Vlog Tour of the Viking Orion and review - Very first sailing for Viking Cruises after Covid - 19 

excellent video. I will be going on my first Viking Cruise next year to the Adriatic and Venice. I can't wait

Got a excellent Christmas of 2021 a cruise at the end of Jan. 2022 to Puerto Rico! I’m very excited!

We’ll be sailing on the Orion this Sunday on a 15 day cruise around Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. We were fortunate to actually get tickets to the Sydney Opera House about 2 months prior to the cruise to go hear the opera La Traviata. It will be on the first night we arrive. Hope our jet lag from LA doesn’t make us fall asleep that night. We’re both very excited for our 2nd cruise on Viking. Our first was to Antarctica on an expedition ship and that one was amazing. There were only about 350 people on that ship. We even got to go on a 6 person submarine twice. Thousands of penguins, orcas, killer whales and more. We love Viking.

It's Tuesday June 29 & I'm sitting in the Admirals Club at Charlotte waiting for my flight to Hamilton. Boarding Viking Orion, two weeks, back-to-back! I'm absolutely smitten with the Viking Ocean ships!

I've been on 2 Viking Cruises with another next spring. The World Cafe is walk-in for all 3 meals. The Restaurant is also walk in but if you make a reservation you can be sure to be seated right away. Manfredi's and the Chef's Table require reservations. I recommend you make your reservations for these restaurants as early as possible - before the voyage! If you wait until you embark it may be difficult to get in when you want. The World Cafe is not open all day, just at mealtimes. If you want something to eat outside the mealtimes there is the Poolside Grill during the late morning and afternoon and another grill at the stern on Deck 7 that serves late. There is also an amazing dessert bar by the Explorer's Lounge and high tea in the solarium during the afternoon. Bon appetite!

I can't imagine not being able to go on a cruise for a whole 16 months! What a hard life you must have! Seriously though, thanks for the nice tour, thumbs up for your video. Many years ago there was a cruise line that offered comparable first class service, called "Royal Cruise Line", but they have since gone out of business. There is obviously a solid niche market for rich people who like to cruise.

Great Tour......doing Alaska in August on Orion

I am sailing on Orion this fall so this was very informative. Thank you.

Great video. Has exactly the type of info we were looking for.

We’ve been lucky enough to have 2 cruises on the Orion…cabin 3074…she is a beautiful ship. Our last cruise on her was 2020 Australia to New Zealand which finished just before Viking cancelled all their cruises. We can’t wait to get back on a cruise. Thanks for sharing your video, it brought us many happy memories. Take care. Peter

Thank you for such an informative video. We are leaving to Iceland on July 12 on Viking Jupiter. I have cruised with Viking for seven trips and will never go on anyone else! Viking makes it a perfect trip!

You cannot help but love the ship and staff. Viking is great!

Excellent VLog! So helpful. We are boarding Orion in a couple of weeks. So excited!

That was really enjoyable. I appreciated the calm elegant atmosphere on the vessel. I've never tried this company before, but I love the sandanavian design. I also love isea of heated bathroom floors and great big spacious showers. That spa area was really beautifully designed too.

We were on board that sailing as well. Fantastic ship, amazing crew, unforgettable cruise.

I will boarding Orion today, first time on a Cruise Ship, Thanks for the tour.

Enjoyed this tour of the ship. Thanks for sharing!

Thank You for your video , Viking Orion looks AMAZING 👍❤️

Great video. What a lovely ship!

Thank you so much for the video. Cannot wait to get on board

Great video. Thank you so much! We’re heading to Iceland in a few weeks on the Sky. This video helps us know what to expect!

Wonderful tour, thank you, we sail on Orion this week!

When I was on board last time, I would go to the World Buffett every night for a snack after dinner. This way I could tell my friends that I had king crab legs every night.

Pat I just discovered your channel. I love how excited you are about cruising and Viking. This ship is one of my bucket list things to do. Thank you for this content……amazing!

Love the Video Pat it was a great cruise for us all..

Hi, really appreciate this video I've recently sold a 17 day Hawaiian cruise for December this video is reassuring thx you sir and stay safe ❤

Thank u for the video👍

Best island in the world🇧🇲🇧🇲 Come back soon!!

Great video with helpful information and tips! I’m considering booking the Bermuda cruise set for September. I made sure to subscribe to your channel so I can see your Viking Antarctica cruise - definitely on my bucket list! :)

Many thanks to the lovely video!... This is like what all cruise ships should have been... Sadly, that would mean far more expensive cruises industry wise, making many like me out of this marvel that cruising is!... Good for some ones on those restart cruises though with the nicer prices!... Hope that in some 10-15 years when those ships will to become out of standard for the Viking product, they can at least to rebuild them as such a Viking Lite for such an mid price tag classical cruising experience, because the mainstream cruising is each time more amusement parks at see experience like and there seems not to be many interest on affordable elegant cruising offerings out there... But that demand exists... Have a nice day!...

I wonder why the suites forward have a pseudo balcony you can't use, instead of large sloped glass windows which would be much nicer. It can't be for strength as the large bridge windows are right above.

Hi, great video, thank you. We are seriously considering our first Viking cruise. May I ask, do you have set times for dinner, or is it just turn up when you want? Also, how did you feel about the Covid precautions? We’re in the Uk & case numbers are not currently going in the right direction. Thank you in advance.

Great video Richard! Looking to book a Mediterranean cruise in May and after tour video Viking takes the lead. One question we have is how long were your port stays? We would like plenty of time to explore, 10 plus hours at the least. Thanks Richard!

Very nice video. Did you go on any excursions?

Curious, how was Bermuda? My wife and I are considering the Bermuda trip. However, we are a little unsure of circling an island for 7-8 days. Is there enough to do on the Island? Did you find yourself spending more time on the ship than onshore? Appreciate the insight.

Let me get this straight -the tongs and spoons in the world cafe are on the staff side, not the guests'? Yay!!! As a vegetarian, I get so anxious watching guests use the wrong spoon, because it takes so much effort to put one down and lift the next one, which renders a vegetarian dish inedible for me. Haven't been able to eat a veggie pizza from the buffet on Cunard for years, because it sits next to a pepperoni one, and meat-eaters take one slice of pepperoni then just grab a veggie slice. Also, most people don't realise that they often touch the meat on their plate with the serving spoon when they are adding a vegetarian side to it. This is all so distressing, even before I developed OCD and have to handle all communal spoons with a napkin (40% plus of folk not washing hands after using toilet, touching their mouths frequently, licking fingers etc. Western culture, as opposed to say, japanese, where I clearly belong!). But, this, Pat. This is heaven. You are showing me nirvana. I will go. 😄