Viking Cruise

[madandana]

Hey gang,

Dana and I are excited to leave on our first Vikings River Cruise. 

First time being to this part of the world so we were hoping to get some advice on cool places to buy/smoke. 

We will be in the following towns.

Munich

Salzburg

Passau

Linz

Krems

Vienna

Bratislava

Budapest

Amsterdam

 

Looking forward to this, thanks for the help.

[Wookie]

We did that same cruise last summer...great time! Cigars were fairly scarce, but I brought my own and nobody complained about smoking on upper deck. Have a blast!  

[helix]

Looking forward to hearing about the cruise from you, nothing but positives from friends who have. Should be a great trip. BYOC.

[Goldeneye]

I did a Viking Cruise on the Danube in 2023, absolutely loved it. We started in Regensburg and i bought cigars for the trip at a shop there as well as some singles to bring home. Selection was ok, but then again I am from Canada where B&M cigar stores are pretty rare, so I thought the small store in Regensburg was fantastic. There was a spot designated for smoking on the top deck so that's where i would go for a cigar and beer, worked out great. Enjoy the trip, I loved it.

[Fuzz AI]

Great to hear!  You and Dana will be bringing down the average age of the passengers on that cruise! 

[Garand]

Salzburg and Vienna are good places to buy CC. All of Austria in general, Munich is dry. 

[Chibearsv]

3 hours ago, Fuzz said:

Great to hear!  You and Dana will be bringing down the average age of the passengers on that cruise! 

100% - When my wife and her mother took the Amsterdam/Belgium Viking cruise around 10 years ago, her mother was the youngest on the boat besides my wife 

That said, they both really enjoyed it. 

[JohnS]

Hey Mike and Dana, you'll absolutely love this cruise. I did it with Eleni in July 2022.

Salzburg is the city of Mozart. It's funny, because I think Mozart would be turning in his grave if he knew of what a tourist industry his home town has become in his name!

Amsterdam is an awesome city to end with. Make sure to take a canal cruise and check out the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum for some cultural appreciation of Rembrandt and Van Gogh, of course!

[Wookie]

I didn’t do Amsterdam as part of last summer’s cruise but I spent a ton of time there in my early working years on business. The Dutch are brilliant and I believe they colonized Indonesia…memory is hazy. But Rijsttafel is something you must do in Amsterdam…amazing cultural confluence. 

[westg]

You guys know how to have fun. Have great trip 😎⛴️

[Goldeneye]

22 hours ago, Goldeneye said:

I did a Viking Cruise on the Danube in 2023, absolutely loved it. We started in Regensburg and i bought cigars for the trip at a shop there as well as some singles to bring home. Selection was ok, but then again I am from Canada where B&M cigar stores are pretty rare, so I thought the small store in Regensburg was fantastic. There was a spot designated for smoking on the top deck so that's where i would go for a cigar and beer, worked out great. Enjoy the trip, I loved it.

Was a very good spot to have a cigar and a beer.

[Webbo]

Lived in Bratislava for 10 years. Cracking city, Vienna superb too. There was a great cigar shop in Brat opposite the Raddison in the centre. For Vienna round the back of Stephan’s dome another great source for Cubans, sorry can’t remember the names. Cigars are still not seen as a crime in these cities, grab a great coffee and light up. Enjoy. 

[El Presidente]

20 hours ago, Wookie said:

 The Dutch are brilliant and I believe they colonized Indonesia…

....Indonesians might think otherwise 

[Mike Mecklenburg]

The wife and I love the Viking River Cruises. We did the Paris & Heart of Normandy in 2022 and the Rhine Getaway (Amsterdam to Switzerland) in 2024. I like that you can smoke on the top deck. Great food, service, people, tours etc. And yes, I did smoke a Quai d'Orsay on the Quai d'Orsay. 

[Wookie]

10 hours ago, El Presidente said:

....Indonesians might think otherwise 

Modernization can be kinda sucky. 

[Chas.Alpha]

Mike, take Dana on a horse drawn carriage ride thru Salzburg. You won’t regret it.

Dana, don’t take Mike to the Augusteiner beer garden. You will regret it.

😇

[Chas.Alpha]

Also, if you’re in Salzburg for more than a day, jump the tram up Der Untersburg. There’s a pub when you get to the top, I shite you not! 🍻

[Chas.Alpha]

The garden/patio behind Fran’s Josef’s palace in Vienna used to be a great place to sit for a drink and a smoke. That was 25 years ago, however. Austrians are the friendliest people on Earth, ONCE YOU GET PAST THEIR GERMANIC SENSES OF HUMOUR!!! 🤚

[madandana]

Thanks All for your feedback.

We highly recommend this river cruise. Service, food,scenery was all amazing.

The only cigar shop we ran across was Dom Cigar in Bratislava. I was napping on the ship so I missed it but Dana went and bought me an awesome Colibri lighter/V cut combo lighter.

They put a couple tables at the top of the ship in the back for smokers so it was fun sitting up there after dinner each evening with the usual suspects.

Feel free to hit me up if you are planning a trip like this and you have any questions.

[madandana]

Our ship docked in Passau.

[westg]

Beautiful ❤️