Expedition Cruises Reviews

Fantastic experience. Amazing places, with hundreds of thousands of penguins and seals in South Georgia Island (a must) and Antarctica, with hundreds of whales along the away, among others. Top notch crew with non-stop options for science and history explorations. Wonderful people who love what they do. Very good food with tons of choices. Very nice boat with great first class cabins. Quark ...

We wanted to see the white continent. While there are cheaper options to do so Lindblad was 100% the right choice for us. All of the excursions were included and we were able to see so much in the short time we were there. We walked alongside penguin highways, saw Gentoo, Adelie and Emperor penguins mere feet away from us. We saw Weddel, Crabeater, Fur and Leopard seals and even witnessed a 4 week ...

We booked in The commandant Charcot in 2019 , for summer of 2020 to North Pole , as soon as we had heard about its Polar Class 2 Ice breaking capabilities. However the voyage to 90’N , North Pole got cancelled twice due to COVID pandemic. Finally after experiencing an exceptional Arctic trip on L’Boreal last year in 2022, we booked with Ponant on Le Commandant Charcot for November 2023 for ...

We missed the bus pick up due to 3 late flights but a private transfer was arranged for us without any problem. As usual, greeted with a glass of bubbly upon embarkation then straight up to the World Cafe for lunch. Our cabin was on deck 3 in a good location on the port side. I loved the cabin, especially the new wardrobe configuration. There was much more space and more coat hangers than on the ...

We chose this cruise as a way to unwind after a trip across Nepal and Bhutan and this was a superlative way to enjoy river life, meet the villagers and see the wildlife of Kaziranga National Park in comfort and style. The courtesy and professionalism of this experienced crew gave us a memorable trip. The team was led by Neena an experienced, welcoming and truly professional cruise director and ...

A very relaxing cruise full ef culinary experiences, wonderful smiling crew Nothing was too much trouble and attention to detail throughout Gained good insight into rural life on the shore excursions and watched elephants and one horned rhino on jeep safari Had a lovely introduction to Assamese cuisine, and enjoyed the provided Assamese costumes and music on a particular ...

This review is primarily for people contemplating Viking Expeditions Panama and Scenic South America cruise. This is only my opinion. We are frequent cruisers and habitual Viking Ocean customers (1 river and 7 Viking Ocean cruises). We booked this one as it was relatively inexpensive for a lot of days (18) on a new Expedition class ship. We wanted to experience it and decide if we would invest in ...

We chose this cruise and ship for the itinerary - Toronto to Fort Lauderdale. The ship is immaculate from top to bottom. But the best part of all is the crew and by the time you leave the ship you really feel like you belong to a big family. I have to mention the waiters: Alex, Tri, Kevin, Redy, Maria and Mariel. They were all outstanding (as were all the others). The officers from the top down ...

This is our third Viking sailing and it exceeded our expectations in every way. Our previous Viking experiences were on River ships in Europe that we enjoyed so very much, so this one was quite different, but just as fantastic as the others. The Octantis is a small ocean going vessel with only a 377 maximum passenger load. In this case apparently there were fewer than the full complement of ...

This was my first cruise and it didn't disappoint. I chose a smaller ship because I wanted a more personal experience. Viking Octantis carries only about 368 passengers. From the coffee shop to the sit down restaurant, the food was really great with an interesting variety of choices, many reflecting the culture of crew members. The staff and crew operate in a culture of high quality service, ...