Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour Excursions

We are 1st Time Travelers and we want to share with you the places, foods, drinks and activities we encounter while traveling the world. This is Part 7 of our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour in December 2022. This video covers some of the options you have with choosing Excursions while on your cruise. Do know that most every port does have a FREE excursion, while most do have options for extraordinary excursions. Do not hesitate to use the Chapters Feature so you can come back at any time. A point that was not mentioned in the video, is that you can book your Excursions with any outside group you want, just know you will have be responsible for all of your travel on the excursion.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Get to know the other Cruisers
01:35 - Tipping Guides and Bus Drivers
03:13 - What to expect on excursion buses
04:22 - Usage of in cabin TV for Excursion Itinerary
05:31 - Know your Program Director
06:13 - Free Tours offered by Viking
07:03 - Rothenberg ob der Tauber - paid excursion
09:01 - Bamberger Christmas Market - free excursion
10:37 - Nuremberg Castle and Christmas Market - free excursion
13:31 - Salzburg Excursion - paid excursion
16:34 - Morwald Winery - paid excursion
17:22 - 2 days of Vienna - free and paid excursions
21:16 - Weather considerations
22:36 - Belvedere Palace, Gold Leaf project and Christmas Market - paid excursion
25:16 - Day 2 of Vienna, Schonbrunn Palace tour and Christmas Market - paid excursion
26:32 - Buda Castle District - free excursion
27:11 - Szechenyi Thermal Baths - paid excursion
29:20 - Walking tour of Prague - free excursion
30:35 - Lobkowicz Palace tour and lunch - best tour of trip - paid excursion
32:27 - Conclusion and some important ideas!!