Viking Freya Holland & Belgium June 2023

Item: Viking Freya
Rating: 3.3
Author: ejandrj

Viking Freya Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

ejandrj

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

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9 Night Holland & Belgium (Amsterdam To Antwerp)

Sail date: June 06, 2023

Ship: Viking Freya

Cabin number: 216

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Our 9th Viking cruise. 5* service. Good food, but limited menu. Afternoon onboard activities were minimal with most days nonexistent. A lot of time for rest and naps. Older ship (2013). Bathroom has translucent window in shower and when bathroom light is turned on at night, the whole room gets lit up. Not good if your spouse is sleeping. Our shower drain backed up twice during the cruise. Staff did an outstanding job and always friendly. At times, felt that they were a little short-staffed in lounge, as we experienced longer than expected waits. Ports were OK, nothing exciting or places we would ever visit again. Wish we would have went in March-May to enjoy the tulip season. June is too late.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Someone elses luggage ended up in our cabin. This was corrected after we reported it.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Bar and wait staff was very friendly. Since tgere is only one dining room, the menu is somewhat limited.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Afternoon activities were minimal. Many afternoons on ship was rest and naps.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Only a few nights of entertainment and a few of games. They were good, but should have nightly entertainment.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship was clean. Staff no longer recommends the use of hand sanitizer station when passengers enter the dining room.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Shower drain backed up twice during our cruise. This was reported on both occasions. Speaking with other passengers, some experienced the same. Not what we expected for the money we paid.

Ship tip

Mattress toppers are available if your mattress is too firm.

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Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

3 out of 5

Hoorn, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Dordrecht, Netherlands

3 out of 5

Rotterdam, Netherlands

4 out of 5

Kinderdijk, Netherlands

3 out of 5

Nijmegen, Netherlands

3 out of 5

Maastricht, Netherlands

3 out of 5

Antwerp, Belgium

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth.

3 Comments

Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you for the review.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. A lesson learned about the best time of year for this itinerary, thanks for sharing. Sorry this riverboat cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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