Viking Skadi River Cruises Reviews

We have been to Germany, and Austria by land but wanted to see Amsterdam, Budapest and several other towns along the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. Viking actually changed our ship from the Bragi to the Skadi at the last minute due to water levels on the river so this review really has to do with the Skadi and her crew. A crew which by the way was outstanding in every detail whether the room ...

Never been on a River cruise. Wanted to explore that part of the world. Food was awesome and so was the staff. Food was a very good variety and had great options for the regular meal options. Included excursions were wonderful. Made several friends and enjoyed the environment. The excursions were set up for comfort and ease for all. Recommend reusable water bottle, no reason to waste plastic. ...

We knew from reading reviews that Viking is a top notch company. All staff were very professional and made you feel welcome with every encounter. The food was exceptional at every meal, with plenty of choices no matter what you were hungry for. The ship is very clean and well appointed in all areas. The coffee and snack bar was a wonderful answer for those of us that like coffee first thing in the ...

I was invited by a friend, so I was going, just to be going somewhere on a vacation! Little did I know how much I would enjoy the trip and the history of the Netherlands and Belgium. The country is beautiful, the history of what these people have done to survive the wars and north sea is a wonderful experience. The people are truly lovely. Local guides, showing and telling us the local history, ...

Because of the itinerary. Met most of the folks on the ship. Loved the included shore excursions. Most of the city tours were very informative. Didn't like the Lipizzaner excursion. Waste of money. The included city tour saw more of the stallions than the optional excursion, and closer up. Meals, service, entertainment were great. Cabins on levels 2 and 3 are great, not on level 1. The ...

I need to start this review by going to the end of the cruise first where we had booked the Prague extension from Budapest, before going home. If we had known this to be an 8 hr bus ride we would not have gone to Prague. This is too long to make any trip enjoyable. the Corinthia hotel is great but there were lots of frowny faces when we got off that bus. Viking never said a word about the ...

This Grand European river cruise has been on my wish list for a long time. We started in Budapest on Saturday, May 6, the Skadi is a lovely ship, our cabin was nice, it would have been nice to have two chairs instead of one chair and a stool, but otherwise was comfortable. The dining was wonderful, I needed special foods because of allergies and Ivan was wonderful assisting me. The ship's ...

Since the culture in Europe is changing so rapidly with immigration, I wanted to visit the Netherlands and Belgium now. The Skadi is one of the new Viking long ships and is very nice. Having traveled on a previous Viking cruise on an older ship, I was disappointed the window in our lower cabin was much smaller than the older ship. Be careful to point the shower head away from the shower door, or ...

I really enjoyed our cruise, our cabin was beautiful, the staff was amazing especially our cruise director. As we embarked early in the morning we were greeted with coffee and pastries, we were lucky enough to be the first cruise of the season so we got to go straight to our rooms. Every night we were informed of the next days activities and everything always ran smoothly and efficiently when ...

Our Viking Ship Skaadi provided a beautiful cabin, delicious food, and wonderful service. The views from our room were often breath-taking and, overall, the trip was magical. However, in several ports, we docked adjacent another Viking boat and the view was blocked. To have the advantage of seeing the Budapest skyline from our cabin only to have it blocked by our own cruise company was ...