wonderful first Viking cruise, during Covid restrictions

Item: Viking Jupiter
Rating: 4.8
Author: haroldpinker

Viking Jupiter Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

haroldpinker

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Iconic Adriatic Antiquities (Venice To Rome)

Sail date: October 24, 2021

Ship: Viking Jupiter

Cabin number: 6046

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyed this our first Viking cruise. would cruise with viking again

Embarkation

4 out of 5

unclear instructions to where to go in Venice for embarkation, due to Venice change of docking. all done well when found location

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food and service excellent

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

top rate entertainment group from London

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

excellent, well trained staff. Due to Covid crew outnumbered guests

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

ship less than one year old, excellent design and decor

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

we were upgraded on embarkation. size a bit small compared to Regent and Seabourne, but well appointed and comfortable

Ship tip

Be prepared for an enjoyable cruise. Excellent service, personnel and decor

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Ports of call

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Prots were all of interest, we did excursions which were well guided. Of special note, is Pompeii. A most interesting excursion that should be on everyones list. A visit back in time to see a roman city, excavated, in prime condition.

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Split, Croatia

5 out of 5

Lovely

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

especially charming

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Corfu, Greece

3 out of 5

took an excursion to winery, which was disapponinting, long drive not much to see, should have stayed in Corfu

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Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5

Very interesting excursion to Olympia home of games

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

interesting city with ancient monuments

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

1 out of 5

Visit cancelled due to Covid requirments, a few days before schedule

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HERAKLION, CRETE, GREECE

4 out of 5

excursion took us to charming sights, then to Port which was very touristy would have preferred to stay at first stop and bus back to port on our own

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Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

lovely port with lost of interest

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Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

highlight of Cruise was visit to Pompeii

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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

we disembarked, and stayed independently for 2 more days. Lots to see and enjoy inRome

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

went smoothly, only issue was a charge of Covid PCR test we needed and were not told of charge.

4 Comments

cruising2004 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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izrgreen 3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review

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Curt34 3 years ago

Thanks for the review. Glad you had a great cruise.

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javawoody 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your experience

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