Russia Trip 2014: River Cruising

This was our first river cruise and the experience has been a good one. Viking River Cruises run a high caliber operation. They have 5 ships on this waterway and there are many other companies doing the same cruise. I suspect Viking may be the only one exclusively in English.

Food was not an issue for me but at times it was a challenge for Lois. In spite of us advising Viking of her food allergies, there were conflicts. Quite often what they could offer Lois was repetitive. We did end up spending a lot of time, and our meals, with a couple from Vancouver, Joan and Jim McLean. Jim had similar food issues to Lois and we had a wonderful waiter who went out of his way to make sure they were accommodated.

The staff was wonderful and as I’ve alluded to elsewhere the entertainment was great. There was even a couple (brother and sister) on board who played the piano (he) and sang (she) and they were very good. There also were excellent presentations on board that helped us understand Russia better.

I can’t say I would want to river cruise exclusively but I would definitely do it again.