Excellent experience, I highly recommend this river cruise and viking.

Viking Vidar Cruise Review to Europe

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 97

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Viking Vidar

14 Night Grand European Tour Westbound (Budapest To Amsterdam)

Sail date: June 01, 2015

Ship: Viking Vidar

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 221

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

I hesitated to book a 14 day cruise on any boat but Viking came highly recommended.  To sum it up, everything Viking advertised on their web site, in their videos and in their brochures is not only true but they exceeded all of our expectations.  Service was excellent and the food was much better than expected. All of the Viking provided tours and tour guides were as good or better than any tours I have been on any time or any where.

If someone is looking for a vacation that truly provides for your every need and anticipates your every desire then this is it.  

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Not a lot of on board activity but ones provide were more than enough

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
did not see any

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Needed more room between the bed and drawers, my wife and I could not pass. Shower could be a problem for very large individuals

Ship tip

Make sure you stop at an ATM and bring plenty of Euros. Bring good walking shoes (not flip flops or open toed shoes). Unless you are a heavy drinker do not buy the open bar plan, we drink plenty and the drinks are reasonable and great quality. The viking included tours are better than the add ons

Ports of call

Budapest, Hungary

5 out of 5

Bratislava, Slovakia

3 out of 5

Vienna, Austria

3 out of 5
Shops were closed and did not hardly see anything, concert was great.

Melk, Austria

5 out of 5

Passau, Germany

5 out of 5

Regensburg, Germany

5 out of 5
Shops were closed

Nuremberg, Germany

3 out of 5
Just a big ugly city, crowded and a bit dirty

Bamberg, Germany

5 out of 5
Needed more time

Wurzburg, Germany

5 out of 5
Not nearly enough time

Wertheim, Germany

5 out of 5
Needed more time

Cruise Rhine River

5 out of 5
Bets part of the cruise

Koblenz, Germany

5 out of 5

Cologne, Germany

5 out of 5
Cathedral the best part

Kinderdijk, Netherlands

5 out of 5
Excellent windmill tour

Amsterdam, Netherlands

1 out of 5
No time to see anything, would have liked to had a few hours
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1 Comment

glomarrone    9 years ago

Thanks for posting your first review here.  I just returned from a Vantage River cruise and it was just as wonderful as yours.  River cruises are great!  I have also taken a river cruise on Uniworld.  I think that all the river cruises are terrific.  If you haven't taken one, I urge everyone to do so.  They are very different from ocean cruising.  If you are susceptible to sea sickness, these are the cruises for you.