River Cruises - China/Asia Cruise Reviews

"John" was the best guide ever, knows all about China, never missed a beat, had everything well organized, made us feel safe at all times, no one could have done a better job, thanks John

We visited places we had seen before and many places we have never been or even heard about. We were not disappointed. Highly recommend this trip for those with a desire of adventure and willingness to travel by boat and plane.

Love the people on the cruise.  Kong Lee is the Best tour manager ever.  He is so passionate about his job, takes good care of all the details on our tour.  Very funny!  We missed him already

While I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience, and I've been telling everyone about how wonderful it was and how I'd recommend Viking cruises to anyone interested in this kind of experience, it's been really hard to single out the single best thing.  I loved visiting all the fabulous sites, of course, but I think what's been settling in with me is how much I learned about the people and the history to really give me a sense of place.  I think the single most significant part of that, honestly, was our guide Bob Kong, who just brought all the pieces together with his unbelievable knowledge along with a warmth and sense of humor.

Viking Tours does an excellent job with their 12 Night Jewels of China tour.  Our tour stated in Shangai with a stay at the Portman Ritz Carlton Hotel.  The Hotel is showing signs of its age and the service by their staff is not up to the standards that I have experienced at other Ritz Carlton hotels.  One particular recommendation is for Viking to incorporate an evening Bund experience instead of taking its guests to an over hyped variety show (the type of show that can be found in some of the off strip hotels in Las Vegas). Other than that criticism there are a lot of positives.  Our tour guide Eric was absolutely sensational throughout the 12 day tour and the food and service on the 5 day cruise portion of the tour was 5 star.  The ship the Century Emerald is okay and the suite stateroom is smaller than all of the suites I have ever experienced on other ships.  The bathroom in the suite was 2 star and the veranda deck was more for show than functional.    

My wife and I have traveled on approx 3 dozen cruises. We can truly say this was the adventure of a lifetime.  The ship Siam Reap is fantastic and the Asian food served is the best we have ever had- and we have had alot! The crew was exceptional- every single member- but a special thanks to Rotana for her gentle love and kindness.

Our guides were exceptional but Sokum is truly one of the brightest men I have ever met. He thirsts for knowledge and if in America would be rewarded for his judgement, education and motivation.

We extended in Bangkok and will say that it was average. A city tour would have been nice and the restaurant for lunch was fair. 

We flew to Hong Kong and stayed overnight before boarding Arcadia. P&O looked after us fantastically well from the moment we landed until we flew home from Singapore after spending two days there and after 10days on the ship. Wonderful care on ship also. Food was great as was our cabin. No complaints, great cruise.