Great time of year to go. Crowds were at a minimum.

Viking Venus Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

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Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Viking Venus

10 Night Greek Odyssey (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 12, 2023

Ship: Viking Venus

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5021

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Going in December was great. The crowds were at a minimum and the weather was not that cold. We got to get an up close and personal visit to most of the sites.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy and fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food is good, but not the best I've had. Was very disappointed that they didn't serve more Greek food.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Mostly did excursions so didn't have time to visit the fitness center, etc

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Shows and entertainers were very good.

Children's Programs

There are no kids on Viking. Yea!!!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff were very friendly and efficient.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was very clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was very good. There was actually more drawer space then we could use. Very clean and spacious.

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5
The excursion was mostly a bus tour so it is hard to see everything and take pictures.

Volos, Greece

4 out of 5
Did not visit Volos. Took the excursion to Dion and Mt Olympus area. It was a good excursion.

Thessaloniki, Greece

4 out of 5
Enjoyed the city tour and there was time after lunch to go back to town and visit and shop more.

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5
Really enjoyed the visit to Ephesus. Tour guide was good and we really enjoyed the history.

Rhodes, Greece

4 out of 5
Tour was good and again there was plenty of time to go back to town after lunch.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
Since we were the only cruise ship in port, the island was not crowded at all. The bus tour around the island was nice, and the town of Oia was breath taking.

Crete

3 out of 5
The tour of Chania was nice and there was plenty of time to look around on our own and shop.

Nafplion (Nauplion), Greece

5 out of 5
Tour of town was good. We enjoyed going back after lunch and having time to walk to the Akronafplia cstle.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Fast and noneventful.
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7 Comments

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     10 months ago

Thanks for the review

Ruby13     10 months ago

Love this itinerary

cruising2004     10 months ago

Great itinerary, great cruise! Glad you had an awesome time. Thank you for your review.

cruising2004     10 months ago

Great itinerary, great cruise! Glad you had an awesome time. Thank you for your review.

Niavlys     10 months ago

Great.. Glad to know that Greece was not overcrowded like its now on most days..

ddme     10 months ago

Sounds like a great cruise and a good time to go. Thanks for the review.