I loved the ausgang story - it’s such a typical tourist thing and made me laugh. It’s moments like that that make the holiday. You never think it will, at the time, but years later that’s the story that’s most often repeated. In my family it’s the ‘getting locked in the toilet in Italy’, ‘running over the camera and almost burning down the tent’ in Switzerland, ‘throwing up in the hotel’ in France. Oh and let’s not forget the life lessons with the ‘saw a woman pee behind a bush as we sailed on overhead in a chair lift’ also located in Switzerland and ‘shells can be homes for blue-ringed octopus, so don’t stick shells into your bathing trunks’ at a local Aussie beach. They’re the stories that stick.

Hi Morgan. About Viking pricing:- We've done 4 Viking ocean cruises in the last 18 months, and I can assure you we would not have done those if we were paying $3,000 per trip. Viking likes to maintain a high-end image (eg they don't sell spare capacity via travel trade-only agents), but after you've cruised with them once, they send offers by email which do not appear on their website or in print, in addition to a £100 discount pp for returning customers. Don't forget Viking fly-cruises include flights; if you don't live in the UK you will be directed to the US web site where prices include flights from the USA. (We live in Northern Ireland(UK) but are often in the South. We get two completely different sets of prices from Viking depending on our IP location). You can always phone Viking UK directly and ask for a cruise only price. As it happens, we will be doing our first ever Rhine River cruise with Viking next week. We are paying about £1,000 pp for 7 nights INCLUDING air fares from our home town via Heathrow. Viking include drinks with meals and a shore excursion in every port. (The ocean cruises are all balcony cabins and include use of the spa plus alternative dining venues). You can make the cruise all-inclusive with a very reasonably priced drinks package, but that's a different story. PS. Don't fret about the grey hair. It's very mature and distinguished.

We call it a water dispenser here. Depending on what type it might also be a decanter. My ad was for NCL. I’ve been researching them lately.

As far as what to call the "water machine", I would say that it is a water dispenser.

I love your channel because you give a little extra with all your videos! I booked a Viking cruise in 2020 for 2023 and I feel I am go to get a lot for all the money. My fare includes airfare, transfers, 2 nights in a nice hotel pre- and post-cruise, wonderful food, wine, detailed lectures about each port stop, and more. I am an American of a certain age and I feel that I will be well taken care of with Viking.

Thanks Morgan for sharing your Viva Tiara cruise experience. Looking forward to other videos while on her. Really made me want to consider a cruise on this line. As I was watching another of your recent videos my husband was also listening. He commented, "that guy is really good". I smiled and said yes, I like him very much also. So, looks like we are part of the Morgan's UnOfficial Travel Guides fan club. 😀 Thanks for being so real with your travels! BTW....your hair looks so good!

Come to Germany and you can visit thousands and thousands of small towns as well as big cities all called "Ausfahrt", all located near an Autobahn. And when you are thru with them, hop over to the Netherlands, with hundreds and hundreds of small towns and big cities all called "uit", all located near a snelweg. Good old Europe.

I travelled with with Amadeus river cruises in December 2019. As there was a large group of us from Australia all announcements were in both German & English. All of our excursions, apart from one, were broken up into English and German speaking groups. The one excursion that was bilingual had just 1 german speaking guest with us, there were 20 English speaking, and we had everything explained in both languages.

French canadian here, french is my first language and when travelling in France I never met so many rudes persons. A little exception for south of France

After 20 years of living in Italy (plus other countries in 25 years) I feel ya on the "it's a....um...you know.....where you push the button and water comes out.....a water thingie!!" LOL Great video on the river cruise -- might I suggest you take an amazing, life-changing river "cruise" on the Nour El Nil going down the Nile in a dahabiya.....

It's interesting how cultures are so different. We have lived in France (moved from the US) 10 years ago and have wonderful French friends. Our French is basic and their English is basic, but that's okay. In the French culture and in school, children are drilled constantly on how to correctly speak their language. I think this is why many French don't speak English, as they are afraid to look stupid by not speaking it well. Most learn basic English in elementary school, so they usually know what you are saying, but don't necessarily know the correct response. In places where we have to speak French fluently, we normally start with an apology, saying our French is rudimentary and stumble on from there. We have normally found French people to be quite gracious because we acknowledged our shortcomings right off the bat. Not all cultures are the same, but that's what makes travel so much fun.

The ship looks just like those used by Tauck which are Scylla. They are nice ships and run well. Viva is so much less expensive but the service, food and amenities seem similar, though a much shorter trip.Great find!

That falafel curry looked yummy. I do agree that it can become tricky for those on restricted diets to stick with the plan. Well done.

I just discovered your channel (thank you algorithm!) and am very much enjoying your Viva vlogs. Looking forward to checking out your older videos too. BTW: I think our Wisconsin friends would call that water dispenser a bubbler.

How about we call it a water dispenser 😉

Morgan I am thoroughly enjoying your Viva videos with the clarity you provide describing your experiences. I look forward to the next posting.

OMG these prices for Viva are really good. Time to start studying German like right away.

Commercial - McCormick seasoning. Enjoying your experience on MS Viva Tiera. I think it sounds like an affordable way to cruise compared to the "big names" like Viking. Love that they had bikes to borrow.

I’m lucky - the wife speaks French, Italian, Spanish, and some German. Our last trip she was able to speak all of them

Ausgang yup happen to me as well and when I asked the guide he was laughing so hard and finally blurted out the meaning. Yeah made an impression and still laughing whenever I hear that word. Thanks for the chuckle.

Just did Viking Danube Waltz a month ago-English only. Loved our trip but Viva sounds great -wish their cruises were longer.

Good luck in your tournament! My commercial was for Meijer store.

Refill stations are what we call the place to refill your water bottle. I’m impressed that you had access to COLD water (still or sparkling) as well as the branded water bottle included in the cruise. What a great idea! It’s nice to see companies getting smart about things like that for their customers and to reduce waste from single-use plastic water bottles. PS my commercial was for Schlitterbahn Water Park and Resort here in Texas. 🤗 Have a great week! Hope it starts to cool down for y’all. We’ve had record-breaking temps almost all summer. 😩

Good luck with the tournament.👍

Loved your thorough post! I had never hear of Viva until your review so THANK YOU! I will say that Viking does include a shore excursion each day for free and usually there cruises are 7 nights versus 4 nights; however yes the big 3 (Viking, AMAWaterways, and Uniworld) are not cheap! They do have single supplement waived on a few select cruises which really helps. Cheers!

You always make me smile!

Great story from Judy 😂 Also a German speaker, I immediately realized what she was saying. So funny that she kept looking on the map. But I’m sure any of us could have done that in any country where we don’t speak the language. There ARE many exits on those freeways! 🤣

Well, you should try Gate 1 company. Amazing ships, crew and not expensive. Simple perfect. Bon voyage.

I would do the excursions in Deutsch even if I don’t understand a word. It would still be enjoyable.

Canadians would call it a water dispenser.

I’m thinking river cruises might not be ideal for my 6”6’ (and still growing) son, those bridges look super low he would have to sit at all times. But I’m still glad you shared your experience! My son is planning to come to Germany for university and it’s exciting to see the cities and learn more about the country.

Got commercial for Sephora and so glad you went on the river cruise. Looks like you had a great time!

My travel agent calls your room a swan and duck rooms. I love that. Drinking water refill stations. I too loved that about my river cruise they refilled glass bottles daily in our room. too. I have a very special diet and my river had the chief meet with me the 1st day and accommodate my special needs. They were amazing. Great suggestions on the excursions. We had a person in my party with a wheelchair and they even made excursions for our small group of 6. We cruised Avalon. I think your price was amazing for any river cruise . Thank you for your information. I got 4 commercials. Wow most ever. All about exercise programs.

Your hair looks GREAT !!!

Did not notice the hair until you pointed it out. Looks good!

Your hair looks great. I look forward to your videos every week. You are terrific. Keep u the great work.

No commercial. Glad you enjoyed the cruise.

Greta cruise on Viva! Will definitely consider it, as so far I’ve done only one, on Viking. Commercial - over shoulder bag!

Emmy C Great video! I’ve been on Viking and AmaWaterways, and both were in English only. My ad was for Dr. Gundry gut pills.

AD:Tourist office Germany 😅😜 looked a nice cruise. I agree the food potions don’t have to be huge Languages are very interesting but not easy. i work in an adventure park believe me That was an eye opener when it came. I speak English my first language + Dutch . But visitors From France,spain, italy It was with hands signs etc to explain ,but must admit the spanish,Italian were very very thankful for my efforts 😜 I wont say that for the French 🤷‍♀️. Have a Good week 🥰

The caché for Viking is that it sponsored the Downton Abbey series on PBS. It took off like a rocket in popularity. You pay for the brand. Our travel agent said they cater primarily to older Americans who have never been abroad and they nickel and dime you for everything.

I got an ad for weight loss foods. And by the way, it is a water dispenser. Happy sailing Morgan!!

As a former travel agent in the U S , and have alao traveled on them once, i can tell you that Viking charges more per person, because of all their advertising, done, on your computer, TV, magazines. They need to recoup that money some how, and charging more per person is how they do it. We much perfer Vantage , or Grand Circle, or Uni World, as you get more bang for your money. Vickie from SE Pa USA

I call it a water dispenser. Nice you get those perks!

From St. Cloud & Lake Vermilion. Found your vids. Awesome. Have you done a Serbian river cruise (yet)?

Yes - got one! My commercial was for a skin car product. Your hair is looking great! 😆

Hi Morgan. I think it is a water dispenser

Best of luck in your tournament, thanks for all you do!

Hersheys chocolate and Reese peanut butter cup. I guess YT thinks I need some chocolate 😂

This seems like it would be a great way to travel and is definately on my list of things to do if/when we visit Germany now. The food looked really fantastic and I am sure the non veggie options were just as good but I am also definately curious about Vikings price difference... P.S. We also used to save our Disney resort mugs but eventually ended up throwing them out as we found that we never use them. 🙁

Morgan I just wanted to say your hair looks amazing didn’t think about it until you said something about you hair

Water dispenser. And my ad was for American (cha-Ching) cruise lines.

Still subscribed but hadn't gotten notification more than 6 hours after you posted. Harper Wilder undies ad Recently bought some)

COMMERCIAL was for Norwegian's Free at Sea!

Ama is great But EXTREMELY expensive. Ama will make announcements in all languages that are on board. I did one River Cruise and one was enough, TOO expensive. Like you said, what goes through their minds to justify their high price, that is easy...As long as people are willing to pay the price, they will keep gouging people. As for me, I am sticking with my 2 favorite cruise lines...Celebrity and Oceania. Just booked a Cruise leaving out of Barcelona sailing to multiple ports in France and Italy. Just did a Cruise around the Greek isles...I have done all of the Caribbean, Alaska, Canada New England, Panama Canal, Bermuda, The entire UK with the CIE land tour, I lived in Hawaii so no need to go there. I want to do Norway and Suez Canal.

Oohhh I appreciate the vegetarian menu!

The water bottle fillers have been gaining popularity here in NJ in the schools.

Water fountain, maybe? Water cooler would be the equiv American term I think.

Ad was Shipstiks, golf club shipping service

My ad was for Pick n Save. I like the angled couch. Have you ever thought of adding a few throw pillows?

Commercial was for a patch you put over your bellybutton when you sleep to lose weight!!! Seriously- I laughed so hard. Like I am gonna fall for that … now where did I write down that web address. HAHAHA I wondered about doing a river cruise but we only hear about Viking ( over and over) and the cost. I will definitely look into Viva - it really looks nice. Thanks for the video 😀

Guten tag Water dispenser Loved the vlog Will try Viva for sure Good value We were travel agents for 12 years Never had an agent booking platform like u say Could book individual lines with a discount or fam trips I worked for Siemens so can understand some German but tours in German are fine Will be Cologne Hamburg going to CPH for Voyager Great tips

Thanks for the Viva videos! 👍 In my head is now playing Dana International from ESC 1998 all the time, but with the words Viva Tiara 😂. Just because of your "Ms Viva Tiara" 😀

multiple asian languages should be offered but usually english must be one of them unless only one countrys people are the target market

My ad was for Postman api tool.

I have a feeling the water is going to be as varied as. Pop soda cola debate. I would call it a water fountain or dispenser. Commercial was. Hot tub close out, metal roof system & apple.

I really enjoy your videos and appreciate you introducing us to Viva. Can you tell me if Viva has an age limit for children?

Good luck in the tournament 🎾

The water machine is a "Piss-Meister 5000".

Think it’s cause Viking is known for being around much longer.

Thanks Morgan, please have a cold beverage on me as thanks for all you do for us.

I love Germany and would love to travel the country on a river cruise! My question would be if you don't speak German, do a good number of passengers speak German and English? Or would my travel companion and I be stuck conversing only with the bilingual crew members?

Expedia ad & ad about a Utah solar power company.

In the US Viking River Cruises is the only known name for European river cruising because they spend tons of money on advertising; which none of the other European river cruise companies do.

Days Inn

Cold water dispenser

Very entertaining video and I can see that you really enjoyed this river cruise and it sounds wonderful. The water refill device we generally refer to as a water dispenser in the US, but, you can call it pretty much whatever you like. The food choices looked excellent and I also don't eat meat, although I will have fish. The Viking comparison for river cruises is interesting since we have done both river and ocean cruises with Viking and I think that they are worth the extra money for the food, service and included excursions. Also, all wine and beer is included with lunch and dinner and their drinks package is the cheapest, only $20 a day per person. Having said that, though, I thought that what you got for the pricing on Viva was really a very good deal. The ausgang story was very funny, it's so easy to do something like that when you don't speak the language. I will use my phone for translation all the time when we travel and it does help.

Morgan, I’d call it a ‘water dispenser’.

Uniworld give you a lovely metal refillable water bottle. With their branding on it of course

I got a commercial for you this time. Sometimes I don't on your videos. It was an ad for Oreos but the link would take me to amazon canada's website.

I would look at it as you are feeding fish when you don’t finish your meal

VIVA TIARA!! 😂😂

I LOVE FRANCE! I speak conversational French and read French, and I've found always incredibly service! Except in Honfleur. Apparently the waitress/host/owner couldn't understand me, but I was the unit one in my NCL group speaking French. Maybe there's a northern French dialect?

Water tap

Check the prices of UNited States river cruises, they are around $1,000 per day.

Two commercials: One for Meta Oil, and the other for Kachava.

No commercial

Morgan, that's NOT gray. It's youthful, extra-blonde hair! 😄😆🤣

Maybe you can share some information about post-cruise excursion Especially I find strange that no reviews on Priceline excursion department

This sounds like a wonderful River Cruise line -- water dispenser sounds like the best "American" equivalent. Do they cruise outside of Europe or is a just inside Germany? I would definitely consider a River cruise if the ride is more stable than a cruise ship (hate the rocking feeling). Also, it's wonderful to be seeing "civilization" as you seem to see the "real" countryside, and not just a touristy port where the locals try to rip you off with cheap trinkets to sell you for top dollar (Euros). 🙂

we call them water bottle fillers, but it's only still water. That was in your cabin? I'm multitasking 😁

Water bottle filling station!

I speak a good French but on my last Christmas Holiday people was so rude with me.... Especially taxi drivers... Really bad experience, French people aren't helpful with tourists. But Paris is a so beautiful city....

It's always funny bc you sing "did you get one....?" And I never do. I pay for KZfaq premium bc I was already doing YT Music, do it was just a couple bucks more, and includes the YT Music sub.....

Wow! That price is amazingly inexpensive for what you got, compared to Viking for example. Your reports show that everything is very good value, no skimping, especially the meals, and the facilities in the cabin. I understand a smattering of German, so that would not be too much of a problem. Do Viva do a cruise to/from Basel?

My ad was for a Land Rover

A water dispenser

Water dispenser?

A water dispenser.

So, if I understand what you said, the two English speaking folks had no translation on the excursions because there were not enough English speaking folks booked to warrant a translator. Did they have those little boxes and earpieces with recorded content in English for the tours or were tours in German only as well. Thanks.