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Viking Forseti Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Viking Forseti

7 Night Chateaux Rivers & Wine (Bordeaux Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 02, 2022

Ship: Viking Forseti

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 328

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I highly recommend Viking. We will do it again. It’s a fantastic way to see many places at a nice leisurely pace. It’s organized, and it’s fun.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easier than checking into a hotel

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Lovely and ample lunches and dinners all with table service. Breakfast can be buffet or off the menu. The service is very accommodating and personal. There was a nice variety of choices at each mean but not over done

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
N/A

Entertainment

5 out of 5
There was music in the lounge every night that was nice.

Children's Programs

Over 18 cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Top notch staff. Every point of contact could not have been more helpful and friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This is an excellent high end ship. River cruises are expensive and this was our first one. We were very pleased with the condition of the ship and our room. Well maintained and elegant yet comfortable

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Amazing room. Our first river cruise and we were surprised at the size of the room. A living area and bedroom senate. It made the cabin and our balcony a great place to hang out on travel days and drink wine and watch the scenery without feeling confined.

Ship tip

Do the Pre Cruise trip ,it helps you acclimate to the time change and is a well guided tour that you don’t have to think about anything from lodging to transportation etc. a great way to ease into the actual cruise

Ports of call

Bordeaux, France

5 out of 5
Great overview of the city Ample free time to explore on our own.

Cadillac (Sauternes), France

5 out of 5
Great stop. A very small town with a rich history.

Libourne (Saint Emilion), France

5 out of 5
St Emillion May have been the most picturesque village we saw. Could have even spent more time

BOURG, FRANCE

4 out of 5
It was fine. Not much there

Blaye, France

5 out of 5
The citadel was worth every moment and we only saw a potion of it.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Easy as waking off the ship. Side note they even have the dining room open for full breakfast. They do want you out of your room by 8:00am, but you can take your time with breakfast. One issue was we asked for a taxi to take us less than a mile down the road to a hotel we were staying at post cruise. Arranges perfectly except they charged 50€ and only took cash??! Suspect. We Ubered for 10€🤔. Another side note, we taxied from Bordeaux to the Bordeaux airport for 60€ and he took a credit card. Something is very wrong with that arrangement. And our taxi was clean and nice and professional just like the one they called for us.
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6 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your experience

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Amazing itinerary. Glad you enjoyed your riverboat cruise. Appreciate your detailed review.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

dixietino    2 years ago

Was there any problem with water levels or was the boat able to move freely? Thanks for the informative review!