Romantic Danube Reviews

Having previously sailed with Viking Cruises we were looking forward to this very much. The service on Viking ships is wonderful, the staff excellent and the food just much too good to resist but that’s okay you are on holiday after all! This was a lovely relaxing cruise down the Danube and the onboard entertainment was very nice especially the two read more young dancers who taught us how to waltz!

Compared to our previous Rhine and Rhone cruises we did find the optional tours seemed to take precedence over the included tours which in the main where mostly walking tours near the ship and the post extension in Budapest while being a lovely two days, included a tour that was basically a half hour walk round the hotel. We were also disappointed with the airport transfer as the Viking host did not turn up at the airport and even after being paged didn’t show so we checked in ourselves not a big deal except we were both unwell with a virus and this didn’t help.

All in all this cruise was very enjoyable and we met some lovely people and couldn’t fault the staff on the Viking Tor but would still put the Rhine and Rhone cruises first.

Beautiful scenery, great ship with excellent staff and great food. Good choice of shore excursions with very good guides. We really enjoyed meeting our fellow travellers, even though by nature we are not very outgoing. Most were Americans, with the rest British and Canadian, Surprisingly, we were the only Australians. We were expecting a lot of old read more people but most were about our age -- 60-something! It cost a lot, but it's worth doing at least once.

Great time of year to go cruising, the temperatures were perfect, not too hot or cold. Company on the cruise was good and really enjoyed the excursions too. Nuremberg, Vienna and Budapest were the highlights of the cruise. Would certainly recommend Viking everything was really well organised and the free drinks package was a bonus!

First river cruise and enjoyed very much, lovely cabin, first rate bathroom. Food on average very good, but would have liked more choice with buffet lunch i.e. Cheese and ham served at breakfast but not at lunch. All shore excursions were done well and on time and the service of guides very good. Staff on ship worked very hard although at times pushed read more to serve meals and drinks as required. Also there should be more training of staff as regard passengers who have the drinks Silver package on the cruise. We would not hesitate to recommend Viking cruises or to sail with them again.

Had a great cruise, we're from Australia and others on the cruise were mainly from USA. Had a great time and we are still in touch with some fellow passengers. Found the ship and cabin very good, loved the under floor heating in the bathroom. Shore excursions and shore guides all of a high standard.

Booking through Global Journeys as part of our read more trip we received a full onboard drinks package (well used). Food was OK and service very good by the friendly staff on board. A plus for Viking cruises - we had trouble getting to the ship at the start of the cruise (owing to German road works) and upon getting to the ship, the cruise director refunded our Taxi fare in full!!! Well done Viking.

Great holiday, all sorted by Jemma at Global Journeys.

We were extremely happy with the service before, during and after the holiday. We had a wonderful time on board and everything was looked after to a high standard for the entire time. My only gripe, (and this is a small one), was during the dinner service and the fact that despite the tables not 'being booked', people had actually tipped the staff so read more they remained at the same table and same (window) seats every night! It was great to have the option of eating alfresco or the more formal dining room. We saw a number of the cruise boats which did not offer this experience.