I would be careful about this excursion: Brühl UNESCO Palaces
When we were on the Grand European in July 2016 we booked this side trip. Got the Palace and it was booked for a wedding or event at that time and we were allowed to see one room and then were quickly ushered out to spend the rest of the time at the hunting lodge. That was nice to see, but since the time was allotted to see both, we had way too much time standing around with nothing much to see. Since we'd paid to see the whole thing, it was pretty disappointing. We were told this happens fairly often. I'm not sure if there's any way for Viking to know in advance if you'll be able to see the whole things or not.
Going on the Rhine Getaway in July 2018 and won't pre-book any excursions. There were several impromptu excursions offered we would have liked to have done, but were pre-booked on other excursions so we would have lost our money if we'd changed courses. We did not see any excursion fill to capacity on the Grand European Tour. I'd recommend waiting to book everything on the ship.
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I would be careful about this excursion: Brühl UNESCO Palaces
When we were on the Grand European in July 2016 we booked this side trip. Got the Palace and it was booked for a wedding or event at that time and we were allowed to see one room and then were quickly ushered out to spend the rest of the time at the hunting lodge. That was nice to see, but since the time was allotted to see both, we had way too much time standing around with nothing much to see. Since we'd paid to see the whole thing, it was pretty disappointing. We were told this happens fairly often. I'm not sure if there's any way for Viking to know in advance if you'll be able to see the whole things or not.
Going on the Rhine Getaway in July 2018 and won't pre-book any excursions. There were several impromptu excursions offered we would have liked to have done, but were pre-booked on other excursions so we would have lost our money if we'd changed courses. We did not see any excursion fill to capacity on the Grand European Tour. I'd recommend waiting to book everything on the ship.