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Our cabin was on the port side. Depending on the port, sometimes we were on the dock side and sometimes on the water side. As I mentioned in my original post, we booked very last minute and there were not many cabins left.  We were in 3002 very near the bow which was fine until the sea day.  It was rough that day and we were really feeling it being so close to the bow. Staying midship would be my choice on the next voyage.

We sailed on the Viking Neptune Bergen to Stockholm in July.  The majority of our previous travel has been in the small group format so this was something quite different.  While we have taken a few river cruises, we did not think we would enjoy a larger ocean cruise (based on a negative experience many years ago...too many people, too much waiting in line, etc.). We booked the Homelands cruise at the last minute after we went on a Viking river cruise in the spring and were really impressed with the service, the crew and the itinerary.  We loved our Homelands cruise. No detail is overlooked by Viking. The ship never felt crowded and was filled with congenial travelers.  We went ebike riding, kayaking and took a beer walk...fantastic.  We attended several lectures and we really liked that aspect of travel with Viking.  We only attended 2 of the evening performances, but they were excellent (tip:  get there early to get a seat!). We would definitely cruise again with Viking given the right itinerary.