Viking Saturn

Just so-so. Good for older people.

October

Pros: Ship was great. Rooms well equipped with plenty of storage and nice bathroom. Great staff.

Cons: Several ports are no where near the cities listed: Rome, Florence and Venice you spend way more time on the bus or other transportation then visiting the cities. Feel like you are mislead on what you are seeing. Entertainment is slow paced and repetitive . Piano player and violinist, guitar player every day. House band, etc. While they are talented it’s not very energetic or entertaining after multiple days.

Recommended: No

Great staff

May

Pros: Very friendly staff , good food pin 4 locations

Cons: Entertainment was marginal to good

Recommended: Yes

There was a comic/card tossed who was great and a woman Lorie who gave a lot of history and was a good speaker

Italian Sojourn Trip

May

Pros: Great ship, attentive staff, great meals and entertainment

Cons: Some of the Shore Excursions were

Recommended: Yes

If the shore excursions could proceed at a more leisurely pace and provide the participants, the opportunity to shop and take pictures at some of the venues it would be a bit more enjoyable. If we wanted to look at something and take a picture, we had to rush to catch up to the group.

We loved our 28 day cruise!

March

Pros: The staff! Excellent customer service, from Housekeeping to Guest Services to Dining. Great room. Great ship! Lots of common areas AND quiet areas. All in all, a terrific experience.

Cons: Most often, the food could have been hotter. With all the heat lamps, we still found some things (like the potatoes and even the meat) lukewarm at best. This should be an easy fix. Also, some dimmers on the bathroom lights would be great. They are very bright!

Recommended: Yes

Forgot to mention the spa - it was wonderful and we used it almost daily!

Review of The Mediterranean Odyssey Barcelona to Venice

September

Pros: Wonderful staff. Immaculate ship. Fabulous food. Very organized. Staff remembers your name and goes out of their way to please you.

Cons: Too many ports to visit with limited time. Monte Carlo should be overnight. Marseille could be dropped. Corfu could be dropped with an extra day in Venice.

Recommended: Yes

Viking is overall a wonderful cruise company. The Saturn is an ocean cruise with 930 passengers. The ship is beautiful and did not seem crowded. The staff is exemplary. Friendly, helpful, polite and happy. Having been in Europe several times, we opted not to go into port in Rome and Florence. Relaxing on the ship was the best. There was not enough time to enjoy either city after having to be bused in for 1.5 hours each way. The crew was terrific and always upbeat. All in all, we liked it as much as our 2 cruises on The Crystal Symphony and The Crystal Serenity in 2010 and 2013. We would recommend Viking wholeheartedly. We have not been on their river voyages but the ocean cruise is fabulous.

Review of Viking Saturn Ship

July

Pros: Very modern and smooth running. A beautiful ship.

Cons: None

Recommended: Yes

Very delightful experience. All the staff were world class.

British Isles explorer cruise

June

Pros: Outstanding service, food and entertainment

Cons:

Recommended: Yes

Excellent cruise. Staff, entertainment and food were great.Beautiful newmship.

Midnight Sun cruise

May

Pros: Clean, friendly, excellent entertainment (Jeno & Geza, 4 British singers), care for sanitizing, excellent services, helpful

Cons: weak wi-fi at times, some excursions were not excellent

Recommended: Yes

Dining excellent service, quality. Bars and afternoon tea excellent

Viking Saturn review

May

Pros: Fantastic staff, enrichment programs, very clean ship, classy

Cons: Not enough time in the ports

Recommended: Yes

Thoroughly enjoyed our trip.