Viking Sea Cruise Reviews - Reviews

This cruise accomplished our goal of sampling the Caribbean islands. Most were small and there wasn't a lot to do if you weren't on an excursion. We had a nice time but not as good as Viking Homelands.

Great ship and excellent food in restaurant and world cafe. Service lacking in all dining venues. Better than expected entertainment. Never felt crowded on ship and as usual on Viking extremely nice guests.

Overall, having been Holland America customers, we thought this would be a step up. In fact, it was a bit disappointing. Viking really needs to be more helpful with air arrangements and allow more flexibility. Dining room service should have been much better, and food should have been better prepared. Very nice, clean ship with friendly staff and excellent entertainment. Cabin service was superb.

Viking is a class operation but some areas need to be fixed. I.e wait staff

It was never our intention to leave the ship. We have cruised the Caribbean with friends on a chartered catamaran. "Been there!"This was planned to be a truly relaxing vacation without the need to get up, get off and go on a tour. We had all we needed and more when everyone else was off exploring and we were'nt alone. There were several other very able bodied couples who did exactly as we did. Living in rain soaked OR, the sun and warmth was just what we required to refresh and replenish.

A Viking cruise is a great experience. Only area that is not up to Viking standards are their shore excursions. Included tours of islands were repetitive and buses and tour guides ranged from excellent to poor. Had 1 great paid tour and one paid tour were they had to refund 50% due to a horrible bus and driver.

Great cruise, crew and staff were outstanding. The ship is smaller and very easy to get around on

Going here in November it is still part of the rainy season and we did have rain everyday. Most of the time it was just a couple of hours. Which caused it to be really humid. So even though it was 70 degrees it felt much warmer. It was good to see the officers of the ship around the ship and helping out. Most of the other cruises you only see them at the Captains party, or just eating. The food supervisors also assisted in the buffet area. The crew took great care of the passengers.

Overall a OK cruise, had higher expectations since Viking markets themselves as a high end cruise experience. I thought it was an average experience. The ship also needs a new horn. Sounds like it has laryngitis. We all had a good laugh we it was blow. All other ships in the harbor had real horns!

Guess I was a bit disappointed when comparing the cost of a Viking cruise compared to other cruise lines. Service other than the dining room is second to none!

We have always wanted to see the New England fall colors, we choose this cruise line mainly because it was so highly rated by CruiseCritics. Our disappointment was two-fold. First, we did not see much fall color on our trip. In most places we visited, we were told the fall color is very late this year. Secondly, on the Viking line itself, while the ship and stateroom were top of the line, the free cruise tours left much to be desired. Value wise, we did not feel Viking delivered.

Viking, as usual, delivered great service that exceeded expectations. The ship Viking Sea was, like all others, beautifully decorated; the colors are warm and furniture high end leather and fabric. The staff, as usual was superb, meeting every need.

This was our first Viking cruise and we were blown away. The ship was never crowded and the staff simply superb. Can’t wait to do it again.

We were actually shocked at the number of non ambulatory passengers. All of the included tours were slowed down as usually there were two of these passengers per bus. We were not expecting that at all. It would be better if they had these passengers step aside as they unloaded the buses. Many of the non-ambulatory passengers had to climb stairs to get on and off the ship. That could take a long time. There was no option of getting off on a lower deck, so I actually felt badly for these passengers, who struggled to get up and down the stairs.

I was initially concerned I would get bored on this cruise, but I was pleasantly surprised. Lots to do and see.

This was an excellent cruise. The ship, crew, food and ports were all that could be desired. Weather didn't always cooperate but what do you expect on a North Sea cruise. Our cabin was the best and everything we asked of the crew was provided promptly and warmly. The food could not be topped anywhere--on land or at sea.

This was our first Viking experience but it won't be our last!

very relaxing cruise and perfect weather and crew.

My only significant disappointment in the trip was the quality and handling of shore excursions. Viking needs to look at what other cruise lines are doing in the Caribbean. I think they have tried to use their river model and forced it into the ocean cruises. Overall, everything else was very goo

We sailed on Viking Sea 12 months prior to this cruise. We were happy to see that, generally, the quality of staff had improved and there was a significant improvement in the excursions.