Viking Idun

The staff always give the impression that you are cruising on a first class ship and can count on first service

The Idun ship and crew, its operation and services, quality and cleanliness of the staterooms and common areas, and the experience they made possible in meeting new friends and seeing amazing places along the river met our extremely high expectations based on our 2018 Viking cruise on the Danube. We are big fans of Viking and the high standards they keep in making a big vacation to Europe a very special experience.

Viking delivers what they promise in their promotions. This is a "comfortable" cruise with really excellent onboard service in a perfectly kept, clean environment. Everything is thought through and anticipated. I think Viking aims at a middle/upper middle-market and serves its audience well. Bigger mix of passengers than I was expecting, including young couples, families with college-age kids, singles traveling together, but primarily middle-age to elderly couples. People generally had a really nice time, despite the miserable rainy weather. Congenial, I'd say.

Two years ago we went on a Viking cruise down the Rhine. So the ship, our cabin, the food on board were fine and similar to our last cruise, which we enjoyed a lot because of the historic cities along the way. We did not like the itinerary, the ports of call, other than Budapest, on this Danube cruise. Such places as Vukovar, Nidin, Russe, and even Belgrade and Bucharest, lacked the cultural and historic beauty that this romantic sounding cruise promised. We were therefore disappointed and often bored by the tours of these places. Also Viking did not handle this cruise well; many mishaps -- such as no room keys when we boarded and no water on our first morning.