Fall 7 day Danube River cruise

Viking Egil Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Viking Egil

7 Night Romantic Danube - Westbound (Budapest To Regensburg)

Sail date: October 28, 2023

Ship: Viking Egil

Cabin number: 201

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was our 1st river cruise. The overall experience was amazing, I would not hesitate to do another one with them. The quality of side trips, the experience of guides, the daily meals were delicious, the organization of tours were superb! All in all a wonderful trip !!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Spotless.. service was excellent, very attentive always

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We only saw shuffle board . Some board games ,

Entertainment

4 out of 5
David and Michael - the boat program directors were great! The Opera singers were fabulous.

Children's Programs

No children on this .

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
They all were very attentive to every need ..

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
They were spotless.. we’ll maintain.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
It was always well maintained.. could use pull down shelves for storage . Could use more hooks for wet jackets and clothes. The shower was small, can’t imagine a large person fitting in it. I would suggest a makeup mirror !

Ship tip

Make sure to have coins for all public bathrooms.50 euro! Each time ( they don’t like paper money. Good walking shoes !

Ports of call

Budapest, Hungary

5 out of 5
Village of Holloko.. 90 min bus ride to it.. a lot of village was closed due to a holiday- we should have been told .. $$$ however great lunch! Panoramic tour of Budapest was really well done. Great guide

Vienna, Austria

4 out of 5
Old town Vienna pretty, but lots of Graffiti ( big problem they said) Took tour of Schonbrunn castle- beautiful! Great guide 2nd day took trip to Bratislava . Hr busride..along the Danube. Restaurant lunch included- delicious. Cute shops! Visited a castle.

Krems, Austria

4 out of 5
We’re only here in morning.. trip to Gottweig Abbey. Wonderful tour , church gorgeous! Nice gift shop. Rest of day we sailed up Danube Passau, Austria. Went through a lock ( 14 all together on the entire trip) very interesting! Beautiful weather that days. Past many castles and hills of vineyards . Wachau Valley beautiful!

Passau, Germany

5 out of 5
My favorite one. Morning walk to St Stephenson Cathedral- beautiful! Afternoon trip to Bavarian Beer fest! Private farm- daughter was our guide - delicious homemade pretzel and cheese.. music and dancing! Fun! Dinner that night was German buffet! Fabulous!’

Regensburg, Germany

4 out of 5
Lovely town , cobblestone streets great shopping! Took walking tour included Jewish area, great guide! Ate at the oldest Bratwurst restaurant in Germany! Delicious!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Bus ride to Munich airport was attended by an airport guide who walked us all the way into our ticket counter ! Very helpful!!
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you had an awesome river cruise experience. Thank you for your review and ship tip.

SRAlbritton    1 year ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise with us. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to do a river cruise soon.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your first river cruise