Unbelievable trip through the Viking Homelands

Item: Viking Star
Rating: 5
Author: pmueller80

Viking Star Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

pmueller80

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Viking Homelands (Bergen To Stockholm)

Sail date: August 25, 2018

Ship: Viking Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6078

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Although we have only been on three cruises....this was one of our most memorable experiences vacationing. We have travelled the world mostly on our own and don't particularly like arranged travel. However, this will go down as one of our best vacations ever...due to the contentious staff of Viking, their attention to detail and the wonderful and fun loving staff.....everyday we couldn't believe it but it just kept getting better!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Incredible....the food & service were exceptional

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Incredibly pleased with the entertainment...surpassed our expectations

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Could not been more helpful,fun and professional!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Great design ....easy to get everywhere!! The cleanliness of the entire ship was exceptional

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Enjoy every minute....it doesn't get any better than this!!

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Ports of call

Bergen, Norway

5 out of 5

Flaam, Norway

5 out of 5

Stavanger, Norway

5 out of 5

Aalborg, Denmark

5 out of 5

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Unfortunately...a rainy day and shuttles were running late

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Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

5 out of 5

Gdynia (Gdansk), Poland

5 out of 5

Surprisingly wonderful city!!

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Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

wlreed 4 years ago

I'll be taking the cruise in April 2020 from Stockholm to Bergen. I'm planning on taking the included tours in each port and then spending my time seeing the sites. Does Viking provide a shuttle to get back to the ship after free time or do I need to find my own transportation? I'm particularly interested in Copenhagen, where the ship seems to be docked further from the city. If Viking does run a shuttle, does it cost and how often does it run? I was also interested in how much time we have on our own in Berlin after the orientation tour and when we have to meet for the return trip. I'd like to get reservations for the Reichstag dome but wasn't sure when the orientation tour was done. I am also hoping I can go to the Pergamon Museum in the afternoon for at least an hour. Thank you for your help.

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cruisellama 5 years ago

Thanks

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GoldenRivet 6 years ago

Looking forward to ours in the Med next year.

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AguasFrescas 6 years ago

Awesome to hear

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Great

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alexnjimadelaide 6 years ago

I think you mean conscientious staff 😉 It's great when a holiday exceeds your expectations.

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