Evening shows?

[Thatname]

Hi

 

I’m interested in finding out what sort of evening shows Viking tend to offer?

 

Thanks

[Peregrina651]

Definitely not the Las Vegas-type shows as seen on other ships. Beatles, ABBA, Rat Pack, among others, small troupe, intimate staging.

[H2Otstr]

We had two performances by Philipa Healy, an opera singer. She was wonderful. She had a range of songs that she sang, not all opera type. There was also a magician who performed twice, too, but we didn’t attend.

[Thatname]

Thanks for the info

[Cahpek]

Hi

 

I’m interested in finding out what sort of evening shows Viking tend to offer?

 

Thanks

 

 

We love Viking, and they have a lot of good things working in its favour to attract cruisers, but we have to admit that evening shows were one of their WEAKEST AREAS.

 

On our cruise during the last Christmas and New Year, the quality of the production was quite embarrassing.....it reminded us of some amateur school production. We were especially disappointed with their Christmas show. It felt so half-hearted and low-budget in nature - and so lacking in imagination.

 

Most of the other evening shows were not much better - except perhaps for one or two of them.

 

We are going again on our next cruise with Viking, but we are going IN SPITE of their poor evening shows, not because of it.

 

Other cruise lines, including some of the lower priced mass-market cruise lines, in our view, offered BETTER evening shows (and other entertainment) than Viking.

 

Sorry if we have disappointed you. It's just our view. We were like you before we went on our first Viking cruise, we had quite high expectations of their evening shows - and those expectations were generally not met.

 

The strong points for Viking for us is the all-inclusive cruise package - wine with meals, generally decent cuisine, included gratuities, included excursions, smart cabins and friendly staff.

Edited September 2, 2018 by Cahpek

[GigemAggies]

"The strong points for Viking for us is the all-inclusive cruise package - wine with meals, generally decent cuisine, included gratuities, included excursions, smart cabins and friendly staff."

Included gratuities??

[robinhood1]

That is part of the UK pricing arrangements but only on the sea cruises and not on the river cruises! I don't they think we are good enough tippers!

[Cahpek]

"The strong points for Viking for us is the all-inclusive cruise package - wine with meals, generally decent cuisine, included gratuities, included excursions, smart cabins and friendly staff."

Included gratuities??

 

Yes, gratuities are included in the price of the cruise fare. This is a standard offering in the UK by Viking for their ocean cruises. Don't know about their river cruises as have not been on that.

[Rayten]

Yes, gratuities are included in the price of the cruise fare. This is a standard offering in the UK by Viking for their ocean cruises. Don't know about their river cruises as have not been on that.

 

 

 

We are on the Viking Sea now taking a Baltic Cruise and tipping is not included for USA passengers. They add $15 per day per passenger to your bill. However, the whole staff is excellent and deserve it.

 

 

Ray and Claudia

[Rayten]

Hi

 

 

 

I’m interested in finding out what sort of evening shows Viking tend to offer?

 

 

 

Thanks

 

 

 

We are on the Viking Sea now and the shows are not broadway productions but have been excellent and a lot of fun. The Viking band and all the individual performers have been a highlight of the trip. They offer various shows that should appeal to anyone’s taste and with a personal experience.

[Heidi13]

"The strong points for Viking for us is the all-inclusive cruise package - wine with meals, generally decent cuisine, included gratuities, included excursions, smart cabins and friendly staff."

Included gratuities??

 

In addition to UK, some North America priced cruises also have included gratuities. Our 2020 WC was booked in CAN $ and is virtually all-inclusive - gratuities included in the base fare. I believe the US $ pricing also includes gratuities for the WC's.

 

Personally, my preference would be for VO to include gratuities in the base fare for all cruises.