Viking Aegir Review
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From May 25 – Jun 8, 2018, my wife and I went on a Viking River Cruise: The Grand European Tour on the ship Viking Aegir. It started out in The Netherlands, and traversed through Germany, Austria, and Hungary.
I have deliberately waited about two weeks before summarizing the trip for anyone who might be thinking of taking a similar cruise. Rather than write in prose, I decided to put forth the cons and pros of the trip.
If you do not care to read this listing of cons and pros, let me simply summarize by noting that the Viking River Cruise advertisements and brochures naturally only paint the brightest of pictures; and, in all likelihood, deliberately hide much of the reality.
Cabin Review
Veranda Suite
The cabin was always kept clean. It was spacious enough for the two of us. The veranda porch provided magnificent views, except when we were docked inches away from another Viking River ship...which was too often! As noted above, yours is not the only Viking River Cruise ship on this journey. There are 4 others (at least) stopping at the same ports at the same time. They hide this fact from you in all of the advertising.
Port Reviews
Nuremberg
We took the free Nuremburg Through History tour booked through the ship. Again, the tour was good, but not enough time to explore the city. The guide was excellent
Regensburg
We took the Munich Highlights tour. It was rather pricey. Not sure you get your money's worth on this one. Not enough time, but the tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable.
Bamberg
We explored the Franconian Countryside on a tour booked through Viking. It was beautiful to see the sights and hear about the history.