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Viking Magni Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Viking Magni

14 Night Grand European Tour Eastbound (Amsterdam To Budapest)

Sail date: April 23, 2023

Ship: Viking Magni

Cabin number: 320

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our first river cruise and has a marvelous time. Also, we are very interested in the small ship experience and will be considering Viking in the future.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very simple. Able to board ship early and go exploring.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was exceptional for the whole trip. The drink package was well worth the price.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Not too many on-board activities beyond a piano player performing nightly. There were only 2 nights with special event: waltz lessons and music trivia and three daytime activities: coffee demonstration, strudel making demonstration, and glass blowing demonstration.

Entertainment

see above

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
very well kept

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The second room of the suite was well worth the expense for a 2 week trip.

Ship tip

Bring medicine for common cold with you. Most of the passengers ended up sick at one point. Pharmacies in Europe don't have the same OTC medicines that we are used to.

Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5
Saw Ann Frank, Riks, Van Gogh, Heineken, and Tulips. The tulips were amazing.

Kinderdijk, Netherlands

5 out of 5
We visited the cheese making facility along with the windmills.

Cologne, Germany

5 out of 5
Did the inclusive tour of the city along with the Top of Cologne and Beer Dinner tours. We also hit the Chocolate Museum. Top of Cologne was special and the beer dinner was great fun.

Koblenz, Germany

4 out of 5
Marksburg Castle

Miltenberg, Germany

4 out of 5

Wurzburg, Germany

5 out of 5
We did the optional tour to Rothenburg along with the Bishops' Residence in Wurzburg. Both were very memorable.

Bamberg, Germany

4 out of 5
Walking tour of the city. Drank the smokey beer.

Nuremberg, Germany

4 out of 5

Regensburg, Germany

4 out of 5

Passau, Germany

4 out of 5

Melk, Austria

4 out of 5
Melk Abbey tour and then walked back though the town.

Krems, Austria

2 out of 5
least favorite.

Vienna, Austria

5 out of 5
We did the City tour via the subway. Took the optional concert in the evening.

Budapest, Hungary

5 out of 5
City tour. We stayed one additional night on our own and visited the Parliament, Great Hall, Synagogue, and spa.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
The staff coordinated a cab to pick us up and take us to our hotel.
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your riverboat cruise.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback