Amsterdam to Europe - River Cruise Viking Magni Reviews

My husband and I (retired, 65 and 70) have been indulging in high end travel since we became empty nesters, but our last cruise was in 1997 with kids. We’ve been receiving catalogs from Viking for years and this year the lure of unpacking only once was strong and Europe at Christmas was enticing. On the positive side - We booked our own travel and made our way to the Magni without any ...

This was my first Viking cruise and it definitely won’t be my last! Everything was fabulous (well, except for the non-stop rain, but that couldn’t be controlled). All shore excursions, both the included ones and the optional ones, were extremely interesting. The guides were all very knowledgeable and personable. I learned so much about European history. The food was amazing - I especially enjoyed ...

The itinerary was the cities we wanted to visit in and around the Rhine and Danube. We always wanted to do a Viking river cruise after seeing commercials and reviews for years… The crew was very fun and very attentive to our needs and small issues were handled quickly and efficiently. While the weather was a bit cold and wet, umbrellas were always available. We did ask for robes and slippers in ...

We chose this cruise for the itinerary and time of year, hoping for a chance at some cooler weather than we're used to where we're from. As it happened, the two weeks of our cruise coincided with the hottest two weeks of the year for this region. This might not have been a big deal if there hadn't been generator and subsequent A/C issues on the boat. The A/C issues impacted our cabin as well as ...

We have travelled with Viking 3 times. Twice pre-covid and now just recently this past August, post-covid. The company is night/day and not for the better. Our first trip was the Cities of Lights tour wherein high river levels caused severe deviations and constant bussing from Wurzburg. It was not pleasant but in the end the ships staff and PD as well as Captain tried to make up for the ...

The room has strong odor of sewage backup. This would spread of disease. Eventally lots of people were sick. They got diarrhea or coughing. I and my wife got coughing and took 3 weeks to recover. Reported the problem but had a bit improvment only. The bath room ventilation fan didn't run. We were told to change ship due to the low water level. The new ship has simila problem. You can hear water ...

It afford us the opportunity to see many cities on Europe's rivers. The cruise overall was fun, interesting and diverse. I wish Viking would have more opportunities to explore cities on our own. It seemed the only way to get to cities was to take an excursion. Wish there were shuttles to leave the ship just to go into town. If you did not do an excursion, you were stuck on the ship. Viking ...

Past experience with Viking was good. This was our 3rd Viking cruise. The first was Russia in 2019 and Italy, Greece, and the Adriatic in 2022. I honestly love Viking. We just had a bad experience on the Grand European river cruise due to the ship having some issues (3 of the 4 propellers were damaged). We splurged on the Explorer suite, of which there are two, on the back of the boat. I would ...

We had such a great time on our first Viking cruise, a few years earlier, that we decided to do another one for our 50th anniversary. Because of low water levels in the rivers, our cruise was split between two ships. Viking handled this very professionally and with as little inconvenience to the passengers as possible. We simply set our suitcases outside our room in the morning and when we were ...

This was our first cruise experience. We added both the pre and post ground extensions and enjoyed them both. Viking reps meet you at the airport upon arrival (even when you're 90 minutes late) and handle everything, cars, bags, itinerary, recommendations and rooms. The same happens when you leave. Complete feeling of confidence to travel in countries you don't know and where you don't speak ...