Enjoyable trip up lower Danube

Item: Viking Ullur
Rating: 4.2
Author: gcolombo0815

Viking Ullur Cruise Review to River Cruises - Europe

gcolombo0815

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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10 Night Passage To Eastern Europe Westbound (Bucharest To Budapest)

Sail date: August 30, 2022

Ship: Viking Ullur

Cabin number: 341

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Ship was very well maintained. Some of the smaller towns (e.g. Golubac) had very little to offer. Loved the fact that there were portions of several days where we were cruising during daylight hours giving us the opportunity to relax and enjoy the scenery. Budapest and our post-cruise extension to Prague were definitely the highlights. Hotels in all three cities (Bucharest, Budapest and Prague) were very good especially the excellent breakfast in Budapest and the location of the Augustinian hotel in Prague.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food selections were good, but would have preferred to see more local dishes. We had the silver spirits package, but were never offered the wine list at dinner to allow us to select one of the premium wines unless we requested it. Also we found it difficult to get a drink in the lounge before or after dinner.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Loved the tamburitza band.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Bucharest, Romania

4 out of 5

Vidin, Bulgaria

4 out of 5

Dos Alamos winery presentation was excellent--beautifully decorated

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Cruise The Iron Gates

5 out of 5

Very scenic and relaxing afternoon

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Belgrade, Serbia

3 out of 5

Kalemegdan Fortress walk was too lengthy

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Vukovar (Osijek), Croatia

5 out of 5

Loved the home visit

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Kalocsa, Hungary

5 out of 5

Equestrian center visit was the highlight of the trip to that point

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Budapest, Hungary

4 out of 5

Beautiful city, although a night-time cruise down the Danube past the parliament building (as was done by another cruise line that we took several years ago) would have been a fantastic way to end the cruise.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Check-in at Corinthia hotel was very lengthy

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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bubbles60 2 years ago

Sounds wonderful

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your riverboat cruise!

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