Pretty Good

Item: Viking Embla
Rating: 4.2
Author: mulkeylaura8

Viking Embla Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

mulkeylaura8

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Danube Waltz Eastbound (Passau To Budapest)

Sail date: July 14, 2024

Ship: Viking Embla

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 215

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

I sound critical but all in all was good. I was just expecting more based on hype and advertising.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very welcoming

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Good with local cuisine standard meals were fair. No snack choices between meals.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Viking cruises don’t have activities.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

They have great musicians 2 nights but the only other entertainment was the cruise director.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff worked extremely hard.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

It was great but room and shop smelled like sewage when we bordered.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Loved our room but we booked a year in advance and wish our travel agent would have put me on the top floor because all we heard were toilets all night long. We must have been in an area where multiple septic systems flow together. This is something a “cruise expert” should know.

Ship tip

Don’t get a balcony on the second floor because you will wake up in port parked next to another ship and be attached to another boats state room and not be able to use your balcony for days.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Passau, Germany

4 out of 5

Wished we would have skipped Bratislava and spent 2 days in Vienna. Also wish they would spend more time in Oberamagau on the pre tour. We have zero time to shop.

Thumbs Up 0

Linz, Austria

4 out of 5

Good little tour.

Thumbs Up 0

Krems, Austria

5 out of 5

Chesky Kemlov was great. But paid excursion.

Thumbs Up 0

Vienna, Austria

5 out of 5

Too much to see for one day.