Viking Helgrim Cruise Reviews

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Viking Helgrim ship stats

Price:

$$$$
Size:

S
Total Passengers:

106
Total Crew:

36
Passenger to Crew Ratio:

2.94
Built:

Jan 2019
Length:

262

Viking Helgrim overview

Viking ships are specially designed to navigate the world’s great rivers and provide convenient daily access to a plethora of destinations and experiences.

Helgrim - Viking emissary to the king of Wessex. When tensions were high between King Harald I of Norway and King Athelstan of Wessex, the great Norse sailors Helgrim and Osfrid delivered on behalf of Harald the gift of a ship to Athelstan. The vessel is said to have had purple sails and gilded shields along the gunwale. The gesture is seen as the start of a long and productive relationship between the two nations.

Enjoy the intimate, custom-built vessels designed to navigate Portugal’s Douro River, dock in the heart of Porto and take you through one of Europe’s oldest wine regions.

These intimate Viking Longships® were custom built to sail Portugal’s Douro River, with state-of-the-art engineering, deluxe accommodations and streamlined Scandinavian interiors.

Viking Helgrim cruises to:

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Viking Helgrim departs from:

Lisbon, Portugal

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Viking Helgrim ratings:

Cabin / Stateroom 4.0
Entertainment 4.0
Food and Dining 4.3
Onboard Activities 3.5
Service and Staff 4.5
Ship Quality 4.8

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4.5

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Very enjoyable and beautiful river cruise. by ablomberg13

Sail date: Sep 22, 2024 / Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Ship: Viking Helgrim

Overall a very pleasant and educational cruise and excursions. The valleys along the river and interior were so perfectly structured and beautiful with vineyards, olive trees and other trees and cliff side homes. My only critique would be that it would have been nicer to have a bit more free time in the areas we visited as sometimes we felt a bit rushed to get back to the bus "on time"... The last excursion for which we paid $139 each, we spent around 2 plus hours on the bus (in traffic due to an accident and rush hour) and only got to enjoy the the outside of the historical buildings and because of the traffic and restroom delays we only spent about 2 hours in that part of historic Guimeraes... so that was unfortunately disappointing. One highlight was the visit to an authentic "bakery" where we sampled wine, and pastries for about 30 minutes... then we had 20 minutes of free time... just not enough time!

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4.3

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Portugal River Cruise by wnddnsr

Sail date: Aug 25, 2024 / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Viking Helgrim

Everything was excellent except the times when parked next to another boat. While we were in Porto we were completely closed in for 2 nights and had just had the night before in another port with the same thing. It’s not worth the extra money to get a veranda. The excursion in Porto was not good. They need to improve on that.

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4.2

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Enjoyable Portugal by Thoman

Sail date: May 29, 2022 / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Viking Helgrim / Destination: River Cruises - Europe

we enjoyed the cruise very much. We were on the go all the time, so be prepared to get tired. Early bus tours and late after dinner evenings. We were worn out after we got off. Very well organized

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Thoman

Jun 18, 2022

Nothing extraordinary about this ship....

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2Wander

Jan 07, 2024

Ask for a specific itinerary if traveling during holidays. Cruise only during the day while on excursions.

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wnddnsr

Sep 06, 2024

When you pay extra for a veranda just know ahead of time at least 3 days you are parked next to another cruise boat with no view. You are peering into the next boat and the people’s room so you have to close the curtains which creates a dark closed in space.

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