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We are booked on a Viking Ocean Italy cruise in March. Its the one that Kevin has been mentioning on the podcast. We are looking forward to a new experience. Our satisfaction with the two river cruises was a big factor in doing this one.I was looking at a Viking Ocean cruise to Italy in March, but then we decided to do a land based trip to Paris. That’s when I first looked into their River Cruises and they look good. Glad to hear you’ve done them multiple times and enjoy what they have to offer. Their excursions seem limited, but maybe I just haven’t done enough digging. Thanks for the info!
Viking excursions on a river cruise seemed to cover the basics. There is a free excursion at each stop which will get you to the highlights of the location. There are also some extra cost ones that might go further away. On a river cruise (especially the Seine) though much of what you want to see at the stops will be very close to the dock. On our France cruise a group of about a dozen of us had the ship arrange for a car and driver on our Normandy day because we didn't want to deal with the large group on a bus with multiple on/off evolutions. The rest of the ports we either took the included tour or struck out on our own.