First time with Viking after 7 ocean cruises on other lines, travel arrangements were poor with long flights, poor connections and arrival at hotel at 2am. Not greeted in the best manner and disappointed to find that other guests had wine and sandwiches waiting in their room!! Check in and onboarding was good and seamless, cabin is nice, spacious with a big bathroom. My issue is with the drinks, we paid £308 for the drinks package and staff keep wanting to give me the standard wines. The restaurant waiters don’t seem to know we have purchased the drinks package even though we give our room number when we enter, needs to be a better system for this. Not managed to book the speciality restaurants as they are all fully booked. Food in world cafe and restaurant are not exceptional compared to other cruise lines. The ship is modern and clean and there are plenty of sun beds and space for all. Spa is exceptional and luxurious and the afternoon tea is decadent. So far the weather has been amazing and the itinerary is fantastic.
Cabin spacious and bathroom is big, lovely shower. Plenty of storage space and cabin is cleaned twice daily.