More bus tour than river cruise
Viking Gullveig Cruise Review to Europe
7 Night Romantic Danube Westbound (Budapest To Nuremberg)
Sail date: October 01, 2015
Ship: Viking Gullveig
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 327
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
Our first Viking river cruise was disappointing. Because of low water levels it became more of a bus tour than a river cruise. We were able to stop at 3 of the 6 designated stops. Further, stacking up ships next to each other totally negated our investment in a balcony room. When we were docked we looked at the balcony of the ship next to us instead of the shore of the Danube. The personnel on board were excellent from the cabin stewart, waiter, piano player to the cruise director. No complaints there.
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Ship was fine, Personnel was excellent. The low water levels caused problems with docking at 3 destination cities hence making the commute via buses long and tiring. It became a bus tour rather than a river cruise.