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Item: Viking Hild
Rating: 4.3
Author: mgold9

Viking Hild Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

mgold9

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 0

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

Sail date: December 07, 2024

Ship: Viking Hild

Cabin number: 213

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 days ago

Review summary

Overall we enjoyed the cruise and loved the food, service and ports.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Went very smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was very good. I had the poached salmon nearly every dinner and it was delicious. The German specialty dinner was also very good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Nothing really to do on the ship. Since it’s a river cruise there is not much.

Entertainment

Not much available

Children's Programs

No children on Viking.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Waiters, room stewards and other staff were good. No issues and no complaints.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Room and ship were well designed.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was small but well designed and had a ton of storage. We barely noticed the size of the cabin. Shower was tight. Last few days of the cruise hot water was uneven.

Ship tip

Don’t over pack. I did laundry and it saved me from overpacking.

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Ports of call

Paris, France

4 out of 5

Due to police and security traffic was a hot mess as they were reopening Notre Dame cathedral. Obvi beyond control of Viking, but it was a time suck being stuck in traffic.

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Trier, Germany

5 out of 5

Very nice. Liked the tour and the Christmas market. Very enjoyable.

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Bernkastel, Germany

5 out of 5

Very cute.

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Cochem, Germany

4 out of 5

Tour was nice but we had to do some extra walking due to construction. Christmas was small. Plus we had to switch boats which took some time.

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Koblenz, Germany

1 out of 5

Tour was not good, Christmas market was not very good. Koblenz is a very boring place.

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Mainz, Germany

1 out of 5

Wonderful Christmas market. We bought lots of gifts and enjoyed the Gluewein and other treats. First large Christmas market. Crowded but manageable. Definitely worth a repeat visit. We skipped the tour as we had already visited Main before.

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Strasbourg, France

4 out of 5

Very very crowded. The crowds made it uncomfortable. The food tour was good, but too long.

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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

5 out of 5

We skipped the free tour and went on the tour the Alps. The Alps trip was fabulous.

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