Originally, we booked this second Viking cruise for my hubby's retirement cruise! But with the state of the world ... we were postponed & postponed ... but it all worked out perfectly anyways! The crew of the Idi was so perfectly welcoming and the boat was extremely safe & clean! We were all required a vaccination, masks were required & everyone was tested daily ... all of the tours were very well organized & all of the tour guides were so grateful to be working again! The Viking crew is always amazing but with just half the passengers as normal - they were even more amazing. We had an opportunity to meet every single crew member ... chatting & laughing!

This trip had a few more bus rides than we expected due to the number of locks on the Main River (42) ... which means that sometimes, you are bused to a town for a tour & the boat continues to the next location to pick everyone up - little unexpected but it all works out in the end. Our cruise director - Lee (or General Lee, as I called him) was wonderful and kept us all laughing for several days & nights! Do not miss Lee's Game Nights!