VIKING RIVER CRUISE SHIP DINNERS AND ONBOARD ENTERTAINMENT
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Here's another video from my recent Viking river cruise adventure. I did the Rhine Gateway (www.vikingrive...) cruise down the Rhine River, starting in Basel, Switzerland and ending in Amsterdam.
This shows a few of the onboard dinners and the after-dinner entertainment. Each night, the dinner menu featured a local three-course selection. Then there were a few regional specialities along with a set menu available every night. This had a steak, chicken and fish option. The dinners were paired with local wines, a white and a red, with option sommelier recommendation upgrades available for an extra cost (included if you selected the upgraded beverage package before the cruise).
After dinner entertainment included a great keyboard player named David Farr who played each night, along with different guest musicians.
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WE LOVED VIKING!!!!
They are awesome. I've done other river cruises before, but this was my first experience with Viking.
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Luxury Fred: For sure you love to enjoy that breakfast.... ja ja ja ja... Can't wait to enjoy that "breakfast" in 2023! We love the Viking cruises, we enjoy it the ocean cruise from Stockholm to Bergen (Norway) wonderful, the service the "BEST". Cheers from New Orleans the city of jazz and the lovely "cajun" food. USA.
Thank you!!! After the cruise ended we were in shock, where is the breakfast, where is the lunch, where is the dinner????
We loved the experience, thank you for watching. I love New Orleans. I have never been there but I have been to Lake Charles and that area!!!
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The dinner and after dinner entertainment really looks and sounds great. I like sorbets, I can almost taste the lemon sorbet, yummy!
Sorbet and all the desserts were really good. I also liked the entertainment each night, especially the piano player who was there for the whole cruise. Thanks for watching.
Thank you! That was nice!
Thanks for watching the video, I really enjoyed every aspect of the cruise and would highly recommend it.
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Makes me whiz I was back on the Viking Ve , the food was delicious
Now you've got me thinking about it again. So wonderful to have everything right there, great food three meals a day!
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Helpful !
Thank you, it was a very fun experience and I enjoyed every part of the cruise. It seemed like all the other passengers also had a great time.
Viking offers some good value. If you want a bit more luxury and better food, I like Amawaterways. If you want something cheaper, I like Gate One.
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Viking works overtime to please their guests. The expense was well worth it. Viewing history, nature's beauty, and making new friends combined with good food. We made the Grand European tour...Budapest to Amsterdam in October 2019. We look forward to our next tour with Viking when the pandemic is over.
I agree, it was an amazing experience. The Grand European tour sounds amazing., this was about half of it! Thank you very much for watching the video and be sure to check out my other videos from the Viking cruise.
Very informative videotape
Thanks for watching it! I have a few more videos from the cruise, you can see them all here in this playlist: ruclips.net/video/aeuzqPLO2_4/видео.html
Passion fruit sorbet sounds better than lava cake. 😀
I agree, but they were both excellent!! Thanks for watching.
going next month (March 22nd) cant wait
Are you doing the Rhine too? You will love it, what an amazing experience. Be sure to sign up for any shore excursions you like in advance as they do fill up. Check out my other videos that show a ship tour and a tour of my cabin. Let me know if you have any questions.
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@@FreddySherman Thanks Fred yes we are doing the Rhine, we have already signed up for all the shore excursions and even got a free upgrade to the Ehrenbriestien Fotress
@@Beatleboy Sounds good. I missed out on the cathedral climb in Cologne. We did it ourselves, but not the Viking excursion. We also really liked the biking in Kinderdijk excursion.
@@FreddySherman hey Fred what do you suggest for gratuity while on board, you can pre pay at $165 each but that sounds a bit
@@Beatleboy I would wait until the end, I never like to tip in advance. Also I would consider handing cash directly to people like your cabin steward or a waiter if you always sit at their station, stuff like that. If you use a credit card at the end, I would review the breakdown carefully and feel free to adjust up or down based on my experience. The crew people make a lot of their money from tips so it is very important.
Thank you for posting. We are going in November and this was very helpful since we are traveling with my 85 yr old mother.
Thanks for watching, you will have a great time and it's a great way to travel with your mother. Are you doing the Rhine?
Let me know if you have any questions and please watch my other videos from the cruise, I have a cabin tour and a ship tour and some of the excursions.
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@@FreddySherman we are doing Christmas on the Rhine. Starting in Basel, ending in Amsterdam. My sister and I are very excited for this ladies' trip! My mom won't stop talking about it.
@@gabrieleharmon4648 Magical, we did the same itinerary. It's great because your mom can do as much as she feels comfortable doing, or just stay on the ship sometimes and enjoy the amenities. I also love how the staff gets to know you after a day or two as you have the same waiters, the same cabin staff, etc. Have a great trip!
@@FreddySherman that's what we figured. She loves walking but can't traverse like she used to.
I do have one question...are there smaller tables during dining or only larger ones so you have to share. We love meeting new people, but mom is hard of hearing & can't process conversations like she used to.
@@gabrieleharmon4648 Yes, there are smaller tables for two near the windows and some tables for four as well. Our cruise was not super crowded so there was always a lot of options for seating.
Wow, Did not know you had to pay extra for mixed drinks and some wines! At the price these cruises go for I figured all drinks would be covered. What else are they nickel and diming you for is what I am wondering now
I did not feel like that, pretty much every cruise company does it the same way. I did not do the upgrade and was very happy with the complimentary (included) wine and beer, both the quality and the quantity. I'm not a big drinker so I didn't spend that much on mixed drinks, only 1-2 per day for me and my partner.
I think the best thing is not to do the upgrade but then buy a lot of local wine and enjoy it with your meals.
Again, it wasn't done in a way to make me feel nickel and dimed.
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Cheers from Yemen
Thanks, you win Wesam!!
Just booked this cruise on the Idun, $2,000, includes airfare. 😮🙂
What is the ldun?
We love Viking but find their evening entertainment dull, more suitable for the elderly 🫢🎻👵🎹☹️
I think it's tough for Viking as they are trying to appeal to all passengers and most are elderly!!
There are other river cruise companies like AmaWaterways which go for a slightly younger audience but the reality is most of the cruisers are at least retired, if not elderly.
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If you want better entertainment go for oceanic ones. Even if they would target young people instead of retired, these are small ships. You can't set up a decent stage or have lots of entertainers on board because there is no space.
@@anadeealupu1458 Very, very true and good advice!
This is all good but the tuff part is getting on your plane and baggage claiming, and all that stuff. How do you know you're even getting on the right boat?
If you book the air travel through Viking, they have someone who meets you at the airport and escorts you right to the ship. We spend a few days in Basel before the cruise and they told us what the ship's name was and where the dock was so we just took an Uber to the dock from our hotel and just made sure we got on the right ship. They have a lot of security so you really couldn't get on the wrong ship because you had to check in on the dock just like at a hotel. They checked your passports and all that stuff.
@@FreddySherman Well thats good to know. When you are on your last leg of your trip does the captain tell you when to disembark?
@@davehenderson3739 THey make sure you know when to get off. They give you a daily newsletter with info on each place you visit. A day or two before the end, the newsletter gives you the details on when to get off. They also make announcements on the loudspeaker. You have to leave in the morning of the last day because they clean the ship and load on the new passengers for the next cruise in the afternoon!
@@FreddySherman Oh ok thanks.
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They have included beer?
This was in 2019. We did not get the optional beverage package, but beer and wine is included during meals. If you want a beer when its not mealtime, you would need to pay for it. You can pay for an optional beverage package that gives you free drinks anytime.
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Can i order food as much as i want?
Yes. All the buffets are "all you can eat". You can also order things from a menu and can order multiple things if you wanted them. The food was really good, but not as a good as the food I had on an Amawaterways cruise.
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@@FreddySherman nice good to know..
Did you see this video, it shows the breakfast buffet. ruclips.net/video/l_jvRvEI9_I/видео.html @@Fredflinstone23
@@FreddySherman will do.. Do you lunch and dinner video?😀
Yes, here is a look at lunch!! ruclips.net/video/eiU7MroCXg0/видео.html @@Fredflinstone23
Oh gosh! We are going on the grand European this July 2024...is all the entertainment that schlocky? And old!!!? Thats awful
The cruise was amazing but yes, the entertainment was as you see it. They have such a wide range of passengers I think it can be hard to please everyone. If that's important to you, check out some of the higher-end companies like AmaWaterways, which charge more but offer better entertainment (and food and accommodations, etc.).
As you know, Viking cruiises are not cheap so they don't seem to get too many party animals and they don't seem to cultivate that atmosphere.
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Weiner Schnitzel "Viennese Cutlet" is not German. It is Austrian.
Duh, I'm sorry I can't believe I made that error!! Thanks for watching the video.
@@FreddySherman No worries. Its an easy mistake. Enjoyed the video none the less. I have enjoyed Viking River cruises. We took the Nuremburg to Budapest Christmas Market cruise and it was great. We extended in Budapest and that made it ever better. Lots of great food and things to do like visit the thermal baths, walk the city and take all the history in.
@@spydude38 Thanks for watching it. That's funny, I did the reverse cruise a few years ago, starting in Budapest and ending in Nuremburg. That was with Gate 1, not Viking. I too enjoyed Budapest, what an amazing city. Did you visit Aquincum, the Roman ruins? And thanks for your service, my dad was a Chief.
@@FreddySherman Glad you made that reverse cruise too. Yes, we did a lot in the two days we extended. I planned a non-Viking deal with "Meet and Eat" and we had dinner with six other couples who were from Spain, U.K. U.S. and Canada. Local family who owned a restaurant but also lets you come to their home and they feed you Hungarian dishes paired with wines of various types. That was a lot of fun for less than $40.00 each. I was proud to serve. Your Dad was part of a special group of people in the Navy.
@@spydude38 Wow, that sounds like fun. I did something similar on a Peru tour with Gate 1, but this was in a family home. It was a small group tour so there were only 12 of us.
My dad had a baseball cap that said Navy Chief and would get stopped all the time.
You know I worked on viking cruise if you're curious about how kitchen works ect dm 😄
What did you do on the ship?
How a working ? You do 8 weeks on and two off?
@@FreddySherman I was a chef de partie inside the kitchen, so I know most of their recipes. Also, they have a free pdf book on their website. You need to check it out.
@@happyellie1 Depending on the contract and visa, etc., normally it's 1 month on and 1 month off, but some guys do 3 months on and 1 off.
@@salty-casper3109 Thank you, I will check it out. We really enjoyed our experience. Please educate me, what is a chef de partie?
Come on Viking. Old people entertainment. So Vegas!!! Y’all need to get a bit more together. Not all of us are that old.
You are right, but given the age of most of the cruisers, that's the music they want. They have to appeal to the majority!
I think you will find that on most river cruises as they tend to have an older demographic.
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Will Viking be cancelling it's cruises to Russia, given Russia's unprovoked war on Ukraine and it's people, and the immeasurable suffering it has caused? Other cruise lines already have; why hasn't Viking??? I am looking forward to a Romantic Danube cruise in September, but cannot support a company that enriches this murderous regime. Please do the right thing and cancel all cruises to Russia. I will be watching for developments; please don't force me to cancel my cruise. I would encourage all other Viking customers to let Viking know if you share similar views as my own. To all Ukrainians; we support you!
I think you might be confused my friend, this is not the Viking channel, this is my channel. Perhaps you should comment on their channel.
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@@FreddySherman Not confused. Thought you might have some insight, or an opinion to share.
Viking has cancelled all cruises in Russia. Great company!
@@Kimmer Also they probably had no demand for them during the war.
@@FreddySherman Probably true for some locations. The big destination affected is St. Petersburg on some of the Scandanavian Ocean Cruises. This would be a cool place to see, but Viking decided not to support Russia's tourist industry due to the war like so many others.
Viking Cruises are a disaster. Lousy food served in a cafeteria. People herded like cattle on day tours. Too many old people with walkers. Cheap wine and booze. Avoid Viking!
I checked, this person clearly has never been on a Viking cruise, he's just a hater because he really wants to take a cruise! Save up and one day you can go on one!
I've done several cruises with Viking and found them to be an excellent vacation with delicious food, great people and guides and fun itineraries. Don't take my word for it, watch my videos from the cruises and see for yourself.
Relax, if all goes well someday you may be old and using a walker. You might very well welcome a cruise where you are treated very special by a superb staff and willing to overlook your crass, cynical, nature.