Norway was beautiful but dissapointing because I did not see the Northern Lights.

Item: Viking Sky
Rating: 4.6
Author: earlydavis

Viking Sky Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

earlydavis

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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12 Night In Search Of The Northern Lights (London To Bergen)

Sail date: February 06, 2019

Ship: Viking Sky

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 3014

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I always love cruising with Viking. I was very disappointed that I didn't see the Northern Lights.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food and service was fabulous.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Port talks, other talks and entertainment shows.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Good. I've see the ABBA show on all the Viking cruises I have been on.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was friendly and professional.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I love the Viking Ocean Ships. They are beautiful and very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It's so nice to have the window and balcony to see out. Loved the room.

Ship tip

Do more of the optional excursions.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Tilbury (London), England Did not visit port

Just went to the ship. Did not see anything in Tilbury.

Thumbs Up 0

Stavanger, Norway

4 out of 5

Cloudy and rainy. Didn't see much on the included excursion. I enjoyed seeing the Pulpit Rock. Not much shopping.

Thumbs Up 1

Bodo

4 out of 5

Cloudy and snowy. Didn't see much on the included excursion. Not much shopping.

Thumbs Up 0

Tromso, Norway

4 out of 5

Cloudy and snowy. Didn't see much on the included excursion. Not much shopping.

Thumbs Up 1

Alta, Norway

5 out of 5

The sky was clear in the morning but clouded up for our excursion to see the Northern Lights which we couldn't see. Very disappointing!

Thumbs Up 0

Narvik

4 out of 5

Cloudy and snowy. Didn't see much on the included excursion. Not much shopping.

Thumbs Up 0

Bergen, Norway

4 out of 5

Cloudy and gloomy. Included excursion was ok. Couldn't shop because it was Sunday and most of the stores were closed.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Couldn't fit all the luggage on the bus I was on so had to wait in the wind and cold for another bus to find my luggage

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