VIKING OCEAN CRUISES - WORTH IT? HONEST REVIEW #myvikingstory

Thinking of booking a Viking Ocean Cruise? As a repeat Viking cruiser, I am counting down the pros and cons of booking this cruise.

The Viking Ocean Cruise includes an all-inclusive experience with all veranda suites on board. Excursions are included at every port with a focus on creating an immersive cultural experience. There are also several surprises when aboard this ship, so stay tuned to find out more.

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[kats]

The best video about Viking cruises! Lots of useful information and great shots of the ship. state rooms and destinations❤

[Dlevin]

Thank you. That was a great video. My wife and I are going on the Saturn in about a month. Our first Viking cruise. We are truly excited and looking forward to it. Have a great day!

[johnruppert]

We just completed a Viking cruise from Rome to Barcelona. Your comments are spot on👍 It’s was a wonderful experience and we hence booked a river cruise for next year. The adult only, small ship, all balcony and all inclusive format appealed to us! We have cruised with other fine cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean and Princess, but Viking is more to our liking at this stage of life!

[CCB]

There is another YouTuber that has done over 100 cruises all over the world. He has been to Greece many times. He did a Viking Ocean to Greece in the last 2 years and said he learned more about Greece than all the other cruises he had gone on to Greece combined. He loved the learning aspect. He is a more of a solo cruiser, but well educated. That was the only downside of Viking. Most of the passengers of Viking are very well educated. That is a major positive in my view.

[loffutt]

Thank you - great review! We did our first Viking River Paris to Normandy with pre and post extra days in Paris where I had all the time I wanted to do the local “wander and savor” moments. I LOVE that Viking offers door to door assistance at the airports and extension hotels - including a walk in Paris before hotel check-in. We are looking to cruise 2026 Barcelona to Venice - very exciting!

[donnamariatuminaro]

Your video is spot-on and one of the best I’ve seen! We took our 1st Viking Ocean Cruise to Norway and Iceland in 2022 (13 days). The ship was stunning, the service so accommodating, the cabin roomier and more comfortable than other cruise ships we’ve been on, the food absolutely delicious, and while it doesn’t have the “entertainment” you’ll find on other cruise lines, we were very happy with the evening show and the piano player, guitarist, and violinist were wonderful! We took advantage of some of the “included” excursions and they were quite nice. If you’re back from an afternoon excursion early enough, “Tea Time” is very nice! Our 2022 trip was truly enjoyable. We are now leaving for the 13 Day Viking Mediterranean Cruise in October. I just am baffled that you state you paid $2, 899 per person? We paid $7, 200 per person for our 2022 cruise and $10, 547 per person for our upcoming cruise. Did your cost include airfare? And how many days was your cruise?

[MichaelKilby]

Excellent review. We did the Midnight Sun cruise last fall and the Christmas Markets River Cruise in December. Fabulous! Headed to southern France river cruise soon.

[khead]

Being big Viking fans, you did a terrific job giving a rundown of Viking Ocean.

[crrizello]

Thanks for the review. Most of the ‘cons’ are really about any ocean cruise, regardless of brand. One definitely has a trade off between ease and ability to really dive into a culture when cruising. Sometimes I want to just relax and not have to worry about logistics and sometimes I want to plan my own trip.

[rickw]

My wife & I just got back from a Viking cruise to Turkey & Greece & it was fantastic! The ship was great. The food was great & the stateroom was very good with a balcony. The tours were great & we had a lot of great lectures & entertainment. We also loved the violinist & pianist. Viking also made the flight arrangements & someone was present on the first stop & directed where to go in the airport. Free laundry so you don’t have to pack a lot of clothes.

[gelfbrandt]

We did the Viking Saturn after you from Venice to Athens. This was our first cruise ever. We did a mix of the complementary tours with a couple of the extended tours. Seemed to work out great. I liked all our tour guides. We were one of the younger couples onboard. My wife's birthday was during the cruise and Viking provided sparkling wine and desert in the cabin for us. We did the 2-day extension in Athens. With deboarding the ship we didn't have much time on day 1 to explore (But we were also ready to just rest a bit). Viking could have done a better job of informing us about the available tours through them for the extension. They were not bookable through the website or the phone app. We did find a good local taxi company that had different tours you could take.
The big plus for the trip was the guides that lead us through Heathrow from when our plane landed to the gate we needed to be at to make our connection to Venice and again stateside. The connection to Venice was a quick one, not sure if we would have made it in time if we had to figure it out ourselves.

[DooWopKing]

Thanks for your very informative detailed video!

[rarelycares]

We did Barcelona to Venice on Viking, wonderful cruise, best staff on the water. We've also done river cruises with them and in a few weeks we are headed out on the "Search for the Northern Lights" cruise to the northern tip of Norway. We did 6 cruises with other cruise lines (Carnival, Holland America, Norwegian, and Celebrity) but after trying Viking we will probably never be going back. Just love the low key and all inclusive nature of Viking.

[sctexan]

As a fan of Viking, I'll add my observations: the thing we like most about Viking, is it's not a party cruise. It's more educational (if you want to participate in that experience, not something you have to do). I tell folks that are considering Viking, that if you like specialty dining, wifi, and the included excursion, then the price difference isn't that great. Also a hint, when you make your reservation, you select a certain number of specialty dining..BUT, the moment you check into your room, go on the TV and make all the reservations you want. We've had experience when booking, the only meal times were very, very late, but the first thing we do when we get to our room, is go on the TV and every reservation we wanted was available. I guess they prebook a small Orton of the meal service and leave the rest for once folks get to the ship. Having been on 3 Viking cruises we often pay for specific excursions to see and do what we want to. The free one/ included one, is usually just a basic tour of the area with a few stops for sightseeing. If you are going to a port and want to experience a specific thing, buy that excursion. For some, the entertainment is not good, but it's okay to us. Usually very basic but good enought to provide an enjoyable evening.

[jeannettebohland]

We went on Viking's Alaskan cruise in 2022 and loved it. We are going on a river cruise in 2025 from Switzerland to Paris.

[Kekles]

We just got back from The Rhine Viking trip & loved it. U can do the excursions or go on ur own, eat wherever u want, as long as the ship is in port. Pay attention to the time u must be back on board! But u can dive deeper into the culture, if ur that kind of more experienced unafraid traveler! The more u travel with Viking, the more perks u get (discounts on ur choice of wine upgrades, room upgrades, if available, etc.). The only way to go! It is getting younger. We r active tourists in early 12:33 60’s & noted many family groups! Already have trips planned for the next 2 years with Viking. We have traveled with families & found it affordable for all. It is expensive for singles, though. There’s other cruises for 18 & over that’s more affordable for singles, like Virgin.

[LindaQueen-ifpo]

Best video about Viking Cruises! The Eagle excursion with Seafood Boil and walk was an highly recommended excursion on the Princess Alaskan cruise 2022, but extra.

[erics]

It depends on the itinerary you're doing with Viking as it pertains to how long you can do stuff in each port. If you're doing a 7-8 day cruise, you may only be in each port for 1 day or half a day. I did a 15 day cruise with Viking this past summer in the Scandinavian region. I did a 2 day pre extension, so I got 4 days in Bergen, Norway but if you flew in the day of, you still could have stayed out late the day you arrived since we didn't leave until the afternoon the next day. We were also in Oslo for 1 1/2 days, so you could do whatever you wanted the first day. The optional excursion we chose for Oslo basically included the included excursion, so we spent most of the first day wandering around the city on our own. If we really wanted to, we could have gotten on a train and went somewhere else in Norway since the ship was staying overnight.

[fritstenpas]

Very accurate review!! Our British Ilse next week will be our 6th Viking cruise and all you have shared is 100% accurate! Love Viking!!

[memiller]

I agree with your comments, both good and bad. We make it a rule to find our own local restaurant at least a few times to experience the cuisine, even though that means "wasting" the money for the onboard meal. The onboard meals are great, but they are an interpretation of the regional cuisine, not exactly authentic. Some of our most memorable experiences have been when we skipped the included tour and explored on our own.