love the cruise but many problems.

Item: Viking Venus
Rating: 4.8
Author: daveandcarrie

Viking Venus Cruise Review

daveandcarrie

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 82

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

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

Sail date: February 05, 2022

Ship: Viking Venus

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We love Viking cruise line. This trip was a bit of a let down. We had to be tested everyday and had a mask on everywhere. We felt and many I have spoken to felt the same way. We will not cruise with Viking till they relax the restrictions.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

We got to the ship around 900 am. After another covid test in 48 Hours.. It took till around 11:30 am. Then we had to wait in the room till around 5 pm because of the covid test.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was great in all restaurants.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff was great.bent over back words bar tenders where great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

New ship so the ship was very clean. Did see any rust.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Clean and comfortable

Ports of call

5 out of 5

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5 out of 5

Tilbury (London), England

5 out of 5

Stavanger, Norway

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

8 Comments

daveandcarrie 2 years ago

Floridagirl4. I think are mistaken. CDC does not tell cruise line that they have to test everyday also they suggest to wear a mask indoors. We where a on a cruise last November going out of Florida in the Apex. As we got in board the crew told us that we were free to take off the masks and go about the ship. We had to test 24 hours before the cruise and only then. Viking had us test everyday and wear a mask everywhere. So it is not a CDC thing it is a Viking thing.

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venetianjoe 2 years ago

Amen! We were worried about our upcoming March 13th cruise. Thankfully mask on not required, only recommended.

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natelorip 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed the cruise despite all the testing.

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floridagirl3 2 years ago

Those policies were not Viking’s fault, the CDC required those. I knew about those restrictions and chose to cancel our West Indies cruise until I could enjoy a mask-free, testing-free trip.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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blackholesun 2 years ago

Everyday seems much. Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Every day?!?!? Oh well, at least it sounds like a good trip otherwise.

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