Rhine River Cruise with Viking
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2022
- This video highlights a 7-night cruise with Viking on the Rhine River. From The Villages Florida we flew from Orlando to Amsterdam where we boarded the Viking Hlin. Our cruise ended in Basel, Switzerland where we returned back to Orlando. The video addresses the ports we visited, the food on the cruise, the longboats operation and the cost of taking such a journey. We hope you enjoy the video as much as we enjoyed the trip.
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Fantastic video. We took this exact cruise with Viking in May 2023. Watching your video brings back so many great memories. It was our first Viking tour and we would definitely recommend Viking to anyone. We have booked our second Viking tour (Danube) this Fall
The Danube was our first Viking cruise, Bucharest to Budapest. Have fun!
@@PrydeofTheVillages Thank you very much. Look forward to any of your future videos.
This was one of the best videos i have seen about the Rhine River getaway! Love how informative it was and that you showed cost!
Thanks for watching. Costs have gone up some since our booking, but I still believe it is value for money.
Wow what an incredible video and trip!!! Thank you!!! ❤️ You both are terrific!
Thanks so much Adam.
This was a great video with enough information for me to fill in my own Viking Daily that I had forgotten. Since I have just finished the same cruise I can't imagine another video being any better!
Thanks for the kind comment, we do our best to provide viewers enough details for them to make an informed decision on whether the cruise is right for them.
Thanks for the video! It was tough finding an informative river cruise video, but yours really hit the mark!
Glad it was helpful!
What a wonderful vacation you had with Viking! I have this on my radar it would be a dream cruise for me! Looks like it would be a top notch cruise to take with all the tours and delicious food to experience!
Thanks for taking the time to video and share with all of us as it is very informative!
Ann, thanks for watching and commenting.
Wow! I feel I did the whole 7 day cruise on the viking ship! Very professionally done, so detailed, love how the music complimented each change of scenery, the narration was very informative, honestly, this is the BEST video of any river cruise that I have watched. I am sure Viking cruise company will buy this video from you 😄. Thank you for an amazing job so very well done. I am subscribing to your channel🙏🏼
Thanks for watching, subscribing and the kind comments. Have not gotten any offers from Viking as of yet. 😊
Thanks for another great video! We especially liked this one because we were also fortunate enough to take a Viking cruise this summer starting in Amsterdam...We loved it! Can't wait to do it again🙂
Glad you enjoyed it! Viking certainly puts together a quality product.
Thank you! I am looking forward to my Viking Rhine River Cruise in April & this will prepare me for that.
Glad it helped. Have fun on your trip!
thank you, very enjoyable and helpful!
You're very welcome!
Thank you, this video was very helpful to fill in all the gaps of what we would want to know before taking the cruise.
Glad it was helpful!
We booked a cruise for the end of July. It was helpful to see how everyone was dressed for the summer. Thanks for sharing your trip with us!
Glad it was helpful! Luckily, we had no rain except a little while on our excursion in the Black Forrest. Have fun on your trip.
Great video and awesome musical overtures. Makes me want to visit many places in Europe soon
Hope you get a chance to visit there soon.
his was a great video that give information for the Rhine River cruise.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for all the wonderful footage and information. I've never been on a cruise but European river cruising seems more enticing than ocean cruising.
It is definitely different from ocean cruising and for us, very enjoyable.
We have had three incredible cruises on Viking. Love to reminisce thru your video
Glad it brought back some good memories.
Thank you! Informative, detailed and fun!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My wife and I were very impressed with your tour !! Your grasp of local historical facts were informative as well as colorful..I have entertained at the Villages several times with my group The Platters...Thank You ..Derek David
Derek, thank you for the kind comments. We only touched the surface on the history of those towns on the Rhine. Hope you get a chance to entertain in The Villages again soon. Charlie
Very well-done! One of the better river cruise videos I've seen. Wonderful footage. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The best presentation, professional cinematography, music, camera, narration, thanks Pryde, Now I will cruise thru Vikings next year tired of Ocean cruise.
River cruising is definitely different, no sea days. I think you will enjoy it.
Great video. A wonderful teaser for our own Viking Rhine River cruise in April.
Have a great cruise.
I'm not a cruiser but this cruise is on my bucket list. I'll vicariously thru you for now. Thanks for sharing!
Wishing you the best on checking this off your bucket list.
Love very this video..thank you!
You are welcome.
Well done! Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching!
Very informative and some great architecture, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful video. Thank you very much for your fabulous work! So artistic.
You are welcome, thanks for watching.
Thanks your video was very informative.
You are very welcome!
We are booked for a Rhine for a Christmas Market cruise in 2024. Thank you for your video and giving me a glimpse at what we will be seeing. :)
We lived in Germany for four years and the Christmas markets were very special, enjoy your trip.
Just booked this tour going in reverse and added two days on either end. Loved your video it solidified our decision. And gave great tips.
Two days in Amsterdam should be fun, it is a great city.
I've been to Amsterdam on business at least 20 times. One of my favorite cities on Earth! Smart decision to add on. Free tip: if you visit Museumplein, have dinner at Cafe Loetje on Johannes Vermeerstraat.
i absolutely loved this post. well done I am English & was stationed in Germany in the 70s & this brought back some happy memories. Not sure if the railways still do it but when i was there you could board a train that went one way doen the Rhine & come back up the other side of the river, cheaper than a cruise but i'm guessing not as much fun
Thank you for the comment and glad you enjoyed the video. We were stationed in Germany from 85-89. It was happy memories for us as well.
Looove this vlog! What a nice trip!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow what a great video and a great vacation. Thank you so much for sharing all the information in the video of such a beautiful place to visit. Right away I said to my wife let’s go. We really appreciate you videotaping this adventure as we do for all your videos. Thanks again😀
Our pleasure Mike!
We did the same itinerary on the Hlin in August of 2019. Great memories watching your video!
Glad the video brought back the good times travelling the Rhine.
Wow, that was a tremendous value.
We thought so, especially for Western Europe travel which can be very expensive in the summer.
Excellent video. Great information on what to expect. Will be taking this cruise in 2026
Hope you enjoy it, we did!
Superb! You made a really nice video. I’ve always wanted to on a river cruise. Thank you for sharing your lovely trip. Great music .
Thanks for the nice comment.
Great informative video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
A really well done video and I thoroughly enjoyed the history of each place you visited…
Glad you enjoyed it
Great Video! Enjoyed all of the history you told us and the Viking overview- we are going on our first Viking Rhine River cruise this Jan 2024- it's the first year they are offering winter cruising.
Interesting that they are expanding the cruising schedule past the Christmas markets. Best advice having lived in Germany for four years: bundle up and drink lots of Glühwein to stay warm. Have fun!
Amazing video,thanks!
Our pleasure!
Nice job with the video! Very informative and helpful. Thank you.
Very welcome!
You make great videos, I did skip a second and didn’t get bored at all. Excellent and thank you for the information
Thank you for the kind comment.
Informative, helpful, delightful!
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative ❤ Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative and helpful thank you 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing your trip. Just now planning our first ever river cruise in 2024 on the Rhine and hopefully a few days in Paris. You got a great value for sure!
We did get a great deal as we booked coming out of the pandemic and Viking was looking to get their boats full again. I believe the Rhine Getaway trip during the same month is now running about $500-600 dollars more for the same cabin class that we had. Still, I think Vikings Rhine Getaway is value for the money compared to other European river cruises. We just booked a 7-night cruise for Portugal's Douro River and it was $3699 per person for lowest category cabin and did not include free air.
@@PrydeofTheVillages Just booked the Rhine 7 night cruise starting in Amsterdam for March 2024 with a Veranda state room for $2799 each (500 discount), no free air. Will fly in 2 days early to adjust and not feel rushed and do some touring. I found the same hotel Viking uses and can get a room for $140 per night and can walk to the ship. Headed to Paris for 4 nights via high speed train (Free Style Touring). Thanks again for sharing your experience!
Brian, sounds like you have planned well; especially having that time in Amsterdam on the front end of the cruise.
Thank you. I really enjoyed your video.❤
You are so welcome!
This was very informative and enjoyable. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Taking this trip just after Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing your trip
Should be very festive with the start of the Christmas Markets. Have fun!
Congratulations on an excellently produced video, full of good information, and well put together from start to finish. I applaud you. Not many I've seen have that sort of quality. We plan on going on a Rhine River Cruise with Amawaterways in August of 2023, starting from St Pancras Station in London, by train, to Basel, down the Rhine, ending in Amsterdam, and then taking the train again from Amsterdam back to London. Can't wait. We certainly didn't pay what you paid for your cruise, but the extra train journey probably makes up the difference. Thanks again for such an informative video. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the kind comments. Cheers!
Thank you, very well done.
Our pleasure!
Beautifully filmed and edited. Your musical choices are wonderful!
Thank you so much!
Very nice videography and narration. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent! Loved the narration!
Thank you kindly!
You guys live the way I’d like my wife and I to retire. This is why we work all our lifes … God willing we’ll be hanging our cleats up soon.
Good luck on that retirement; hopefully it is sooner than later.
We are considering planning a dream cruise and this was very help and informative! Thanks!!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent 🙂👍
Thank you 👍
Very helpful thanks. We are looking to book the same cruise on Viking for May 2024.
Enjoy, it should be a good time of the year to do the cruise.
Excellent! About to go on a river cruise myself: Budapest. Hopefully ours will be just as enjoyable.
We did a Viking Bucharest to Budapest cruise a few years ago. Budapest is amazing and one of our favorite cities.
Wonderful and informative video!
Glad you liked it!
Awesome video! I'll have to persuade my wife into a trip like this!
I wish you success.
I think this is exact itinerary. My sister and I are doing November 2023 during Thanksgiving week. We leave from Amsterdam and go to Basel so this will be interesting to watch. Thank you. By the way, my daughter is just now home from the villages visiting her friend who just passed the bar and I think it’s going to become a attorney for the villages.
The Villages continues to grow and I'm sure your daughter's friend will have plenty of work to do.
Great video! We are going on the same cruise in 2024. You certainly got a tremendous price! Thanks for the info.
We got a good deal because we booked during the height of COVID, cruise lines were desperately trying to sell seats. Fortunate timing to sail two years later after all the travel restrictions were gone. Enjoy your cruise, the Galapagos Islands are a very special place.
I apologize, thought you were referencing the Galapagos cruise video. Yes, great price for the same reason, we booked during Covid when prices were lower and Viking was trying to get customers back. However, even at today's prices I think the Rhine Getaway cruise is value for the money in comparison to other river itineraries.
Thank you for sharing. We are doing the same cruise in Sept flying from Australia. Great overview. Loved Jennifer’s ice creams too. We leave from Basel. Sadly us Aussies pay so much more!
Yes we did get a good deal as we were coming out of COVID. Likely we will not see those prices again. Have a great trip.
Good job with this video!
Thanks for watching!
Good job brother. Bless you for the hard work putting this together ❤️
Thanks for watching and the nice comment.
Excellent video! We are taking this cruise next year and i really enjoyed all of your footage!
Glad you enjoyed it and have a great cruise.
Well done!
Thanks for watching!
Very good video, informative with great pics. We are doing the Danube cruise later this year and now would really like to do your Rhine trip. Thanks
You are welcome, enjoy your cruise.
Awesome video!
Thanks!
Great review
Thanks for the comment!
Nice video 👍
Thanks for watching.
You two are great! This was such an informative video.
Please share any info on dress requirements on Viking cruises. Thanks so much!
Very informal, as there were no formal nights as you might find on most ocean cruise ships. It was August for us so shorts/t-shirts during the day for breakfast/the tours/lunch and smart casual (collared shirts/slacks) for dinner. The most important thing is to have comfortable walking shoes as you do a lot of it on old cobble stone streets. We did not have any rain, but that is something else you would need to be prepared for.
I just came back from our Viking Cities of Light tour, Paris to Prague. We travelled on the river boat up the Moselle river to the Rhine. It was lovely, but a lot of people, including me, came home with Covid. Viking didn’t have anything in place to help.
Yes, COVID is still out there. Cruise lines are treating COVID more like the flu now. All the previous mandated precautions (vaccination, masking, health checks) are no more.
Your video is the best one I have seen on European river cruising. Excellent videography, excellent video editing, excellent voiceover, etc... 5 stars!!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My question is: Would you recommend this cruise for people who are elderly with mobility issues?
I would recommend it as the vast majority of the passengers are elderly on European River Cruises and Viking does a pretty good job in accommodating passengers with mobility issues. That said, many of these old European towns are cobblestone roads/walking paths and there may be some challenges. Nevertheless, the ship's staff and the local guides are well versed on these challenges and how to navigate them. Viking does address these issues on their website. www.vikingrivercruises.com/frequently-asked-questions.html
I do like your photo of the Sally Lightfoot Crab. Jennifer and I just returned from an expedition to the Galapagos Islands, and it was amazing. Video will be coming soon.
@@PrydeofTheVillages Okay, thank you very much for your reply! I have never seen Sally Lightfoot crabs in real life. So glad you have seen them for yourself!
Thank You for the great video...we are looking into the same or eastern cruise in May...hearing some negative things about the rivers being too low to operate on...BTW fellow Villager here---south of 44
Yes, there can be issues with the European Rivers being too high (boat can't get under the bridges) and too low (not able to sail through the middle Rhine). Hard to predict those conditions so far in advance of your booking. We were fortunate to have enough rain occur up-river that we did not have to transfer boats.
@@PrydeofTheVillages Thank you...thinking of alternate plans--either by train or bus
Is always funny to see these churches look similar in other countries.
This looks like St Patrick's in NYC as I lived there. Of course not as grand.
Very similar architecture. Although likely separated by several hundred years in building.
Thanks for The informative videos of your viking cruise. It helps a lot. I can see a lot of walking in this video, which I Love it. However, I am so curious if the cruise offer an electric scoter ? My family been wanting to do a viking cruise, but my Main problem, is my husband has a parkingson disease and cannot able to walk for 1 minute, so I dont know How we can manage to do this kind of trips? We were planning to go on summer, hopefully I can get an answer from you.
Thank you!
Yes, there is a large amount of walking with a good portion of it on cobblestone streets and unfortunately these old towns are not the most handicap accessible. I can't remember anyone on our trip being in a scooter; but there was a lady that used a wheelchair. In fact, I helped get here up a steep hill in Koln. It would be best to reach out to Viking Cruise Lines to see what options are available to accommodate your husband's mobility.
Thank you for being transparent
Always. Thanks for watching.
GREAT video, thanks for sharing. My wife and I are looking at doing same tour, but reverse direction, in August 2024. What time of year did you go for this trip?
We went in August 2022 and the weather was very nice, but there was a lack of rain prior to our cruise which dropped the river level. The ship was able to navigate through the middle Rhine, but just barely. Weather/rain fall/river level differs every year so not something you can plan for long term.
Elcellent Video with music and narrative! Very informative and well done. Question - What type of camera did you use, as your video editing was awesome.
I use of combination of Sony 6400, GoPro 10 and GoPro Max (360)
Great review of the Rhine cruise and Viking longships.We are looking at the Viking company to cruise on the Rhine. Your video explains all we were unsure of. Thankyou.
1 question. What is the classical music you have used also part way through the review? Kind Regards Matt.
Matt, here are several of the songs I used, Kinderdijk - "Rennaissance Revelry" (Jon Presstone), Koln Cathedral - "German National Anthem" (Organ Played), Strausburg Cathedral - "French National Anthem" (Organ Played), Colmar - "Old Europe" (Patrick Smith).
I enjoyed watching this! It was very informative and footage is of very good quality. May I ask what camera you used?
I used a GoPro 9 & 10. The drone footage was stock footage as I was not permitted to fly my drone from the boat.
Thank you for the information. Can you tell me how long the flight was , what seats were you assigned, etc?
Thank you
I also will travel from Orlando!
Viking flew us on Delta Airlines from Orlando to Atlanta and then Atlanta to Amsterdam. We departed Orlando at 5pm and landed in Amsterdam at 10:30am the next day. We were in the economy section in aisle seats across from each other, which we had requested. Our return from Basel to Frankfurt was on Lufthansa, then Frankfurt to Washington Dulles on United and Washington to Orlando on United. Departure from Basel was at 2:10pm and arrival in Orlando was at midnight. Again, we had aisle seats in economy. You can request what type of seat you want if Viking is making your flight arrangements.
What was the sound track during the view of Colman? Beautiful
The music was titled "Old Europe" by Patrick Smith. I got the song through the video/music subscription "Storyblocks." Not sure where else the song would be available.
Enjoyed the video! My wife and I are considering the same cruise in the future. I'm curious if you every had to provide proof of COVID vaccination to Viking prior to your cruise? I keep getting conflicting information - I suppose it depends on which cruise you take with Viking.
Per the Viking website "Viking requires that all guests be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at least 14 days prior to travel. For added protection, we strongly recommend that guests who are eligible for a booster receive one before departing. You may be required to show proof of vaccination for embarkation on a Viking ship."
So it looks like the Viking's current general policy applicable to all river voyages is you have to be fully vaccinated. Now I don't remember Viking checking our vaccination status on the ship, but our status was checked by the airline before flying to Amsterdam as The Netherlands required it for entry in August 2022. However, country requirements and cruise lines are constantly revising their COVID protocols so best to check the websites for the latest. I saw where Emerald Cruise lines was removing their checking of vaccination status starting 1 March 2023. We are sailing with Emerald on The Douro (Portugal) later this year. Emerald is very comparable to Viking on voyages catering to English speaking guests (US, UK, CAN) and they run many of the same itineraries on the Rhine.
Beautiful video and informative. Did you take the drone footage yourself? When were you there?
We were there 21-28 August. No, I was not permitted to use my drone off the boat, that was some stock footage that I had access to.
Another great video Charlie !! You folks are getting better with each video. You stated that you booked the entire trip via Expedia ?
No, I booked it directly with Viking on their website. I said I priced out our Viking free airfare on Expedia and it would have been $1200 a piece if I had booked the air myself. Now I know that likely Viking didn't pay that much for the tickets since they buy mass quantities of flights from American and United, but to us it was a $1200 value within our cost of $1999 total each for the trip.
@@PrydeofTheVillages Excellent, what you all did made perfect sense. Thanks again for another great video.
What time of year was this? I may have missed that in the video but it looks like perfect weather. Great video, so we'll done!
This trip was in August 2022.
I was looking for a review of the Danube river cruise, but didn’t see one. If you had to choose, which river cruise would you take? Thank you
If this is your first European river cruise, Amsterdam-Basel on the Rhine and Regensburg-Budapest on the Danube are great first-time cruises and we would recommend either. We did an Eastern European Bucharest-Budapest Danube cruise years back and it focused on former communist times and the Yugoslavian civil war. A very interesting cruise history wise, but much less scenic than the first two mentioned.
@@PrydeofTheVillages thank you, this is exactly the information that I was looking for!
Enjoyed your video !!! We are taking this trip next year 2023, and will recognize so many things (Thanks to you) we would love to know if you remember the restaurants (I think was in Rudesheim or Speyer) the food and ice cream looked so good and we would like to try it if we get a chance (we are foodies !)
The restaurant we showed in the video was the Restaurant Ratsstube in Rudesheim. It is located at 26 Markstrasse in the middle of the town. Easy walk from the boat dock. Good wait staff with english menu available, food will not disappoint. The ice cream cafe was the Bromserhaus located at Rheinstrasse 25. This street runs along the river and has several ice cream shops on it.
@@PrydeofTheVillages Thank You...If you don't mind me asking you where was the Gondola ride?
In Rudesheim. If you are thinking of doing the gondola, watch your time because there was not a lot of leeway from the boat docking late afternoon and the gondola closing early evening. That is why we only got a one-way gondola ticket up to the monument and then the long walk down through the vineyards. Good exercise on the down-hill hike back into town.
@@PrydeofTheVillages Thank You...So, this is something we can do on our own???
Yes, this would be something you would have to do on your own as we did. There is no Viking excursion for the gondola ride to the monument. This is the website for the gondola www.seilbahn-ruedesheim.de/en/
Fabulous video and I’m not inspired to do a river cruise
Thanks for watching.
My father and I are doing a Rhine Viking cruise getaway basil to Amsterdam which side of the ship would you suggest we be on? We are going to do a balcony thank you Jason and my father.
Jason, since you are sailing down river Basil to Amsterdam, I would suggest the right side (starboard side) of the ship as the Captain will likely be hugging the right side of the river channel. A lot of the sailing will be done at night with daytime hours spent in the ports of call. One exception is when daytime sailing the Middle Rhine with all the castles and small towns on both sides of the river. On that day the best place to be is on the Sun Deck as you have 360 degree views. Enjoy your cruise.
Hi from Australia, I’m doing this Rhine River cruise same direction 3 August this year. Viking charge a singles supplement which is double the pp price, so I booked with Avalon, they also have a good reputation, and the cost for singles isn’t as prohibitive. My question if I may, were you able to travel on the river without being bused due to low water levels? I read some reports that it was the case with some cruises from the same time (July/August) last year!
Thanks for the great information 😊and vlog
Yes, that time of the year the Rhine River level can get too low which means the boats cannot navigate through the Middle Rhine (castle viewing). We did not have that issue as it rained enough upriver two days before our passage through the area. However, the week prior to our arrival saw the boats having to switch its passengers. I can't speak specifically for Avalon's operation but I'm sure it is similar to Vikings in that they make the transition to the new boat seamlessly. Viking would have unloaded our luggage, placed us on a more shallow draft day boat to cruise the middle Rhine, then board the new boat with luggage on board in the same stateroom number. I understand that Viking would have only bused us the length of the Middle Rhine if no boats were able to cruise that section.
@@PrydeofTheVillages many thanks for responding
I’m wondering how strict the River cruise lines are about taking aboard a bottle of wine coming back from a town visit? I know that ocean cruises are very strict.
We never had our backpacks screened coming back from a town visit either on the two Viking river cruises we have done (Rhine/Danube) or on our recent Emerald (Douro) cruise and we have brought back wine. I believe the reason they would not care if you purchased or consumed your own wine is because they provide complementary wine during lunch and dinner to everyone. Cheaper for them if you drink your own vice theirs. Ocean cruises make big profits on having passengers purchase drink packages and most prohibit bringing any alcohol on board.
Nice video. We are doing the same cruise June 2023. It was a bit more expensive but we did get the free air which helps. Did you feel the additional Colmar tour was worth it? It looks great.
We thought this optional tour was worth the cost. Colmar was the only optional tour we purchased as all the other included tours were good. Also the Colmar tour leaves from Breisbach (the scheduled stop for the day) which is a very small German town with not a lot to walk to. The afternoon tour was the included Black Forrest village which was the furthest bus ride of the cruise. So we got our daily walking in Colmar and it was a beautiful town.
If you don't mind me asking, I'm looking to book this trip June 2023, and I'm curious how you find discounted fares or free air? Thanks
Doug, Viking will send out sale offers by email and snail mail. If you don't want the hard copy brochures in your mailbox then sign up for the emails on their website www.vikingcruises.com/
If Viking does not fill up the boats by a certain time (several months out), then you will start to see them reduce the fares and offer free air. Sometimes you have to be flexible on your travel period if you are seeking a deal. In our case we received an offer in mid-May for the Rhine Getaway cruise standard cabin for $1999 with free airfare plus free silver spirits beverage package. This was for voyages occurring June-November 2022. We booked Amsterdam-Basel sailing for 21 August. The offer was only good for new reservations made until 31 May and not sure if that offer was extended. They will typically extend the offer if they still have cabins to fill. Hope this helped and good luck on your trip.
Great video! Quick question: what was that first song? Where did we go… 🎵
The Artist is Humans Win and the song is "Where Do We Run" (featuring MMKAY). I downloaded the song from my "Storyblocks" subscription.
Do you think the spirits package is worth the cost? We are doing the same cruise in March but didn’t think we would be on the boat enough to justify the cost.
For us the silver spirits package was a free incentive as was the economy air. But to be honest, we never used it as we were satisfied with the ship's inclusive beers and wines during the lunch/dinner meals. You are also right about not being on the boat long enough as you are typically on excursion(s) most of the day until dinner time. Additionally, we were typically in bed by 9-10pm so there was no late-night partying for us.
Great video! Can you tell me which airport you used to fly out of Basel? I am confused because American Airlines offers 2 different options, EAP and BSL. We are taking the Viking river cruise "Christmas on the Rhine" and end in Basel. Thank you.
Here is the wiki explanation on this airport: Due to its international status, EuroAirport has three IATA airport codes: BSL (Basel) is the Swiss code, MLH (Mulhouse) is the French code and EAP (EuroAirport) is the neutral code.
Which makes some sense as there is a Swiss side and a French side to the airport.
Our itinerary provided by Viking air had us flying BSL to Frankfurt on Lufthansa and then United Airlines back to the US. Therefore, the Viking shuttle dropped us off on the Swiss side of the airport.
@@PrydeofTheVillages Very helpful. Thank you!
We are considering a Rhine river cruise, also near Orlando: what airline did you use, and was it a direct flight, were you ok in economy, or would you move to business class .? Anything different if you went again regarding flights etc ? Thank you
Free airfare was included by Viking as part of the Rhine Getaway cruise at the time of our booking and the dates we chose to travel. I estimated the airfare to be worth about a $1000 a piece if we had booked it ourselves. However, it was not a direct flight from Orlando. They booked us on Delta from Orlando-Atlanta-Amsterdam. We did not mind economy and were allowed to select asile seats across from each other. Our checked bags were also at no cost. Also using Viking for the air ensured Amsterdam Airport pickup and transfer to the ship. On return from Basel we were on Lufthansa and United from Basel-Frankfurt-Dulles-Orlando. All the flights were on schedule and we had no issues with air travel. Not sure Viking could have made the air travel any more streamlined as I believe there are no direct flights Orlando-Amsterdam and certainly none Basil-Orlando. In hindsight, I don't think I would have changed anything as it was a great trip at a very affordable price within our budget.