Amsterdam Viking Kara Cruise Reviews

This was our first River cruise. Celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. My husband had read so much about Viking so we booked departing Amsterdam Nov. 12, 2023 for the 8 day cruise to Basel. The crew was exceptional, cabin was nice. The food was ok, cold most of the time. In the brochure it states no waiting in lines and that what we did most of the time. We thought that once we got to a ...

I always heard great reviews about Viking river cruises and perhaps I was expecting too much. I found the service on board the ship to actually be less than what we've received on Royal Caribbean or even Carnival. Our room was ok although we had to have them give us a clean duvet because ours had a huge footprint on it. That night I was too warm so the next morning I asked for a light blanket ...

Overall this was a disappointing experience for us. The first few days on the cruise were excellent and up to our Viking expectations. This was followed by unacceptable situations: two days of no internet, no air conditioning, and toilet failure! We did not cruise the Middle Rhine on Viking Kara due to engine failure. Instead we waited for an hour, then bused to a substitute boat that was a ...

My wife and I are serious cruisers and have gone on many cruise vacations over the past several years. Our trip on the Kara was our second Viking cruise. Our first trip on the Danube was OK but with some issues but we felt Viking was worth a second look. Our cruise started in Amsterdam which is a great city and one of our favorites. We took the train from Paris and easily walked to the ship ...