Beautiful ship, the food not so much.....

Viking Sea Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Viking Sea

9 Night Empires Of The Mediterranean Westbound (Athens To Venice)

Sail date: December 04, 2016

Ship: Viking Sea

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4019

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Maybe the nicest ship we have been on. Beautifully appointed, lots of blonde wood and Scandinavian furniture. The food was hit and miss. Ate at Manfreddi's twice and had to send three of four entrees back- overcooked, undercooked, not not fresh fishy. Maitre'd didn't seem to care much.

Chef's Table much better experience. Loved the premium wine pairing with courses.

 

Free Wi-Fi was great the entire trip!

 

Had premium beverage package. Viking recently decided to exclude French Champagne from allowed drinks, even through it priced within the limit for " any wine or drink" up to $15.

 

Lots of less sophisticated first-time cruisers, the kind that don't wash their hands leaving the public washroom on a ship!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The Dining room is closed at lunch. Leaves buffet or pool grill (self service) ONLY choices! Never have seen this on a quality ship.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Large, nicely done. Bathroom not too big. Would have liked a double sink. Minibar restocked for free everyday!

Ship tip

Try the tea service in the Wintergarden. They also serve the best cappachino on the ship.

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

2 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

3 out of 5
Olympia was a highlight.

Corfu, Greece

3 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

3 out of 5
Very historic

Dubrovnik, Croatia

3 out of 5
Had a great lunch of mussels and Croatian beer!

Zadar, Croatia

3 out of 5
Venetian gem

Koper, Slovenia

3 out of 5

Venice, Italy

2 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Docked to Koper
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1 Comment

WeCruiseToo    7 years ago

Thank you for the nice, balanced review!