  The reception staff was very helpful (Dia) and friendly as was the food service personnel (Gary).

the stateroom was smaller than our previous Avalon room but was satisfactory.  the bed was comfortable and I love the amenities.  The food was okay--sometimes great and sometimes not so great. 

The food was fantastic, the wine was flowing, the service was excellent. All the staff were friendly and always smiling. 

The tours were wonderful, as were the guides.

i can think of nothing that needs improvement!!!

Our favorite part of the cruise was the congeniality of the guests as well as the wait staff.  

Since this was our first river cruise in Europe, we were surprised at the amount of time spent in each port.  Unlike conventional cruising and Chinese river cruising, the ship was not in port for any length of time. I would have preferred more time in the ports.

Also we were very unhappy that we paid $99 per person to "see" the Lipizzaner  Stallions.  We saw the stallions in their stables and the performance hall but alas no performance.  The jockeys did not even work on Monday, the day we attended this optional excursion.  Information very misleading. 

Program Director, Anthony was great as well as our waiter, Florian.

Third VK river cruise.  Kadlin ship excellent, as have been our other VK ships. Storeroom middle deck with veranda. Comfortable. Bed, bathroom, walk in shower, excellent. Cruise Director Ken Dermer: superior. As are Chef Manuel, dining table attendant Norman, and housekeeper Beats. Ken is knowledgeable, and engaging in his presentations. Highlights: Claude Monet's gardens and house. VK guides are personable and highly informative. Highly recommend to take Versailles, Louvre, Normandy D-Day Beaches, and Paris day excursions. If you extend in Paris, highly recommend D'Orsey museum, Garnier Opera House, & Pompidou Center. Pompidou Center = hard to navigate. Go right to Gallery 5 modern art collection.  My travel agent Peter von Fridrich handled every precruise request very well.

The best part of the cruise was the staff, the food and the cleanliness of the ship.

The guides and both included and optional tours were fantastic.  Very knowledgeable and passionate guides.

I highly recommend this cruise for anyone interested in learning more about the Danube region and adjacent countries.

A very relaxing river cruise.  Viking staff is outstanding -- extremely helpful and courteous.  The Executive Chefs are to be commended on offering a variety of healthy options for our meals.

I could expound endlessly but the best summary of the trip was exceptional in every way. The accommodations, the staff, the chefs, and the information at every stop was all anyone could ask for. 

We enjoyed the cruise very much. There were some stops that could have been eliminated in turn getting a day or two in Amsterdam! Probably should change the name of the Cruise from Budapest to Kinderdijk. 

The crew was wonderful and very attentive. The rooms and the ship were spotless and the food was very good.

A few more nights of something to do would have been good. Trivia was fun. Perhaps, more game nights. 

All in all we enjoyed it, just was disappointed that we never got to Amsterdam.

I highly recommend the Viking cruise. The crew on board including the program director were very nice and helpful. The food was great. The ship was very clean.

I look forward to an another cruise.

Highly recommend this cruise. It was my first time on Viking, and I was very impressed. The ship was lovely, the food was good, and the tours and lectures were excellent and informative - particularly enjoyed the interactions with the Viking guides, as well as with fellow passengers - it was easy to meet people at meals and during excursions and share travel stories. I learned a lot about Russia, and have come away with a new perspective. Viking also throws in some "surprises" that were very enjoyable (e.g. a short concert or show).  I will definitely cruise on Viking again. 

We loved every minute of our Rhine River cruise. Viking does an excellent job of providing a quality experience with attention to detail and service. 

This is a wonderful trip on the Danube River. We visited three lovely capital cities along the way. The ship is one year old and in top shape - like new. The entire ships staff were very courteous, professional, friendly and they exceeded our expectations, This includes the Captain and his crew, Hospitality and housekeeping, chief and wait staff, tour directors, guides, drivers and ground personnel. We felt we were well cared for and often pampered.  

The Viking Var team made my vacation experience one that I'll never forget.  The longship was spotlessly clean and quite easy to move around on.  The public places were roomy, airy, and quite comfortable.  The staff was incredibly attentive and responsive to my particular needs.  The food was incredible and reflected the local culture of each stop we made. This was first trip with Viking and it certainly won't be my last.