Alaska and Viking were amazing

Viking Orion Cruise Review to Alaska

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Viking Orion

10 Night Alaska & The Inside Passage (Vancouver To Seward)

Sail date: August 28, 2023

Ship: Viking Orion

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4025

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This Alaskan cruise is highly recommended with Viking as it's a few days longer than the other cruise lines with a smaller ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Check-in was very smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We enjoyed all the dining rooms. Sometimes it was hard for my wife to figure out what was gluten free in the World Cafe the first night. The other restaurants were very good at making sure she had gluten free options.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We didn't use the onboard activities this cruise.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All performances were excellent. Sound was very good in the Star Theater.

Children's Programs

No kids on cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room stewards were amazing and always fulfilled any requests we had.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Love the clean look of Viking ocean ships.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We find the Penthouse Veranda a spacious room with a ton of storage. Will do this room on future cruises over the deluxe verandas.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
We booked an extra excursion on our own that went to Shannon Falls and Whistler. The included excursion was a nice taste of the Vancouver area.

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5
Not a port but a cruise day.

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5
Port has too many jewelry stores.

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
Nice small town to walk around including a nice rain forest area to hike around. We spent time watching the salmon spawning.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
We did a whale watching tour and saw quite a few humpback whales.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
We did the Summit Pass and Yukon railway which was one of our favorites on the trip.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5
Not an excursion but nice glaciers.

Cruise Yakutat Bay

5 out of 5
Not an excursion but even more amazing glaciers.

Valdez, Alaska

5 out of 5
The included tour was a nice tour that you walked on your own. We did some extra walking up to a fish hatchery.

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5
We did a Resurrection Bay boat ride. Saw a large group of Orca whales as well as sea lions and other wildlife.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
This went smooth with detailed instructions. Made it to Anchorage airport with time to spare.
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3 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     11 months ago

Sounds like a nice Viking Alaskan cruise. Thanks

ddme    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. I did Alaska on Norwegian Cruise Line. May need to do it again on Viking.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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