My first river cruise

Item: Viking Mani
Rating: 4.5
Author: srmikem

Viking Mani Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

srmikem

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Rhine Getaway Northbound (Basel To Amsterdam)

Sail date: October 07, 2022

Ship: Viking Mani

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 209

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

it is the type over cursing that we love, meeting new people for breakfast, lunch and dinner, that is hard to do in an ocean cruise. It seems even on the tours we know someone that we had met at dinner. We will cruise again, but probably not for a few years.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth, it was like family glad to see you.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

very cozy, the best part of river cursing, we made many new friends.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

not much to do on a river cruise but we were ready for bed after dinner anyway.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

size is a little smaller than an ocean liner, mostly the bathroom was tight, but the shower was larger. Bed was very firm, they added multiple blankets to give it some more padding that helped.

Ship tip

Well since it seems we had a COVID Breakout, not much you can do in such a confided area, we tested when we got home, and we had COVID and friends we ate with also tested positive. I think river cruising is not the best cruise to take until Covid gets under control.

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