Mixed Reviews for Viking West Indies Explorer

Viking Sea Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 90

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Viking Sea

10 Night West Indies Explorer (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 10, 2020

Ship: Viking Sea

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The cruise had many excellent points, but it wasn’t for us. Weather and norovirus - obviously not Viking’s fault - compounded the negatives. I’m sure many liked it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Most food was good. Breakfast service in the Restaurant was lacking.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
This is based on personal preference. There was a lack of daytime activities, compounded by the shortness of most excursions - 2-4 hours, unless you chose the water-related excursions like sailing or snorkeling.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Very surprised with the quality of entertainment! The Viking band with vocalist Patricia was outstanding. Every show was very good. Kudos to the entertain staff.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service from everyone.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Great ship. Contemporary, sleek design. Lounge chairs or any other seating was plentiful.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very nice cabin, with balcony. Great shower!

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Best island, in our view. Took great chair lift up Sentry Hill. Fantastic views of neighboring islands.

Roseau, Dominica

5 out of 5
Loved Dominica. Toured the Botanical Hardens, and had a very good guide.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5
St. Thomas was cancelled. Went to St. Croix instead. Took included tour - worst one of the cruise! Two stars is generous.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Old San Juan was great. Very interesting.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
Took optional Safari Island Drive. Interesting to a point. Island is beautiful, though.

Bridgetown, Barbados

3 out of 5
Also boring, but we took the included excursion— a big mistake.

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5
Took aerial tram through rain forest. Really nice, but too short.

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5
Antigua was OK, but the guide was great!

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5
Kinda boring, quite frankly.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

I can't blame you for your concerns especially about the virus. However one should try to enjoy the moment.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Glad you did enjoy.