False advertizing - not Paris roundtrip
Viking Rinda Cruise Review to Europe
7 Night Paris And The Heart Of Normandy (Paris Roundtrip)
Sail date: September 07, 2015
Ship: Viking Rinda
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 301
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
This cruise was advertised as Paris roundtrip but the dock in Paris was actually over 10 miles from Paris in an industrial area of Le Pecq. Thus the three nights advertised for being docked in Paris were not delivered and the cruise line knew this well in advance and did not inform the passengers. The actual cruising was not too bad but there was too little of it There were several very good stops (Giverney, Rouen and Normandy).Food was good but not great. Staff was quite good. Staterooms were very cramped. Value was very poor. Dealing with the Viking office here in US regarding the changed docking location near Paris was dismal and uncooperative. Don't take this cruise until they live up to advertizing
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Ship tip
Ship is fine but quite modest. Staff works hard and tour director was very good. Cabins are quite cramped but this might be normal for river cruises. No on deck activities scheduled just coach tours. Everything seemed to be extra and wine/ beer provided with meals was of low quality.
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1 Comment
glomarrone 9 years ago
I took a Vantage cruise actually back to back cruises through France and we had to dock in Vernon instead of Paris. We knew this ahead of time, though not that this made it any better. For us it was a lock problem. Perhaps there is still a lock problem. It seems that the French Government does not tell the boat companies what is happening so they don't know where they will dock for certain.