Great crusie line but not worth the money.

Item: Viking Sky
Rating: 4.4
Author: scalz442

Viking Sky Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

scalz442

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

4.4 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

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This cruise line is not worth the money. It was 7 times more than Royal Carib. Everything was excelent and beter thsn Royal except the excursions. Not seeingthe Northern Lights was a a fail.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Excelent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The main dining room was excellent. Great selection and great food. The buffet was the same. The had high quality Sushi every night. Ice cream was not good. The service was superior and the food was the best. Great selection. The specialty restaurants were not that great. Experience and service was great but the food not authentic. The Peeking Duck was horrible, The veal marsala had to be cut with a sharp knife. I prefer using a fork with good veal. I had to complain to guest services to get cream for my coffee.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Only one small pool could be used.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Only one small pool could be used. The entertainment was excellent but limited. Would have liked some comedy.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The smoothest sailing ship I have been on. Great ship and crew.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The room was excelent. betterthan any Balcony cabin I have hade. The bathroom was just a little bigger but that made a big difference. Even the floors were heated.

Ship tip

smaller ship but never seemed crowded, great layout and very smooth.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Tilbury (London), England

4 out of 5

stayed here on our own did the hop on hop off bus. Great City but expensive.

Thumbs Up 1

Stavanger, Norway

4 out of 5

nice but uneventful

Thumbs Up 0

Bodo

3 out of 5

This is where the excersion staff started to fail. We did a tour on a Sunday night. Most places were closed and we had to look at thing in the dark from the bus or street. Not well planned.

Thumbs Up 0

Tromso, Norway

1 out of 5

The cruise was called Chasing the Northern Lights. That was my reason for going on the cruise. We went out of town on a bus and stood outside for four hours not seeingthe Northern Lights. When I wanted to stay and take a later bus I was force ob the earlier one. Pleaple booking a private tour in town for a forth of the price got to see them on their six hour tour. Viking needs to do better reseach.

Thumbs Up 0

Alta, Norway

4 out of 5

Narvik

4 out of 5

Bergen, Norway

5 out of 5

Again Norway is one of the most expensive counties in the world. The people were great alll spoke english and the local food was great. Great transpertation

Thumbs Up 4

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Had to leave the ship too early but well done.

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