Outstanding ship and service, HK to Japan outstanding - Best to do it in reverse: Vancouver to HK

Item: Viking Orion
Rating: 4.7
Author: ggtirevitegmailcom

Viking Orion Cruise Review to Transpacific

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Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Sail date: April 09, 2024

Ship: Viking Orion

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5044

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Everything was really wonderful except the sailing from Otaru to Kodiak. We had 8 sea days of which 7 of them did a time zone change that caused an hour loss. If I had to do this again, I would absolutely do it in reverse order (Vancouver to HK).

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

No kids on Viking ships

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Right in front to Launderette, a bonus and you hear nothing outside!

Ship tip

If you like wine and have Nenad as a wine steward, get to know him, he is the best we ever had on any cruise, regardless of cruise line

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Ports of call

Hong Kong

5 out of 5

Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan

4 out of 5

Nagasaki, Japan

5 out of 5

Kagoshima, Japan

5 out of 5

Busan (Pusan), South Korea Did not visit port

It was not on the itinerary

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Hiroshima, Japan

5 out of 5

Osaka, Japan

5 out of 5

We docked in Kobe instead, about a 40 min drive to Osaka - one of the best

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Shimizu, Japan

5 out of 5

Yokohama (Tokyo), Japan

5 out of 5

Again, our ship docked right in Tokyo, a 8 min walk from a metro line.

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Otaru (Sapporo), Japan

5 out of 5

Cross International Dateline

3 out of 5

Dutch Harbor, Alaska Did not visit port

Was removed from the itinerary, unfortunately, would have loved to go

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Kodiak, Alaska

3 out of 5

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

4 out of 5

Valdez, Alaska

4 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

4 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Probably the largest port to visit with the most things to do in port (restaurants and shopping), deserved more than 6 hours in port.

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Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

3 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

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

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javawoody 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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bubbles60 6 months ago

Fabulous itinerary! We are looking forward to our Viking cruise.

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