We’ve loved this so we’re hoping there’s a next time!
Viking has been a great experience. We chose a Veranda Suite that included a lot of perks like mini-bar and wine included, fruit in the room each day as well as fresh flowers and bottles of water. But all cabins have a window; no inside cabins on Viking ships.
Laundry service is available. We put some socks, underwear and tshirts in the bag; here’s how they came back:
We have definitely eaten too much but we’ve been happy that at least meal portions are very reasonable. Smaller than regular American restaurant portions (of course we could have ordered 2 entrees if we had wanted to!) but really good. There is an optional all-you-can-drink alcohol package that we did not select. The wine at meals and in the room was more than enough (no, we didn’t drink it all!), but I could see how the drink package would make sense for people that don’t like beer or wine. There were definitely some folks getting their moneys worth every afternoon and evening in the lounge. We could put drinks in the lounge on our account of course, and I think we only did that 3 times.
If there is a next time we would opt for all of the walking tours of cities that are included. We loved the optional tours we chose but we missed seeing the port city in some cases. And we would ask how long the bus rides are! (That’s not in the trip descriptions.)
We have talked to many people who have taken river cruises from a number of different companies and all had great experiences. It’s definitely been great for us!
So about flying with souvenirs.... They asked us about "powder", which translated to Paprika, which is big in Hungary. No more than 12 oz in a carryon. I did not ask, and they did not tell, about preserves sealed in a jar, specifically apricot preserves made by monks! I did not do the math about how many milileters was 3 oz...so, lost all the preserves to TSA agents that were in the carry-on to prevent breakage in the bigger suitcase. Also note to self for next time: anything packed by Duty Free is not securely packed and may not make it, so stay with soft stuff!
Final selfie after our 9 hour flight from Munich to Chicago. They let us back into the States! One more flight for each of us this evening and we’re home in time for Halloween 🎃!
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