This was a wonderful, interesting and educational cruise.

Viking Neptune Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Viking Neptune

14 Night British Isles Explorer (Bergen To London)

Sail date: June 20, 2024

Ship: Viking Neptune

Cabin number: 6036

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

The cruise was excellent and interesting . Visited many interesting places with excellent guides. The Viking staff are friendly, efficient and accommodating. WE always enjoy cruising on Viking.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent. We were picked up at the airport and went straight to the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
All of the restaurants were were very good. The buffet in the World Cafe had a lot of choices.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Especially enjoyed the history lectures by the two historians on board. The singers were very good and enjoyed the shows.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows were well designed and varied.

Children's Programs

No children on Viking cruises

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
As usual for a Viking cruise, the staff were very friendly and accommodating.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was very clean and the hotel staff did an excellent job on making up the room in the morning and the turn down in the evening. The bathroom was a good size and the room was comfortable.

Ship tip

Hang out in the Explorers Lounge.

Ports of call

Bergen, Norway

4 out of 5

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

5 out of 5

Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

5 out of 5

Edinburgh, Scotland

4 out of 5

Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

5 out of 5

Ullapool, Scotland

4 out of 5

Belfast, Northern Ireland

5 out of 5

Liverpool, England

5 out of 5

Holyhead, Wales

4 out of 5

Dublin, Ireland

5 out of 5

Cruise English Channel

3 out of 5

Dover (London), England

4 out of 5

Greenwich (London), England

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
The bus to the hotel (we had the London extension) was advised to arrive late because too many buses were arriving at the same time. However, the guide gave us a brief tour of London and the various sites to visit. This was an excellent way to use our time.
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6 Comments

ddme     5 months ago

Doing this cruise soon! Thanks for the review

bubbles60     5 months ago

Wonderful itinerary!

cruising2004     5 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your review.

HeavySeas     5 months ago

Awesome.......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

AuntPinkie     5 months ago

Nice itinerary. Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Gwbigdog     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us