awesome experience but very different from ocean cruise

Item: Viking Bragi
Rating: 3.9
Author: indianagirl

Viking Bragi Cruise Review

indianagirl

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

14 Night Grand European Tour Westbound (Budapest To Amsterdam)

Sail date: July 29, 2023

Ship: Viking Bragi

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was a great experience. 1st time river cruise.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

The transfer from the airport to the ship was included, but they refused and told me to take a taxi. (Although I seen others getting transported to other ships). It was the most frightening experience to be left alone in a different country without any contact to anyone. It was evening. The taxi tried dropping me off at a random building, not the port. I refused to get out. Needless to say......shame on viking for putting me in danger. I was traveling alone.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food was good but beware alot of it is pre packaged so you can't customize much of it. I understand this is because of the small scale of river cruises but if you are concerned about sodium, you'll be eating alot of lettuce.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

There is a lounge with a 1 man band. Not much for activities, a few trivia games. They closed the top deck for several days to get through the locks so you felt trapped. Couldn't walk the track or sit in lounge chairs.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

For what they had, he was good. 1 man band

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

You have to take alot of bus rides because generally the ship keeps moving down the river so if you get off at a port you have to take a bus to catch up to it. Also many of the included excursions end in the town so you have to navigate your own way back to the ship. Not pleasant and a bit unsettling if you're traveling alone.

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