Amazing Trip to Experience a taste of Europe - Excellent first river cruise experience

Viking Ingvi Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

Olivine

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

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7 Night Danube Waltz Westbound (Budapest To Passau)

Sail date: April 13, 2022

Ship: Viking Ingvi

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 226

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Excellent cruise experience! I loved my Viking River Cruise experience and want to travel on one again. Although I was not the average age demographic of guest (I am in my 30s, most guests are 40+) I had a wonderful time with my family and made new friends. For a bit of travel advice, I would not travel on Easter weekend to Europe again because unlike in America where our Easter holiday is typically 1-2 days off, Easter is the largest holiday across the board in all the countries visited. (Starting on Good Friday through Monday and in some places, Tuesday) It was disappointing to spend a huge amount on a travel (and a 3 year reschedule) to not get to experience more local shops, cafes and museums because the majority were closed. However, this did not hinder my travel experience by much, as it was wonderful to take long walks around the beautiful cities and experience a different part of the world. The tours and excursions were excellent and I learned a lot. This will not be my last Viking River Cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

The shuttle service was excellent and made getting to and from the airport a breeze. Other Viking guests and shuttle employees were easy to spot with the red tags and red uniforms

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food on the ship surpassed all my expectations! It is a 5 star dining experience for breakfast lunch and dinner service

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

My favorite pastime was the shuffle board game

Entertainment

5 out of 5

There piano performer was entertaining and was great for relaxing after a long day of excursions and walking

Children's Programs

18+ cruise experience

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent service and the staff was super helpful and attentive to all my questions and needs

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Surpassed all my expectations. The open self serve 24 hour coffee and tea bar was my favorite common area feature.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Having a French balcony was perfect for this type of trip. It was nice to be able to see the local scenery when moving along the river. Very comfortable.

Ship tip

Viking Cruises are very scheduled and activities start early. Be on time! If you want to experience local things in your free time, do some research beforehand so you can calculate how much time you have before disembarking to the next port.

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Ports of call

Budapest, Hungary

5 out of 5

This was my favorite city to visit! I should have done the trip extension to see and do more. I loved the history lessons on the tours.

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Bratislava, Slovakia

5 out of 5

Vienna, Austria

4 out of 5

I would have liked an extra day in Vienna because the city is so large and there are more things to do other than look and shop in the main shopping districts. I loved learning the history on the walking tours. I should have added an extra excursion or planned in my free time a trip to a local museum.

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Krems, Austria

5 out of 5

Lovely city! Unfortunately because it was Easter weekend, most everything was closed.

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Linz, Austria

5 out of 5

Loved this city! Holiday weekend, so most everything was closed. I would have liked the have experienced this city with more shops, cafes and museums open. Especially since the port location was so close to the city center and museums.

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Passau, Germany

5 out of 5

Holiday weekend, some places open but not everything. I still enjoyed this city a lot.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth process and was extremely happy with the early breakfast service

5 Comments

chuckwolfe 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing we are leaving November 23rd on this cruise

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holts 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed this experience. My husband and I and one other couple are going in November for the Christmas market and staying 4 days in Prague afterwards. This will be our 5th Viking river cruise. Very addicting.😁

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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