Viking Ocean Istanbul Cruise Reviews

I thought given reviews that Viking would give us a superior experience, not a superior attitude. I erred. Problems began, and ended, with Viking Air. We spent over $12,000 on air alone to get .... not a ticket. Viking and Viking Air were unable to fix the problem despite our time on the phone with both AND assurances that they had. So, our trip started with the customer service agent ...

Viking and their entire staff, from booking, to choosing excursions far exceeded our expectations. ‘My Viking’ app creates a nearly seamless way to handle all of our details. The cruise itself was a joy from start to finish with every detail handled. I am thrilled to highly recommend Viking to everyone. Our cabin was spacious and provided everything you could possibly want. One of the ...

We traveled via Viking Air Business Class going and Premium Economy upon return, arranging our hotel in Istanbul for three days before embarkation and doing the post-cruise extension in Athens upon disembarkation. We traveled as three seniors. Travel to and from the cruise was arranged through Viking Air months before the cruise with recurrent notices of dates times, airline booking codes, and ...

TLDR: This cruise was amazing and we're so glad we did it! My husband and I had never really traveled internationally together, and never on a cruise. However, we really liked the idea of seeing a lot of places without having to deal with making all the arrangements ourselves, so we thought we'd give cruising a try. We are a little younger than the usual Viking cruiser (39/43), but we decided ...

Our cruise started with a pre- extension to Cappadocia- which was amazing- the only complaint I have is that I wish we had it at the end of our trip- we were sleep deprived from our 3 flights from Orlando to Istanbul- after we were picked up by Viking we went to a lovely hotel- The Conrad Hilton- but we never had time to enjoy the hotel- we had to go right to sleep in order to meet back at the ...

We have done 2 Viking river cruises and wanted to experience an ocean cruise with them. The Istanbul to Athens with a 4-day post extension allowed us to see the areas we were interest in visiting. Included and paid tours were excellent. We did a private tour through Viator in Istanbul because we only had one day there. Ephesus Tours and our licensed guide Tayfun Yalcin were amazing. The Viking ...

We were to have taken this cruise in 2020, so we finally got to see Istanbul and the Dalmatian Coast! Firstly, the ship and crew were excellent! This was our 3rd ocean cruise with Viking, and we enjoyed the ship, food and amenities in different ways than before. Maybe we’re older, I don’t know, but we danced, went on excursions and just had a very “relaxing” and fun time! There was no ...

We chose this cruise because it covered areas we had not seen and we were anxious to see the Eastern Adriatic and Barcelona. Taking a cue from the questionnaires we were given on the ship, I’d like to review our overall Viking experience. First, our overall experience on the cruise was probably above our expectations, as we had not been on an ocean cruise for a number of years and that ...

We have been on a Viking river cruise. We were very impressed. This time we chose the sea cruise because we were very interested in the Ancient Treasures. It didn't disappoint. We liked the splendid scenery of Montenegro the best. The ship is tasteful, elegant and beautiful. The restaurants are the same with the addition of the more casual World Cafe, although excellent selection of food; ...

My wife and I chose this cruise (21 days, from Istanbul to Athens to Venice to Rome) because we had never cruised the Mediterranean before, and since we enjoy history, this cruise covered many of the historical sites of the Eastern Mediterranean, including Istanbul Troy, Ephesus, Athens, Olympia, Pompeii and Rome; there are very few sea days, basically a new port every day. Plus, this cruise had ...