Viking Cruises UK Reviews

Name: Viking Cruises UK
Address: 83 Wimbledon Park Side, Greater London
Rating: 4.82

4.8 Rating 322 Reviews

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“Viking River Cruises provide a really relaxing, first class holiday. It's great to visit new cities & towns every day. The Staff are excellent & really helpful, the ships are kept spotlessly clean & have areas where you can rest & chat to fellow travellers. Free hot drinks & sometimes light snacks are available all day long. Complimentary mineral water is provided + free drinks with your evening meal. Regional flights are available at time of booking which saves time & costly overnight stays in a Hotel close to the airport. Once booked you look forward to a brilliant holiday & in my opinion Viking Holidays cannot be beaten.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Some of the best river cruises around at the moment.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“We went on the Duro Cruise and had a fantastic time. Service, staff, accommodation ,visits ,food ,and office staff were all just excellent and we are going on the Elbe in June. We cannot speak more highly of the Viking Experience”

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Posted 10 years ago

“everything about your service and river trips is V G I We are looking forward to our next trip in June”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Our holiday with Viking River Cruises in China (Imperial Jewels - July 2014) met all our expectations and more. The service we received both on board the river cruise and from our tour guide was throughout excellent. Great Wall of China, Eternal City, Terracotta Army - fantastic. Re excursions: we are very pleased we took all the options we could fit in - if you are advised not to take any excursion, check carefully as we found Viking guidance to be very cautious. It meant a few long days, but it was very much worth it.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Although disappointed that the river levels did not allow us to cruise the Elbe all the way we had an excellent holiday. This was mainly due to the staff of both vessels and the excellent tour manager. Extra visits were arranged and we had a wonderful excursion to Leipzig as an extra. Leipzig is not a place that I have ever thought of visiting but an excellent experience and visit was had. I know that we had extra coach travel that we could have done without but the tour manager tried his best to keep everyone up to date and provided excellent alternatives in my opinion. It was not his or Vikings fault that the water levels were to low to allow a cruise all the way down the Elbe to Prague. There were unhappy people on the cruise but they are the sort of people who would complain about anything making themselves miserable and the tour mangers job extremely difficult. This was our 3rd trip with Viking and we have already booked another for this year to Portugal. I would probably say that it was no3 on my list but considering the other 2 were Russia and China I think that most people would put it in 3rd place. As I said it was no ones fault about the lack of rainfall and to have a good holiday you have to make the best of all situations and we had a great time”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Fantastic!!! Enjoyed this cruise immensely,as always.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“First class service and accommodation, food without complaint, staff exemplary.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Beautiful ship spotless good food.Excellent organisation. Very good knowledgable guides.friendly staff,helpful patient.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“David Rhys Williams, 24 Avondale Crescent, Grangetown, Cardiff CF11 7DE Tel 029 20233606 Mob. 07729 015802 rhyswilliams79@btinternet.com Viking Cruise Description by Rhys Williams In April 2014 Margaret and I went on a Viking river cruise from Berlin to Prague. The river was the Elbe. Everybody knows that travel broadens the mind. I knew nothing of the Elbe. It ran through what our generation had come to think of as Eastern Europe. As much as I assumed anything, I rather took it that one side of the river would be the old West and the other side would be the old East. But no, both sides of the river were the old East. Not only that, but the river cruise was largely a lovely pastoral journey down the river. Margaret and I enjoyed the calm and tranquillity we felt as we gazed at the views on both banks. I think we had vaguely assumed that we would see belching industrial chimneys from the good old days of Soviet-inspired social realism. On the contrary, apart from the cities and towns we very much wanted to visit, like Potsdam, Wittenberg, Messien and Dresden, the intervening stretches of water were largely bounded by forests and fields. At the beginning of the cruise we spent a few days in Berlin. Thanks to the recommendation of the excellent Serbo-Croat tour guide on the Viking boat, Margaret and I three times ate at Maximilian’s Restaurant in Friedrichstrasse, Berlin. The first time, at lunch, I remember whispering to a waitress that I fancied whatever that lady over there was eating. It turned out she was eating a speciality of the restaurant except that she had opted for noodles instead of potatoes. I opted for noodles too and was pleased by the result. The following day at dinner we returned to the same wooden-topped tables and I had knuckle of pork and Margaret goulash. We shared a most acceptable bottle of red cuvée and enjoyed the meal. The next night, again at Maximilian’s, we both had steak and fried potatoes followed by ice-cream and coffee. It is simple to write but it was excellent to eat. In Berlin we arrived early at the Pergamon Museum to avoid the worst of the queues. My wife took me to see the magnificent Ishtar Gate of Babylon and I was suitably impressed. Ours has been a long and largely happy mixed marriage. Mixed in that Margaret is, by birth and upbringing, an English Roman Catholic while I was born and brought up a Welsh, Protestant, Nonconformist. In Wittenburg, I was shocked that from the lips of my wife of over forty years, the words, “Here I stand. I can do no other” did not pass as lightly and as fluently as they did mine. Indeed, the words, “bought the T shirt” could give these very words a particular resonance in the streets of Wittenburg. It was also interesting that in these equality-aware days, as much attention seemed to be given in guide books to Mrs. Luther as to Martin. I am even now embarrassed by my inability to remember Mrs. Luther’s first name. The Meissen pottery factory was as interesting as the town of Meissen itself was interesting and pleasant to look around and to drink coffee. For opulent decoration, however, the Opera House in Dresden was stunning. In Dresden Margaret and I would particularly recommend the Zwinger Palace where we spent an absorbing couple of hours in the Old Masters’ Picture Gallery. Still on tours of foreign countries we bring with us what we are. The tour ended in Prague with an excellent walking, guided tour of the city. We had made friends on the boat with Wendy and Elwyn, a Welsh couple from Nottage, Porthcawl. We had a similar sense of humour which was just as well as I made up a series of limericks about so-called posh Porthcawl. That must have been me limbering up because at the end of the cruise, I won a bottle of white wine for a limerick about Viking. In Prague we went on a very interesting walking tour along the cobble-stones of the old Jewish Quarter of the city. We all wore little radio mikes which meant that we could hear what the guide said even if we were at the back of the tour party. At one point, the guide observed that roughly half his party was American and half British. We heard him ask someone who evidently was walking beside him where she was from. She replied, “Wales.” It was Wendy. Margaret and I smiled at each other. The guide asked whether she could say the long railway place name in Wales. Wendy replied, “Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.” Margaret and I again exchanged smiles. Food, friends and fascinating places to visit – ask me now about the River Elbe and . . . how long have you got?”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Superb cruise with an excellent crew. Exceeded all expectation.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Had an amazing time on a Viking cruise in China last year. Dream come true. Everything was amazing. Tour guide was excellent. Food was delicious, an opportunity to try such a varied menu and hotels were five star. Couldn't fault anything. Someone asked what we enjoyed the most but couldn't choose one thing. The Great Wall was awesome but I loved the Terracotta Warriors. The cruise at the end was ideal to just relax and enjoy after the very full hectic days in Beijing and Zian. Food and service was fantastic. Thank you Viking for such a memorable holiday.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“We have taken several cruises with Viking, starting in 2006 Moscow to St. Petersburg. Each time we finish a cruise, we can hardly wait to book the next one. The itineraries are well planned, service and accommodation aboard ship are first class, making us feel wanted! We're going again in July, and as always. we're looking forward to a happy experience.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Everything was first class. From the flight to the holiday to the return flight. They cannot do enough for you. Well worth the experience.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Could not fault cabin, food, staff, and organisation which all added up to a wonderful experience. Impressed with the very high standard throughout the cruise.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“everything about the Viking Cruises is very good, my only disappointment this time was being mislead about the gratuities left for particular members of the staff. We were led to believe that if we left an envelope for a particular member of staff they would be given it unopened. This, however, was not the case as when we questioned a number of staff about it they said that it would all go into a pot for all staff to share. We appreciate that all staff contribute to the enjoyment of the holiday and we we always leave a gratuity for staff generally but I find the idea of lying to passengers about how the system works to be unacceptable. If nothing else senior staff should be open about any arrangements that affect the passengers.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Excellent time had by all!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Excellent standards and services Have already booked again”

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Posted 10 years ago

“We enjoyed our Portugal River of Gold cruise that we have done it twice.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“The cabin was very comfortable. The crew were delightful and extremely helpful. There were lots of little surprises and the excursions were well planned and organised. In fact it was so good that we have booked our next cruise with Viking.”

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Posted 10 years ago

Viking Cruises UK is rated 4.8 based on 322 reviews