id4elizabeth Posted April 10, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Can anyone who is or has been on a 2016 Viking River Cruise verify whether the toiletries this year are still L'Occitane or whether they switched to their Oceans' brand Freya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunlessInSeattle Posted April 11, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Last week, on the Paris-Normandy cruise, it was Freyja. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id4elizabeth Posted April 11, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Oh shucks! I was so looking forward to the L'Occitane! Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azmimi Posted April 11, 2016 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2016 We were on the Elbe cruise last week and they were Freya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id4elizabeth Posted April 11, 2016 Author #5 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Bummer! Not that Freya is bad - just not as nice as the L'Occitane in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFS517 Posted April 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 27, 2016 We just got home from a Douro cruise on the Viking Osfrid and the toiletries were L'Occitaine. I plan to post a review as soon as CC adds the Osfrid (new this year) to the list of Viking ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id4elizabeth Posted April 28, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Ah! Maybe there hope I'll get L'Occitane after all. We board next Tuesday - I'll let you know what I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrkstl Posted April 28, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 28, 2016 id4elizabeth, Please do! I'm hopeful that our Bordeaux cruise will be accompanied with the l'Occitane as well! It's a silly thing, but I now associate the Lemon Verbena fragrance with our previous Viking cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted April 28, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Don't hold your breath! We had Freya on the Njord April 16-23, 2016 and boy did we have a lot of it....we ended up filling the bottom shelf with all the products to make room for our stuff on the top ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspaul Posted April 29, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 29, 2016 We just returned yesterday from Tulips & Windmills and had the Freya products, I liked the subtle scents. While I like the lemon verbena scent it's quite drying to the skin and we can buy L'Occitane here at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workstocruise Posted April 30, 2016 #11 Share Posted April 30, 2016 We returned home on March 18, 2016 from the Viking Emerald to China and had the L'Occitane products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id4elizabeth Posted May 5, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Onboard now - no L'Occitane :( only Freya products. Sounds like the major European routes have converted to Freya with only a few itineraries still retaining L'Occitane until stocks run out. Boo-hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrkstl Posted May 5, 2016 #13 Share Posted May 5, 2016 id4elizabeth, oh well, I'm sure that you'll have a wonderful trip anyway :) Will have to follow your blog, as the Passage to Eastern Europe is on my radar as a possible trip. ENJOY!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle907 Posted May 26, 2016 #14 Share Posted May 26, 2016 What toiletries are provided in the rooms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted May 26, 2016 #15 Share Posted May 26, 2016 As I recall, we had bar soap, shampoo, shower gel and body lotion. I don't think we had conditioner but I could very well be mistaken. All came in relatively large containers, not your typical hotel size AND there were at least two of every one. Our guest bath at home is now well stocked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id4elizabeth Posted May 27, 2016 Author #16 Share Posted May 27, 2016 There was Conditioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtravel Posted May 28, 2016 #17 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I love l'occitane shampoo, etc. i am sad that Viking has discontinued it. Nothing stays the same. Has anyone with colored hair used Freyja products? If so, how is on color treated hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Kat Posted May 28, 2016 #18 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Oh rats I just bought some to test it. I have issues with allergies to so many products and the L'Occitane was fine. Now I'm going to have to bring my own - and I was hoping to avoid that :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id4elizabeth Posted May 28, 2016 Author #19 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Freyja is fine with blond dyed hair (highlighted). Can't comment on other darker shades. The products did seem kinda mild to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annesdad Posted May 28, 2016 #20 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I sure enjoyed reading this...! It's the little things. I prefer L'Occitane as well. My daughter and I sail the Danube in six weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Kat Posted May 29, 2016 #21 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I did a search on this new brand and I can't find it anywhere. Are any of you familiar with it? If so, where did you get the products? I'd like to try them out - maybe I won't have to take my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted May 29, 2016 #22 Share Posted May 29, 2016 As 'Freyja' is a Norse Goddess I should imagine that Viking has either commissioned an existing company to produce a house product for them or have their own company producing it, which would make some sense with the size of their fleet. Why not ask Viking. Hope it's nice CA 🇬🇧 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflorio994 Posted May 29, 2016 #23 Share Posted May 29, 2016 find it here: http://usa.loccitane.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJcruzer Posted May 29, 2016 #24 Share Posted May 29, 2016 (edited) Freya skincare products seems to be more known in Scandinavia. I found this https://www.facebook.com/Freya-Skincare-125404597513330/ There is another site, I will try to refind it, where they show the bodywash and shampoo products, and post it. But it definitely is not a "made for Viking" product. Carol Edited May 29, 2016 by CJcruzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcaruso Posted May 29, 2016 #25 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Can someone post a picture of the Freya products from the Viking ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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