Absolutely everything was great! The staff, cleanliness, food, excursions, and atmosphere were definitely spot-on. If I had to make a suggestion, it would be better accommodations to those that had... See more

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Victory Cruise Lines invites travelers to explore North America’s most remarkable waterways aboard intimate ships designed for destination-focused discovery. Sailing the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, Canadian Maritimes, and East Coast, our all-inclusive experience features a pre-cruise hotel stay, included shore excursions in every port, unlimited beverages, regionally inspired cuisine, and engaging onboard enrichment. Combined with personalized service and access to ports larger ships cannot reach, every voyage offers a deeper connection to the history, culture, and natural beauty of each destination.
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The whole staff was personable
The whole staff was personable. We felt like our dining room waiter, Alden, adopted us. He knew our preferences and prepared the table for us.
I left things in the vault. The staff tracked us to our final tour to deliver the items to us. Amazing!
All the included tours were informative, well-organized, and just right for us seniors.
Need more time at the Niagara Falls
One of the biggest events of the trip was Niagara Falls and it was rush on the bus, get off the bus, rush off the falls tour and get back on the bus. No time to look around and enjoy the Falls. Food was amazing and staff was good.
Great crew
Great crew. Great ship. Fantastic band on Victory 1. Great food. Great pre-cruise stay.
Bad - Some excursions did not allow enough time. TOO MANY reserved seats in dining room. Suppose to be open seating. Not far!!!
Service was great all around
Service was great all around. Food was excellent. Excursions were overall pretty good. Enjoyed the Lakelorian and nightly entertainment. Ports and stops - overall itinerary - was great. Super interesting learning about the Great Lakes.
Cruise the Great Lakes
Great service, great food, clean ship,
Great everything. Highly recommend!
The crew and servers on board were…
The crew and servers on board were uniformly wonderful.
The entire staff was always friendly…
The entire staff was always friendly helpful and
Made us feel welcome. The food and entertainment was exceptional. We will cruise with them again.
The staff was wonderful !
The staff was wonderful -- professional, friendly, always helpful. They deserve an A+! Special kudos to Uno in the Grill! And being on a ship with just 180 passengers was such a welcome change from the large Caribbean ships. Meals were excellent with a sufficient number of choices, and I especially liked having the Grill available for breakfast and lunch. The rooms were a bit tight; an improvement would be to take out the second, smaller desk and replace it with a comfortable chair. Mickey did an excellent job as lakealorian; a nice addition would be to have local historians come aboard to talk about the area we would be seeing the next day the way Road Scholar does. All in all, it was a great trip and I hope to travel again on Victory!
Fantastic crew!
I can’t say enough about all your crew! It was a very enjoyable cruise because of them. My husband walks with a walker and not that good. Thanks to Wendy Stickler and Rodney Bailey I was able to get a wheelchair for my husband to use. Our room steward, Manuel, was fabulous. Sweet guy and helped a lot with my husband. Our dining room waitress, Maria, was fabulous. She reserved the first table coming into the dining room every night for us. She assisted him in getting in and out of wheelchair. Whenever he needed help your crew was there. You should be very proud of them all! Entertainment and food was very good. Only negative- shower stall a little small but ok. Sundeck little noisy to sit out. Would also recommend more free time on excursions. Two hours not long enough. Thanks for a wonderful trip.
Excellent
Excellent , friendly, and hard-working staff. Great music. A clean and
Comfortable room
World Class Cruising on Victory!
We have traveled on a number of river and luxury small ship cruises throughout Europe, and this was our first cruise with Victory. The service, cuisine, cultural enrichment, and itinerary offerings rival any that we have experienced on other cruise lines. The staff paid consummate attention to every detail! We have already booked our next Victory cruise for this October, and can't wait to share it with friends!
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excellent food and staff. Enjoyed the Frank Lloyd Wright outing. Would have appreciated knowing that we would not be going aboard the boat till 3:00 in advance so I could have planned something for Toronoto
I was happy with my cruise on Victory
I was happy with my cruise on Victory. The room was fine, good at buffet was very good, dinner was exceptionally good every night and the staff was helpful and had wonderful attitudes. Unfortunately the glass sliding door going into the Grill malfunctioned and closed on my arm giving me a serious bruise and some pain.
Dr on board kindly attended to my injury. It is the one thing that took away from my enjoyment.
Great trip
We enjoyed the size of the ship and the friendly staff. The itinerary was great. The shore excursions were very organized and interesting.
Food was subpar
Food was subpar. Times for meals is not good for retirees who are not early risers. Not enough entertainment. Three games of bingo was ridiculous.
The most ridiculous was having people fly in day ahead and not go on ship till 4 pm next day. Not providing even continental breakfast and lunch that day was something that should have been provided. If we had gotten on the ship this would have been provided. I found this tacky.
Awesome Crew -Everything else above average
Crew, from stewards to servers, cruise director, everyone was fantastic! Food was above average. Beverage selection was outstanding. Cabin was very small as well as the tiny bathroom. Bathroom needs a clothesline in the shower.
Beds were comfortable.
Half of the excursions were outstanding but some were just ok. Loved Mackinac Island, Henry Ford Museum, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Niagara Falls would have been more enjoyable without the long bus ride from the ship and little time at the Falls other than the Hornblower ride.
great time of year
great time of year, not too hot or too cold, excursions were on time and fun and interesting. We did not have enough time at Niagra Falls, we just in, got wet and out. No time for tourist things like shopping or pictures. The staff was excellent, really polite and accomodating with any request.
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