Passage to Eastern Europe Reviews

Viking never disappoints! This was a really interesting journey with excellent included excursions. It was a nice mix of people on the ship from different parts of the world. The food of course was of very high quality and the staff were lovely. Would highly recommend this river cruise.

We really enjoyed the experience. The lower end of the Danube is not the most scenic part but it was all of interest. Obviously some countries are still emerging from decades of neglect and poverty and the differences between countries was very obvious. Tourism is potentially a major industry but most are still struggling to provide the experiences ...read more and services that tourists expect. We had the premium drinks package and it could have been made much clearer to us how this worked as it took a couple of days to realise the benefits. The pre-paid gratuities voucher was a very good idea - however as only Australian and NZ travellers had such vouchers it made it a little difficult on shore excursions when other travellers were handing out tips to guides and drivers. However, we appreciated not having to negotiate this tipping practice. Viking is clearly a very well organised operation and all excursions and transfers went very smoothly. Our information from Global Journeys was always clear and helpful.

We really enjoyed the cruise. It is a great way to travel in comfort and not have to unpack & repack every day. All the staff were polite, friendly & helpful. The meals were superb, so good that now we have to reduce all the extra weight we have gained on the cruise. The shore excursions were well organised and the local guides very informative. It ...read more was also good to visit the home for afternoon in Croatia and also hear the personal experiences of the guides in the places we visited. The onboard entertainment was also very enjoyable and gave us an insight into the music, dance & culture of the places we visited. We hope to be able to go on other cruises in the future as we were very satisfied with this experience.