Viking Truvor Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Interesting itinerary, wonderful tour manager Julia, great dining/service but...

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Leighites
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Sep 2017
Cabin: Deluxe Outside Stateroom

A fascinating trip taken in mid September and we also enjoyed the pre and post stays in Moscow and Helsinki. Julia the Viking tour manager was a delight and the team of tour guides were very engaging and interesting too. The on-board lectures were well delivered and full of detail. The Russian lessons were fab! We enjoyed the ports of call which were explained in detail on board beforehand and well organised. Traffic was an issue in Moscow. We enjoyed the company of the other guests with whom we shared our travel experiences as they were all English speaking and of a broadly similar age to us. The free dining and quality of meals were excellent. The cabin was of a good size, well appointed and beautifully clean. However, the issue for us was the speed with which a viral illness fell amongst us all. It began when a couple boarded with what was probably flu and this spread through the passengers like wildfire. My partner succumbed on the fourth day but worse than that, by the end of the trip almost every cabin had someone with it - the coughs resounded wherever we all went. We tried on more than one occasion to have in-cabin dining as eating with others when obviously so ill is a 'no no' to all concerned. However this was not possible despite numerous requests to the passenger services manager whose name I have forgotten. Nor was dining later than the majority of others as the kitchens closed. There was nowhere we could eat in relative isolation from everyone else apart from upstairs in the bar area for continental breakfast or a light lunch but no dinner provision. This caused us a lot of distress and embarrassment plus obviously enabled the virus to spread. Sadly the illness which meant many missed excursions and emotional discomfort which greatly detracted from the overall enjoyment.

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Dear Leighites, Thank you so much for reviewing your voyage on Viking Truvor. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed many aspects of your trip. However, we are saddened to learn that the...

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Deluxe Outside Stateroom

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Cabin and balcony of our cabin was good. It was kept well resourced and clean throughout our trip. Could hear other passengers coughing from their cabins so soundproofing not brilliant. However the comfort and ease of access to other areas was good.

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