How much does a Viking Ocean Cruise cost? 

My wife and I just came back from a 2 week Mediterranean cruise with Viking, we added 4 days in Paris, France 🇫🇷 after the cruise for a total of 19 days away. We had to fly from the Pacific Northwest to Venice, Italy and Paris to Pacific Northwest back home. We chose the deluxe veranda room with Viking. All rooms have balcony’s and we felt it was very roomy. We chose to fly First Class through our trip. We spent about $31k but the airline was 1/3 of that and thought that would be better than a suite. So for people thinking of doing a Viking cruise I feel the standard room is more than adequate. Liked the video!

I don’t get the anger or resentment towards this couple for spending big money to go on such a nice cruise. Everyone has their own budget and people are blessed in different ways. I’m happy for them and I enjoyed the video, well done! I’m interested in Viking and some of the smaller luxury cruise lines.

Hey Guys, thanks for the comprehensive review. Thought it was reasonable, balanced and intelligently done. As you stated, expectation can often influence opinion. If your expectation is to be blown away by the food on Viking, you’re probably going to be disappointed. We’ve taken five cruises with them now and have loved the food each time…but we weren’t expecting gourmet. For that, you’ll need Oceania, Silver Seas, Regent Seven Seas or Seabourne. The food is, however, much better than most other ships, in our opinion. Oh, and concur about the beds. They are firm, it’s a European thing, but we got used to them. Can’t wait for your next review. Really appreciate your thoughtful approach.

Nice video, thanks for providing a complete breakdown. It’s hard to sometimes get a detailed breakdown without talking to a travel agent or representative. Nice tips about the excursions, I’ve always booked directly from the cruise company. Other than a couple excursions you splurged on, most of the other excursions you did were quite inexpensive. I live in Central Florida and all the cruises I have done so far have been out of Florida ports so haven’t had to pay for flights when doing a cruise. I have had Deluxe Veranda rooms and inside interior rooms and for me personally my big tip would be to go for the inside interior rooms as they are often significantly less expensive and besides there are a million places on the ship if you want to look out over the water. $3,000 for pet sitting wow! You are generous.

We did the same trip in a penthouse veranda stateroom on Viking June 2022. We used the included shore excursions, and no drink package. We added the Bergan to Stockholm cruise of another 14 days for a total of 29 days. We did fly RT business class. We liked the trip so much we are doing the same trip in June of 2024. While not an inexpense trip there was real value on Viking.

I liked your excel chart to show the details. I just booked our first Viking cruise for next year. $7,000 for a 1 week trip in a Penthouse Veranda stateroom. I added the airfare which was listed as $999 for economy which increased my total by $2K. It seemed reasonable given most fares to Europe are at least $2,000 per ticket. I figured I will figure out how to upgrade next year closer to the flight date. Then I added $1,100 for the travel insurance since the trip is over 1 year away. One never knows. Total without private excursions, drinks, tips, international phone plan - is just a bit over $10,000. But, I will not be surprised if our total is about half of yours for maybe half the time. I am pretty sure we'll fly in a few days early, but I already checked and am planning to use points for the hotel upon arrival. The ships & staterooms look great, I hear the food is good and I just hope for decent weather. Thank you for sharing your trip costs.

We're looking to book this tour for next year. Thanks for the video. It was informative and fun to watch.

Great tips but I would add that unless you really feel you need to be in a suite, book the cheapest veranda cabin available. They are all the same size and have the same amenities. The only downside is that you have last priority to pick excursions and specialty dining. If you are booking non Viking excursions, as advised, the excursion priority is not an issue and we found we had no trouble booking multiple nights of specialty dining on or 15 day cruise. The location of these cabins are on lower decks but near the heart of the ship where you will likely spend most of your evenings and sea days.

Thank you.

We found the main restaurant crowded and tables close together. Had to wait to get in several times. The included excursions were either coach or walking tours. In the Caribbean, we found the included wine choices quite poor. Lovely ships and cabins, though.

Just to point out instead of the beverage package, Viking allows you to bring your own wine or spirits on board with you and any stateroom above the plain veranda provides free soft drinks re-stocked every day in your mini-fridge. This would save quite a bit. In addition if you keep an eye out, Viking will sometimes offer free airfare on select cruises. There is free do-it-yourself laundry. In each port there is one included excursion at no extra charge. Gratuities would be the only extra you need to factor in. You probably don't even need a special cell phone plan as the wi-fi on board is excellent and both calls and texts can be sent over wi-fi. Definitely less money can be spent!

One thing that you did not say, is that if you sailed with Viking before, you get a per person discount

Okay this is the video I wanted to understand

We're doing a similar Viking cruise in a few months "Search of the Northern Lights". London to Bergen and a lot of the same stops, only in winter. We booked everything thru Viking: flights (premium economy), pre and post 3 day extensions, and excursions. We don't drink much so we don't do the drink package, and we opted for a DV4 cabin, total cost excluding tips was right around $20k. The only thing I don't book thru Viking is the trip insurance. We have done about 8 cruises overall, but we tried Viking for the first time 2 years ago (Mediterranean) and I am hooked, don't think I will ever do a large ship cruise again. If I could only afford 1 Viking cruise every two years instead of 2 mass market cruises per year I will stick with Viking.

Viking has unlimited wine and beer included at lunch and dinner without the Silver Spirits package. Unless you need to drink a lot the package may not be worth it. Drinks are reasonably priced if you don't want a lot of alcohol. All speciality coffees are available to all guests all day at no additional cost.

Any tips on private tours/excursions for Svalbard, Norway...early July?

We've just recently signed up for our first Viking river cruise. I'm wondering if you missed, or didn't get travel insurance?

When did you find out the cost of the excursions? I looked on their site and others have told me that those prices are not revealed until you are paid in full Have you considered Regent? International air is included. Business class

I probably missed this in the chat but did you build the excel spreadsheet or did you find somewhere? If you found could you share the link wanted to start planning a d Budgeting for a possible trip in 2025

Your tip number 3 at the end of the video is to book your excursions directly and not with Viking...how would I do that? Thank you.

Excellent and informative vid for those who intend going on a Viking Cruise.

How far in advance did you have to make payment in full?

Travel Insurance costs were?

I appreciate your diligence in recording all your costs. I will take issue with a part of your analysis. I think it would have been more objective if you would have disclosed the actual costs and the optional costs you decided to incuur. Viking includes an excursion in every port as a part of the cruise fare. If you choose not to take that tour, you would incur an additional fee for booking something else. Including 1 night before and after the cruse would be reasonable (+ the related expenses). I am not sure that this is a fair representation of the actual costs of a Viking Cruise since it includes a significant amount of optional expenses. You did have some very timely travel tips. I would also add make sure that you have an international calling plan if you want to take your phones/iPads. Overall-nice job.

So much for all inclusive. That was like a $20k increase? May as well do Carnival.

Your giving a unfair cost, anyone taking a cruise will not be doing all this. Should be just the cruise.

Far cheaper if you travel on your own and go to where the locals frequent.

This is ridiculous. If you can afford 35k on a 22 day adventure then you obviously are not worried about money. That is your business of course. Thought you were going in another direction entirely. You can count me as one that hopes to Viking one day, but have no interest in your channel going foward. You don't need the money anyway.