River Cruises - Europe Cruise Reviews

The lack of water in the Danube made for some work arounds to get us to different ports but the ship worked around the problem by busing us to ports of call or different excursions and found proper hotels.

I’ve been on many cruises, and four River cruises. I think they’re starting to be overpriced

Very enjoyable. On the go everyday, but still had time to relax and enjoy the ship. Food was great and the crew pleasant and helpful

The country of Portugal is wonderful to visit, and Viking provides a visit that superb. The 7-night cruise is the highlight, as the entire Douro Valley is magnificent, and Viking offers tremendous activities both on and off the boat for its guests. The days in Lisbon prior to sailing are wonderful, and the pre- and post-cruise extensions offer even more opportunities to fall in love with this great region of the world.

The Elegant Elbe itinerary visits a number of interesting ports with historical significance. Prague and Berlin are both very interesting cities to visit. The low water and subsequent lack of actual cruising detracted from the overall experience. The move between ships was quite smooth other than having to pack and unpack an extra time.

Outstanding cruise with amazing service. Alina and Marcello Stood out from a staff perspective. Yasaar our waiter was also Amazing. We had great excursions. We felt Pampered.

Overall the cruise was ok for us- not exceptional. But we had been to most of the ports previously. Service very good. Food ok but not exceptional. Cabin smaller than expected.

A must do for everyones bucket list. You will meet many nice people and Viking makes it easy and stress free.

Need a Zurich hotel closer to the Old Town, & a Paris hotel in a more walkable area!

Maybe we weren't old enough. Not enough to do on the boat, beds were not very comfortable, and the included tours were pretty much a march through the town with about 30 to 45 minutes of free time before loading back on the bus. The upper deck was closed for 5 days due to the water levels and the bridges, so felt a bit trapped inside.

Every aspect of our trip was handled with competence and courtesy. It was relaxing, interesting, and fun.

This is our first river cruise and our last. We were bored! We thought the ship was going to be docked close to the cities and we were going to be able to go on our own in and out the ship to visit and that didn't happen. We had no freedom to go in an out. Everything is programmed. You eat breakfast at certain time, go on an excursion, come back to eat practically the same lunch every day, go out on another excursion (if you booked another one) and come back for dinner and most times to go back to bed. There is no place to go but the Lounge where the bar is. We were bored! No place to exercise either.

Enjoyable with great food, service and excursions

Viking does it right! Be prepared to walk, but oh the places you will see and experience. Ready to travel on other river cruises with them.

Viking, through its advertisements, created high expectations which were not realized. The issues that we had were that the food was bland; not gourmet quality. Not even close. Those who we spoke with fully agreed. However, the service was excellent, and we overall enjoyed the experience. We wouldn't rule out another cruise with Viking now that our expectations are less. Another issue that we had was that when the ship fell behind schedule due to a malfunctioning lock, they decided to make up the time by reducing the time that we had on our excursion to Salzburg by approximately 2 hours, thus limiting our free time in a destination that we paid over $500 for to a mere one hour. We suffered in order for the ship to catch up to their schedule. No apology or even explanation was issued. It seemed like they hoped that we wouldn't notice. The Amsterdam experience was disappointing. We were relegated to a Hotel well outside any central location. And the Walking Tour compounded the problem; only touring sites outside the Old Town.

Excellent trip. The crew and staff were very professional and proficient at their jobs. There were plenty of things to do along the way and the food was outstanding.

The entire experience was well worth the costs & extras. The included excursion in BUD was duplicated by the evening, paid for, excursion so we'd advise to not do that. The Hungarian dinner & show was loud & talented however the food was meh. The tour guide was excellent.

Our first Viking cruise. We were impressed by the superlative service, the relaxing and comfortable ship and the fabulous crew. The shore excursions were on point and excellent. The tours and tour guides could not have been better, I would recommend this cruise to anyone.

Choose another cruise line. We will not sail with Avalon again in the future. I can not, will not, trust anything that Avalon claims in their false advertising about their alleged ports. Please understand, I am _not_ criticizing Avalon because the ports had to be changed. I _am_ criticizing them because they utterly failed to communicate those changes to their customers. They withheld (intentionally) vitally important information that materially changed the tour. We sailed with AMA Waterways several years back and highly recommend them. We have also sailed with Azamara (not a river cruise) and also highly recommend them.

Biggest problem was Viking wouldn't let me use a $300 ship credit to buy drinks, not what we we promised. Had to purchase $400 drinks package and my wife does not drink. It was a terrible value. All three Viking trip there was at least one negative surprise.