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Item: Viking Tialfi
Rating: 4.8
Author: sthomas230

Viking Tialfi Cruise Review

sthomas230

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 88

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Rhine Getaway Northbound (Basel To Amsterdam)

Sail date: August 10, 2024

Ship: Viking Tialfi

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Best way to see the Rhine River country and historic cities and castles and magnificent churches.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Viking excels at all of the details including picking you up from the airport and taking you to your hotel and then the boat

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Really great food and choices. Chef was very good. Best weiner schnitzel I have ever had.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Viking River cruises are all about the locations and excursions. Not much to do on the small boat but enjoy the company

Entertainment

4 out of 5

A few very talented performers came on board

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Every single person was engaged and pleasant

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Small but very efficient and clean. Best small bathroom layout I have ever seen. Double swing shower doors made it easier to use and more spacious

Ship tip

They say all inclusive and no nickel and diming but it’s not very clear that gratuities are not included and it was a surprise to some. You had to do a little research to verify that gratuities are not included in the all inclusive price. I don’t remember the sales person emphasizing that.

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Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

3 out of 5

We were surprised by how dirty and crowded and full of pot smoking this city was. Take the canal cruise but I wouldn’t recommend a long stay in this expensive city.

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Kinderdijk, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Cologne, Germany

5 out of 5

Cruise Middle Rhine River

5 out of 5

Just as breathtaking as you can imagine

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Rudesheim, Germany

5 out of 5

Koblenz, Germany

5 out of 5

Speyer (Heidelberg), Germany

5 out of 5

Strasbourg, France

5 out of 5

Breisach Am Rhine, Germany

5 out of 5

Basel, Switzerland

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Perfect. On time and easy

7 Comments

NolaJewels 3 months ago

Tell me, was this your first Viking cruise? Did you do only the included excursions? Do you see a need to do any additional excursions? Do you see a lot of scenery along the river feom the boat?

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javawoody 3 months ago

Appreciate your write up

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Gwbigdog 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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HeavySeas 3 months ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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ddme 3 months ago

Thank yoi gor your revirw!

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cruising2004 3 months ago

Sounds wonderful! Thank you for your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed.

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AuntPinkie 3 months ago

Awesome itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Good to know about the gratuities. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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