Viking Mississippi Delta 2024 Questions

[lindashak]

I am looking for recent comments on the Mississippi Delta cruise .   We have booked it for May, 2024 and some of the reviews are not encouraging.  

[Host Jazzbeau]

split into new thread.

[boblerm]

We did the Memphis to New Orleans cruise last June. While the reviews do seem to be at best, mixed, my wife and I have no regrets about taking this cruise. The biggest issue is with service, for a variety of reasons, this is a big issue for this ship. But for us, the quality of the itinerary, the excursions , the cuisine, and entertainment /enrichment outwayed the downside. 

Despite the issues, we are actually considering doing the upper Mississippi on Viking. 

 

[odblnt]

On 9/7/2023 at 4:20 AM, boblerm said:

We did the Memphis to New Orleans cruise last June. While the reviews do seem to be at best, mixed, my wife and I have no regrets about taking this cruise. The biggest issue is with service, for a variety of reasons, this is a big issue for this ship. But for us, the quality of the itinerary, the excursions , the cuisine, and entertainment /enrichment outwayed the downside. 

Despite the issues, we are actually considering doing the upper Mississippi on Viking. 

 

Just got back from the upper Mississippi and it was wonderful. Lots of locks and great scenery. 

[Redtravel]

Viking Mississippi has an interesting itinerary. I was attracted to Memphis to New Orleans with added stays on both ends. It sounded ideal.  Prices were higher than most Viking cruises. I chalked that up to employing American . Cruise not great.

[cruzsnooze]

I was given an on board credit by the TA. Does the Mississippi have a gift shop and does it have a variety of goods?