Crew members very good. Onboard events/ entertainment limited.

Viking Kara Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Viking Kara

7 Night Rhine Getaway Northbound (Basel To Amsterdam)

Sail date: September 10, 2023

Ship: Viking Kara

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 108

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was ok for us- not exceptional. But we had been to most of the ports previously. Service very good. Food ok but not exceptional. Cabin smaller than expected.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food not up to par with other cruises. So consider it average while service was very good. Dorado fish was not good. Since that was first day, I stayed away all fish dishes which I usually like. Breakfast always good.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
No onboard gym or spa. Limited onboard events/entertainment.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Piano musician daily. 2 nights groups on board.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very good

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Missing gym and spa. Common areas very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Ok but smaller than expected. We moved to 231 a verandah room

Ship tip

Ship was in nice shape, had been on an emerald river cruise which seemed better overall.

Ports of call

Breisach Am Rhine, Germany

3 out of 5

Strasbourg, France

3 out of 5

Speyer (Heidelberg), Germany

4 out of 5
Nice village

Cruise Middle Rhine River

4 out of 5
Nice sites

Koblenz, Germany

4 out of 5
Colman trip very interesting

Rudesheim, Germany

4 out of 5
Nice monastery wine dinner

Kinderdijk, Netherlands

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very well organized. Allowed to stay on board until later in the day for hotel checkin.
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4 Comments

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Nice itinerary. Appreciate your details. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.