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Scenic Amber vs Viking Fjolvar

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Scenic Amber is an intimate Scenic ship carrying 169 passengers, in service since 2016. Viking Fjolvar is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 168 passengers. Viking Fjolvar has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Scenic Amber if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 96 cruises on sale (vs 3).

Choose Viking Fjolvar if you want a lower starting fare: its cruises start from $2,799 (vs $3,820).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Scenic AmberViking Fjolvar
Cruise line Scenic Viking River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2016 —
Gross tonnage 2,721 —
Passengers 169 168
Crew 53 46
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.2 (better) 3.7
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 16.1 —
Decks 4 —
Length 443 ft —
Beam 38 ft —
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10 —
Cruises on sale 96 3
Upcoming sailings 210 83
Cruise lengths 7 to 28 nights 7 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $3,820 $2,799 (better)

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Viking Fjolvar has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Scenic Amber: 8.0
  • Adventure & nature Scenic Amber: 5.0
  • Cultural Scenic Amber: 8.0
  • Dining Scenic Amber: 8.0
  • Entertainment Scenic Amber: 5.0
  • Family friendly Scenic Amber: 5.0
  • Party Scenic Amber: 5.0
  • Romantic Scenic Amber: 7.0
  • Spa & fitness Scenic Amber: 5.0
  • Staterooms Scenic Amber: 7.0

Scenic

Scenic Amber

The 169-passenger Scenic Amber offers a wide-ranging variety of luxury river cruises through the heart of Europe. The ship from luxe cruise line Scenic features a heated vitality pool for guests to enjoy on the panoramic Sun Deck.

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96 cruises on sale, from $3,820.

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