Viking Ocean Cruise Complete Review
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Published 2023-10-29
We review every aspect of the ship including the food, amenities, ship layout, crew, excursions, ports, cabin/stateroom, and many more.
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00:00 Introduction
01:16 Embarking
02:47 Ship Layout
10:43 Room
16:41 Food
26:59 Entertainment
29:14 Port Experience
34:22 Add Ons
39:35 Crew
41:13 Overall Thoughts
43:12 Outtakes
All Comments (21)
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First of all, kudos to you both for embracing the life you were given (cheers worthy). My wife and I enjoyed a Viking S. American cruise and are booked on 2 more. We love Viking. I agree with much of your comments especially given your ratings vs your expectations. I would rate the food better than the entertainment while your expectations for food over entertainment impacts your ratings. All in all a well balanced review of an excellent cruise line. Happy life to you both.
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I also prefer to do my laundry. Was on Viking for three weeks-- loved how I could just wash my own clothes as needed--- at no charge!
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I do not know what sort of food you folks like, but we found the food excellent. Fresh, locally sourced, simple. You could identify what it was. Not drowned in disguising sauces. The wok station was first-rate. (Most of my cooking at home is in my wok.) P.s. we like firm beds. We had the same cabin, same ship.
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Having taken about 5 Viking Ocean cruises, I really agree with your review, especially my last 2 cruises. I especially agree about the food, which has decreased in quality since the pandemic. Your review was spot-on and very complete.
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For me the food is everything. If it’s not stellar it’s a dealbreaker for me, especially for the money. We love Oceania - “the finest cuisine at sea” is their mantra. We’ve done 3 cruises with them now and love them! (BTW, kudos to you both for embracing reality and moving forward in a positive way - God bless you!)
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We did the same cruise last year in a penthouse veranda stateroom (PV2), which is one category lower than yours. Loved the trip so much we are doing in again next May. We fine the beds on Viking trip fine, so it's a personal thing. We have sailed on several of the ultra-luxury lines, and find Viking is our favorite line. We felt the food was as good as the higher end ships. We do about 3 to 4 cruises with Viking a year and always love the experience.
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We are considering a Viking Ocean cruise and appreciated your honest review. You both do a great job of explaining in detail the reasons for your score. Plus, you both seem such pleasant and likable people. Good luck with this site!
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I was hesitant to start a 40 min video. You two are adorable! Thank you for sharing your experience... Very helpful for planning our upcoming Viking cruise!
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Nice presentation on Viking. We are long time cruisers. We only travel on small ships——400-750 passengers. We love Silversea, Seabourn, and Regents. For the $’s you spend on this 15 day cruise, on your next cruise you might consider these cruise lines😅. FYI——We sailed on Silversea for 21 days in South America for the same rate you spent—-and the beds are great and the restaurants are superb.
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You two are awesome and I loved your 'Cheers' review moments! 🤣 My wife and I are thinking about using Viking and your review was a great help! Loved the detail of the items that were important to you as many of them matter to us as well. Thanks for creating such a wonderful review video, VERY HELPFUL! Keep up the cruising and I agree with a previous post, kudos to you for embracing the life in front of you! Being together and creating/enjoying life is what's important. Thank you again... 😊
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I loved your honest evaluation of Viking Cruises. We have been on 13 Viking, we are both 59. I was just so surprised you never mentioned that the clientele is a bit older. We always feel like we are in the youngest group. We have taken our adult children and their spouses on a Viking River and Ocean, and they just loved both. So kuddos!
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My wife and I just returned from our first Viking Cruise of the Mediterranean. I watched your video prior to leaving and thought you guys were being tough on the food. However, upon return, I realized you nailed it. Every comment you made was spot on. The food was comparable to the Norwegian cruise I was on last year. However, I also agree with you that the trip was worth the money. In our opinion the best part was the meeting so many great people on board with the excursions coming in a close second.
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Thank you for a very detailed review. We plan to go on Vikings cruise next year.
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The beds are wonderful!
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You guy are great! Completely informative. Exactly what makes or breaks a cruise! Nicely done 👏👏👏
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Thank you for sharing your experience with Viking Ocean cruise you had. Ｉ agreed your rating to Viking food. I just had one Viking River cruise. I think the food was same as HA or Princess Cruise lines. I don't mind having house keeping once a day that may help less stress on their house keepers. I like the included excursions and the warm floor in the bath room.
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Hi Shauna & Kevin - Wonderful review! You hit the nail on the head. I've sailed seven Viking Ocean cruises & couldn't agree more about the dining. Very strange that for an otherwise perfect product, the dining is the weak link. Nothing bad, & I always eat full meals. Yet the food certainly isn't gourmet fine dining. For Viking's price point, I expect better. The crew, ship design, & chill relaxed vibe are why I love Viking! The gym rocks! Has everything a person needs.
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Thanks for the review. We are looking at stringing together 3 consecutive Viking "ocean" cruises, all on the same ship and in the same cabin, through the Mediterranean and up to Norway for the Northern lights. It will be over a month long, so it's a good thing we can do our own laundry. Your review reassures me that Viking will offer the experience and ambiance we want.
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Thank you for the in depth and honest review! This is what we all want. For 20k the bed, lack of options, food, and laundry issues helped me decide to X this. Thank you!
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We’ve been on 5 Viking cruises. Never had an issue with the bed.
