INSIDE Viking's MISSISSIPPI RIVER Cruise (Worth It)
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Date: 2025-04-20
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valerief1231
I think for me, the price would be ok if the points of interest were different, I’m sorry, the access point borders a prison (Here I am spending money on a cruise, and there are people living some of their hardest days) Now I’m sure it’s safe, just thinking that no one is gonna want to hang around if they managed to find themselves on the outside parameter of the Constantine wire fence, and I’m sure the history is extensive and so important. I’d find it difficult to feel relaxed and refreshed after hearing the lectures of the devastation the victims experienced. If you ever have experienced the Oklahoma City bombing museum you might understand. I drove up with a friend from Dallas, we should have spent some time contemplating the idea, but she was coming out of a breakup and someone had told her she should check it out, so it was spontaneous. Let me say that every single American should go, the memorial is extremely important, the reflecting pond with the chairs representing each victim from each floor of the Murruh Federal Building chilled me to my core.
The museum was very well done, and I left a changed person. We drove back to Dallas in silence, the only appropriate reaction. So I believe that would be how my spirit would respond to visiting these Southern U. S. Historical sites. They deserve quiet contemplation and self reflection, something I think might be lost if I have to shift gears after re-embarking the vessel.
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I think for me, the price would be ok if the points of interest were different, I’m sorry, the access point borders a prison (Here I am spending money on a cruise, and there are people living some of their hardest days) Now I’m sure it’s safe, just thinking that no one is gonna want to hang around if they managed to find themselves on the outside parameter of the Constantine wire fence, and I’m sure the history is extensive and so important. I’d find it difficult to feel relaxed and refreshed after hearing the lectures of the devastation the victims experienced. If you ever have experienced the Oklahoma City bombing museum you might understand. I drove up with a friend from Dallas, we should have spent some time contemplating the idea, but she was coming out of a breakup and someone had told her she should check it out, so it was spontaneous. Let me say that every single American should go, the memorial is extremely important, the reflecting pond with the chairs representing each victim from each floor of the Murruh Federal Building chilled me to my core.
The museum was very well done, and I left a changed person. We drove back to Dallas in silence, the only appropriate reaction. So I believe that would be how my spirit would respond to visiting these Southern U. S. Historical sites. They deserve quiet contemplation and self reflection, something I think might be lost if I have to shift gears after re-embarking the vessel.
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GavinGWhiz
8: 15 highlights the fundamental problem of doing a Viking river cruise in the US: generally river cruises have a plethora of ancient history sites to stop at because all big rivers worth sailing naturally have giant cities attached.
Meanwhile in the U. S. the old stuff we have in the South has a high chance of being something that's preserved out of spite for a war for human rights, so we get stuff like a slave plantation simply being called an old house of historical interest.
Now, does every tour in Prague get into the nitty-gritty of dark historical things that happened at every monument Of course not, but old stuff in the southern United States is so new it generally has two things going for it: something to do with slavery, and then something to do with a Daughters of the Revolution-style society that's promoting a lost cause narrative to the Civil War, twisting the actual history of what happened.
All of which is to say: a river cruise targeting older passengers in the U. S. has a way higher chance of dumping them in an old building designed to brainwash under-educated people into thinking slavery wasn't that bad. Perhaps not as bad as the estate of Jefferson Davis staging Civil War battles that didn't actually happen there, and the Confederacy always wins, but still something to consider if you hear Grammy and Pap-Pap discussing their vacation plans.
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8: 15 highlights the fundamental problem of doing a Viking river cruise in the US: generally river cruises have a plethora of ancient history sites to stop at because all big rivers worth sailing naturally have giant cities attached.
Meanwhile in the U. S. the old stuff we have in the South has a high chance of being something that's preserved out of spite for a war for human rights, so we get stuff like a slave plantation simply being called an old house of historical interest.
Now, does every tour in Prague get into the nitty-gritty of dark historical things that happened at every monument Of course not, but old stuff in the southern United States is so new it generally has two things going for it: something to do with slavery, and then something to do with a Daughters of the Revolution-style society that's promoting a lost cause narrative to the Civil War, twisting the actual history of what happened.
All of which is to say: a river cruise targeting older passengers in the U. S. has a way higher chance of dumping them in an old building designed to brainwash under-educated people into thinking slavery wasn't that bad. Perhaps not as bad as the estate of Jefferson Davis staging Civil War battles that didn't actually happen there, and the Confederacy always wins, but still something to consider if you hear Grammy and Pap-Pap discussing their vacation plans.
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TexasEngineer
Years ago I took a cruise on the Mississippi Queen, St. Louis - St Louis. Started out with a river boat race with the Delta Queen and the Mississippi Queen won the coveted antler trophy. We went from St. Louis to Hannibal to Cairo to St. Louis. Going under some bridges they had to tilt the smoke stakes back to clear the bridge. We were the biggest boat on the river until we met up with her larger sister ship the American Queen. When both ships pulled out of Cairo, the calliopes were playing. An unforgettable site.
The Mississippi Queen had an exercise room and a young girl got injured on a treadmill. The boat radioed ahead for an ambulance and met it at a road crossing where she was taken to a hospital. Medical emergencies are easily taken care of on a river cruise. You see the world at 11 miles per hour. We were remarried on the boat.
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Years ago I took a cruise on the Mississippi Queen, St. Louis - St Louis. Started out with a river boat race with the Delta Queen and the Mississippi Queen won the coveted antler trophy. We went from St. Louis to Hannibal to Cairo to St. Louis. Going under some bridges they had to tilt the smoke stakes back to clear the bridge. We were the biggest boat on the river until we met up with her larger sister ship the American Queen. When both ships pulled out of Cairo, the calliopes were playing. An unforgettable site.
The Mississippi Queen had an exercise room and a young girl got injured on a treadmill. The boat radioed ahead for an ambulance and met it at a road crossing where she was taken to a hospital. Medical emergencies are easily taken care of on a river cruise. You see the world at 11 miles per hour. We were remarried on the boat.
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user-sm3fl4vj9g
Have done 5 Viking and 2 Amawaterways cruises. The average age of cruisers is always going to be older (we are 50s and generally on the younger side. While there are more active river cruises (Amawaterways or Avalon for instance. I don’t believe they are in America. I do wonder if you have missed out on a significant advantage of a river cruise. One one of the greatest aspects of river cruising is meeting fellow travelers. These older folks have rich stories and life experiences and sharing dinner is generally a great experience. If you aren’t yet at the point to enjoy this part of it I would wait to really get into river cruisingI certainly wouldn’t have gotten nearly as much out of it in my 20s or 30s.
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Have done 5 Viking and 2 Amawaterways cruises. The average age of cruisers is always going to be older (we are 50s and generally on the younger side. While there are more active river cruises (Amawaterways or Avalon for instance. I don’t believe they are in America. I do wonder if you have missed out on a significant advantage of a river cruise. One one of the greatest aspects of river cruising is meeting fellow travelers. These older folks have rich stories and life experiences and sharing dinner is generally a great experience. If you aren’t yet at the point to enjoy this part of it I would wait to really get into river cruisingI certainly wouldn’t have gotten nearly as much out of it in my 20s or 30s.
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jeb_brooks
I sailed Viking in Europe before with my parents and at 35 I was the youngest person on board as a passenger. I was also worried about the sea sickness because I get nauseous just looking at water sometimes. I too was pleasantly surprised so that continues on all rivers. The European excursions are a lot more walking and a lot less buses. We were in the leisurely group most of the time but the day in Strasberg we were in a normal group and it was much faster paced. Noted only because I don't have lots of photos of the same thing over and over again. They had added excursions you could do that were more strenuous with biking and hiking. I would highly recommend the European sailings.
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I sailed Viking in Europe before with my parents and at 35 I was the youngest person on board as a passenger. I was also worried about the sea sickness because I get nauseous just looking at water sometimes. I too was pleasantly surprised so that continues on all rivers. The European excursions are a lot more walking and a lot less buses. We were in the leisurely group most of the time but the day in Strasberg we were in a normal group and it was much faster paced. Noted only because I don't have lots of photos of the same thing over and over again. They had added excursions you could do that were more strenuous with biking and hiking. I would highly recommend the European sailings.
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jeb_brooks
Our river cruise was in China and I have looked at Viking’s Mississippi cruises as well. You are right about why it cost so much but living here in the U. S, you do not have the higher expense to fly to Europe to get to the river cruise there, so it maybe a wash on cost of the whole trip.
Someone taught me how to spell Mississippi when I was a kid as M, I, crooked letter, crooked letter, I, crooked letter, crooked letter, I, humpback, humpback, I and I still check the spelling that way probably going 50 years now.
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Our river cruise was in China and I have looked at Viking’s Mississippi cruises as well. You are right about why it cost so much but living here in the U. S, you do not have the higher expense to fly to Europe to get to the river cruise there, so it maybe a wash on cost of the whole trip.
Someone taught me how to spell Mississippi when I was a kid as M, I, crooked letter, crooked letter, I, crooked letter, crooked letter, I, humpback, humpback, I and I still check the spelling that way probably going 50 years now.
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BrightSunTravels
It’s honestly a little disappointing for this to be a Viking ship. Usually their products are fantastic but this ship seems to be compromised in a few ways. I know because it’s an American ship, staffed by Americans it increases the price, but damn that’s a hard price to justify. Not sure how the value prop will evolve over the years and how many retirees are willing to drop that kind of money on an experience that isn’t too exciting.
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It’s honestly a little disappointing for this to be a Viking ship. Usually their products are fantastic but this ship seems to be compromised in a few ways. I know because it’s an American ship, staffed by Americans it increases the price, but damn that’s a hard price to justify. Not sure how the value prop will evolve over the years and how many retirees are willing to drop that kind of money on an experience that isn’t too exciting.
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JorgeMendez-kn5ql
Just remember, we have so-called voting rights to thank for a lot of the stuff that ails us today, not limited to onerous taxes (on property, income, payrolls, etc) and a lot of other stuff that it not as comfortable to discuss at the dinner table. Americans need to remember that the notion of voting rights has come to displace the institutions of individual rights and property rights, two rights conditioned on each other.
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Just remember, we have so-called voting rights to thank for a lot of the stuff that ails us today, not limited to onerous taxes (on property, income, payrolls, etc) and a lot of other stuff that it not as comfortable to discuss at the dinner table. Americans need to remember that the notion of voting rights has come to displace the institutions of individual rights and property rights, two rights conditioned on each other.
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linehandibew6205
In 2019 my wife and I did a river cruise with Vicking. We launched from Amsterdam and went down the rhine river through the Netherlands into Germany France and ending in Switzerland. It was amazing stopping at castles cologne germany etc. we did a 3 day extension in Lucerne Switzerland. Such an amazing experience great food and amenities. It was a smaller boat than this one only 150 people. This one looks awesome as well
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In 2019 my wife and I did a river cruise with Vicking. We launched from Amsterdam and went down the rhine river through the Netherlands into Germany France and ending in Switzerland. It was amazing stopping at castles cologne germany etc. we did a 3 day extension in Lucerne Switzerland. Such an amazing experience great food and amenities. It was a smaller boat than this one only 150 people. This one looks awesome as well
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danielwerner5882
Your wife is wrong about that its not a pleasure or fishing river FYI. Come up to the Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin portion of the river its a everything river with house boats, fishing guides and fishing floats, and marinas filled with yachts and sailboats. Our portion of the river has some of the most beautiful scenery in the country with the huge bluffs along both sides of the river and all the backwaters and lakes.
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Your wife is wrong about that its not a pleasure or fishing river FYI. Come up to the Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin portion of the river its a everything river with house boats, fishing guides and fishing floats, and marinas filled with yachts and sailboats. Our portion of the river has some of the most beautiful scenery in the country with the huge bluffs along both sides of the river and all the backwaters and lakes.
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melissamalone1817
Jeb, have you rewatched your video and caught your mistake Natchez is in Mississippi!
I didn't have any idea there was a new Viking ship doing this cruise. I am from Mississippi and I'm excited for this! Gorgeous river ship. Thank you for a very nice and informative video
Also curious about the mattresses---how could they already be worn out if the ship was only built 3 years ago
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Jeb, have you rewatched your video and caught your mistake Natchez is in Mississippi!
I didn't have any idea there was a new Viking ship doing this cruise. I am from Mississippi and I'm excited for this! Gorgeous river ship. Thank you for a very nice and informative video
Also curious about the mattresses---how could they already be worn out if the ship was only built 3 years ago
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stimpy5067
As a native Mississippian, I take immense offense at the world’s continued efforts to completely eliminate my state’s existence. The city of Natchez is not in Louisiana. Yes I am aware that there is a Natchez, Louisiana as well but it is no where near the Mississippi River.
This once again proves that we should have selected the Landmass flag when replacing the previous state flag.
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As a native Mississippian, I take immense offense at the world’s continued efforts to completely eliminate my state’s existence. The city of Natchez is not in Louisiana. Yes I am aware that there is a Natchez, Louisiana as well but it is no where near the Mississippi River.
This once again proves that we should have selected the Landmass flag when replacing the previous state flag.
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KateHannah-bg1zj
Living in Kentucky on the Ohio River, I really haven't been tempted to take a Mississippi River cruise. But I love Viking ships, and I love the history of the south that this cruise seems to offer. Looking at taking this trip, I only hope that politics will not wipe out the true stories of the river and its settlements. Thanks for the video!
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Living in Kentucky on the Ohio River, I really haven't been tempted to take a Mississippi River cruise. But I love Viking ships, and I love the history of the south that this cruise seems to offer. Looking at taking this trip, I only hope that politics will not wipe out the true stories of the river and its settlements. Thanks for the video!
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evangelstrategies
Sixty-five hundred per person for a river cruise on the Mississippi Bless your hearts! I must tell you, although you're already aware, for that kind of money I can enjoy four seven-day cruises on Carnival or MSC with a wide array of destinations. But, hey, if a river cruise for that kind of money brings joy to you heart, go for it!
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Sixty-five hundred per person for a river cruise on the Mississippi Bless your hearts! I must tell you, although you're already aware, for that kind of money I can enjoy four seven-day cruises on Carnival or MSC with a wide array of destinations. But, hey, if a river cruise for that kind of money brings joy to you heart, go for it!
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KateCarson-q3l
Enjoyed the video! The river cruise that interests me is the Columbia/Snake river. The trip generally starts in Portland, travels west to Astoria, then heads east. There are locks to navigate and beautiful scenery. Another trip in my bucket list isn’t a river cruise but a small boat cruise of the San Juan Islands, Washington.
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Enjoyed the video! The river cruise that interests me is the Columbia/Snake river. The trip generally starts in Portland, travels west to Astoria, then heads east. There are locks to navigate and beautiful scenery. Another trip in my bucket list isn’t a river cruise but a small boat cruise of the San Juan Islands, Washington.
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DB-Travel
Nice Mississippi scenery, and the only way to see it(small ships. mybe in the future they’ll add more stuff, I mean for the price, increase ship size somewhat, a real pool, hot tubs, sauna. But that price still isn’t going to make even that totally worth it. And the food needs to be 5 and 1/2 stars at that price point.
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Nice Mississippi scenery, and the only way to see it(small ships. mybe in the future they’ll add more stuff, I mean for the price, increase ship size somewhat, a real pool, hot tubs, sauna. But that price still isn’t going to make even that totally worth it. And the food needs to be 5 and 1/2 stars at that price point.
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angelaharrison4314
Definitely not worth the money. That mess looks boring. ZERO entertainment, mediocre food and you said the mattresses need replacing. The buffet looked blah. And lectures The excursions looked boring. I liked the peacefulness but I would NOT pay that much money. The bathroom was the best thing on the ship.
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Definitely not worth the money. That mess looks boring. ZERO entertainment, mediocre food and you said the mattresses need replacing. The buffet looked blah. And lectures The excursions looked boring. I liked the peacefulness but I would NOT pay that much money. The bathroom was the best thing on the ship.
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AutumnMoonlight95
I've been looking into the Viking river boat cruise I know it's ocean but that's how it is named) that goes down the east coast of the U. S. It looks amazing. But I've seen where a number of the ports they used to stop at have banned cruise ships of any kind now so I'm not sure if it's worth it anymore.
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I've been looking into the Viking river boat cruise I know it's ocean but that's how it is named) that goes down the east coast of the U. S. It looks amazing. But I've seen where a number of the ports they used to stop at have banned cruise ships of any kind now so I'm not sure if it's worth it anymore.
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LeoMartinDJ
Whilst it is amazing to see what Viking offers and how much is included in this wonderful river cruise. I still cannot get over how you Americans speak. Take 'USS Cayro' for example! It's clearly 'USS Cairo' as in 'Kyro' which is how everyone on the rest of the planet pronounces it. Why don't you join them
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Whilst it is amazing to see what Viking offers and how much is included in this wonderful river cruise. I still cannot get over how you Americans speak. Take 'USS Cayro' for example! It's clearly 'USS Cairo' as in 'Kyro' which is how everyone on the rest of the planet pronounces it. Why don't you join them
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jeb_brooks
I would be very interested in this, but sadly, it's in the United States obviously. By the time people might start going there again, it might've gone bankrupt. They'll have to rely on their own US Citizens. I'd love to go to North Korea one day, but I wouldn't feel safe in any of these Pariah states.
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I would be very interested in this, but sadly, it's in the United States obviously. By the time people might start going there again, it might've gone bankrupt. They'll have to rely on their own US Citizens. I'd love to go to North Korea one day, but I wouldn't feel safe in any of these Pariah states.
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