While we booked our cruise on the Viking Mani, we had a last minute change in the ship (to the Viking Eistla) because the Mani had to undergo some repairs. We did have the crew from the Mani, who had completely moved themselves from their home ship over to the Eistla before all of the guests embarked. They went above and beyond to make sure everything was comfortable for the guests. We had to report a leak in our cabin from the air conditioning, and it was repaired immediately.
This was our 3rd Viking River Cruise in Europe. We booked both the pre-cruise and post-cruise extensions, embarking the ship in Amsterdam and extending our trip in Lucerne. While the location of the hotel in Amsterdam was convenient to most of the sights, we thought the room size and accommodations could be better. The hotel in Lucerne was wonderful.
The meals, service, and excursions were very good, and lived up to what we have come to expect of Viking. Our favorite excursion was one of the optional tours, the WW II Tour of the Colmar Pocket, and we considered this one of the highlights of our vacation.
Our cabin was comfortable. We've previously traveled on one of the Viking longships, so we knew what to expect. We enjoyed the balcony on this trip because we were rarely docked next to another longship.