Better than expected river cruise

Viking Egdir Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Viking Egdir

7 Night Rhine Getaway Northbound (Basel To Amsterdam)

Sail date: October 10, 2022

Ship: Viking Egdir

Cabin number: 340

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

If someone wants to flavor the Swiss chocolate, the German strudel, the French escargot, the Pays Bass stroopwafels, enjoy the view of the castles from the ship, visit the marvelous medieval cathedrals, eat good food (drinks are a personal option), this is the cruise to enjoy.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Everything went according to plan and expectation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
They were very good, and the staff was very accommodating to prepare something extraordinary

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
No particular personal activities on the ship

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All staff was very professional and attentive to any concern and/or request

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The cleanliness and maintenance were optimal. I cannot request anything better.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Top of the line. Facilitated very much the view and space was the best.

Ship tip

There is nothing in particular about the ship given that all Viking River cruise ships have the same configuration.

Ports of call

Basel, Switzerland

5 out of 5
This was the point of embarkation, no excursion. However, we did do the pre tour in Basel.

Breisach Am Rhine, Germany

5 out of 5

Strasbourg, France

5 out of 5
Marvelous cathedral. Nice visit and French food.

Speyer (Heidelberg), Germany

5 out of 5
We did not visit Speyer because we did the one-day excursion to Heidelberg which was very good. Had lunch with a university student.

Cruise Middle Rhine River

5 out of 5
This was not a port. It was the navigation of the Rhine River with the view to castles. The tour director narrated the history of each of them which was interesting historically.

Koblenz, Germany

5 out of 5
The excursion to the fortress was good.

Rudesheim, Germany

4 out of 5
Not very much. It was the point of connection for everyone who was in different excursions. The evening was the act given that we went to town, walking. There is a nice promenade lighted from the ship to the town.

Cologne, Germany

5 out of 5
Excellent. The most medieval cathedral we visited in Germany.

Kinderdijk, Netherlands

5 out of 5
Interesting to learn how a windmill works. We did the barge excursion. We had visited this port before in previous visits to the Netherlands.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5
No excursion. This was only the port of disembarkation.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Everything was handled very professionally.
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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

MountainMama08    2 years ago

Thanks for your review.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

RoynKaren    2 years ago

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javawoody    2 years ago

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WhippetMum    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your river boat cruise

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Great itinerary. Glad the riverboat cruise exceeded your expectations.