Lovely voyage from Spain to London

Viking Venus Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Viking Venus

7 Night Iberian Explorer (Barcelona To London)

Sail date: January 12, 2023

Ship: Viking Venus

Cabin number: 8019

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We had a very relaxing cruise, ate well and enjoyed seeing new places. Unfortunately we had two days/nights of pretty rough seas and could not stop in Portsmouth on our last day. Everything was done well and I would do this cruise again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy, took only a few minutes to walk from the bus to the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was something for everyone to do while on board, even if all one wanted to do was find a nice spot to read a book.

Entertainment

We don't stay up late so going to see a show wasn't something we wanted to do.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We appreciated our room steward Eldose and our favorite waiter was Martin, but all staff were great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Easy to get around all parts of the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had a PS1, Penthouse Suite. Plenty of room to move about, plenty of storage, large bathroom area compared to other suites. Only 20 cabins on this level meant there were very few people walking about.

Ship tip

Get your favorite beverage and bring it on board. Beats the cost of the beverage package and Viking allows it.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

MURCIA (CARTAGENA), SPAIN

4 out of 5

Cruise Strait Of Gibraltar

3 out of 5
We went through the strait at night and did manage to see the rock as we went by, but in the dark there isn't the wow factor. Thankfully I was able to visit Gibraltar in daylight a few years ago.

Vigo, Spain

5 out of 5

Tilbury (London), England

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy disembarkation. We did the Viking post extension in London. They took all our luggage to the hotel so all we had to do was customs at the port before getting on the bus.
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4 Comments

karencruiser    1 year ago

Looking forward to our Venus cruise in July. How did you go taking your own drinks aboard? Did you walk around with a wine bottle ?

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

I'm hoping to take a Viking River cruise when I retire

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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