Has anyone taken the Viking Rhine Christmas cruise (Amsterdam to Basel). Just looking for feedback and specifically whether any of the excursions are worth it. Thanks!
And to the person who questioned whether this is right forum for this question, i have seen many Viking questions on here. We have taken 5 Rick Steves tours and have loved them. Just trying something different this year before we take another RS tour. This forum is wonderful for answering all kinds of travel questions. ☺️
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Twin Cities of MN
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We did the regular Viking cruise from Basel to Amsterdam. We've done one river cruise and one ocean cruise. We didn't take any optional excursions on the river cruise. We liked the included ones, and other site seeing we did on our own. We do travel a lot independently so we are used to research, transportation, etc. Typically, the ports were close to the city centers so we just walked.
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I have taken several Viking river cruises (never a Christmas market specific cruise) and the experiences are quality. If you want more opinions I suggest you look on FB at Viking groups.
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No idea about the specifc question but I did see a video of another company's christmas market cruise and noted two issues, both of which involve dusk and need you to check the itinery, prefrably before you book!
Dusk comes early in northern europe at that time of year, which is not a completely bad thing because the markets had the best atmosphere when they were lit up after dark. The problem is that some of the market visits were made earlier, even in the morning when little was happening. And some of the excursions were still out when less could be seen.
PS - is this the correct forum for Viking cruises?