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Viking Hlin Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Viking Hlin

7 Night Rhine Getaway Northbound (Basel To Amsterdam)

Sail date: May 29, 2022

Ship: Viking Hlin

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 215

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I highly recommend this cruise line and this cruise in particular.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless, we arrived early using our own travel arrangements to Zurich where we spent a few days. The day before we were scheduled to sail we took the train to Basel and stayed overnight. We showed up at the dock and the Viking staff took over from there. The easiest boarding we have ever experienced.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
From the staff and the quality of service to the wonderful meals, everything was exceptional.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
You don’t go on a Viking cruise for pools or rock walls, you go to explore. There was plenty of opportunities for that. We were lucky that we had good weather the entire journey and could use to outdoor spaces. If we could not have done so the boat would have been a tad claustrophobic.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The DJ was a nice man who played the piano very well. The cruise director was very nice, very knowledgeable and well spoken.

Children's Programs

Not a kids cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I can’t say enough about the staff. Everyone was kind and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Well designed and like I mentioned earlier, in good weather you have plenty of outdoor space. In inclement weather the ship would be a tad crowded.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We didn’t spend much time here, but the time that we did it fit us and our needs well.

Ports of call

Basel, Switzerland

5 out of 5
Good place to start a cruise if you want to see some of Switzerland first.

Breisach Am Rhine, Germany

5 out of 5
Hike the Black Forest and go to Colmar. It was a great day.

Strasbourg, France

5 out of 5
Wonderful city

Speyer (Heidelberg), Germany

5 out of 5
Quaint small town that we were glad we visited instead of going to Heidelberg.

Cruise Middle Rhine River

5 out of 5
Just amazing!!!!

Koblenz, Germany

5 out of 5
Nice guide

Rudesheim, Germany

5 out of 5
Neat little small town

Cologne, Germany

5 out of 5
Lovely tour of the city and great beer halls!

Kinderdijk, Netherlands

5 out of 5
Neat windmills

Amsterdam, Netherlands Did not visit port

Had to catch a plane

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy, stress free
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4 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. It’s wonderful when Mother Nature cooperates with your adventure. Glad you enjoyed your riverboat cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience