Victory Cruise Lines Reviews 

We were very happy with our disabled room. It was fully accessible for my mother with her walker. We purchased and brought an oxygen concentrator and received distilled water for CPAP machines. All of the staff went out of their way to ensure my mother was able to participate fully (for which I am very grateful). Included excursions for the Great Lakes destinations were flexible (for example, allowing me to walk back) and enjoyable.

Message therapist Amrita. The best. Suchin in the bar so personal and smart.

Small ship cruising provides many benefits. No wait for restaurant seating. Plenty of seating at lounges & bars. Strangers become friends quickly. The crew is extraordinarily attentive & helpful. Our Great Lakes Cruise was delightful. Cabins are small but we spent our time around the ship so it wasn't too inconvenient. Showers are another matter. Not sure how it can be addressed but they are tiny! When vacationing, things will never be as convenient as home, but we make the best of all situations in order to enjoy our adventure. Would go again for sure!!

We took 22 members of our family on the Great Lakes trip with Victory. The destinations were all the places we wanted to go and were very well surprised by the nuisances the cities had we didn't even expect which were great. We did an excursion at every port and felt if we tried to do two, it would be one to many. (Stick with one and decide if you're feeling up to it to explore on your own which many guests did.)

Some were concerned about the motion of the boat under way and there were no issues. There was one night the wind kicked up but the boat handled everything exceptionally well and only minimally felt the waves. NOTHING to get you motion sick which was the concern of several members of our family. These are not oceans, just big lakes. The waves can get in the 3'-5' range but I imagine if they were any bigger than that, the crew would stay an extra night at the port. No one wants a bad experience including the crew.

What a great experience this trip was. I would certainly recommend this to anyone looking to explore the great lakes.

The staff on the Victory Cruise of the Great Lakes was excellent !

Our room Stewart Enrique was great and our waiter Tyrone was excellent

Well planned and moves at a comfortable pace

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.

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.

Nancy. Jeff. Irene. EXCELLENT service

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. 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.

Great service, great food, clean ship,
Great everything. Highly recommend!

The crew and servers on board were uniformly wonderful.

The entire staff was always friendly helpful and
Made us feel welcome. The food and entertainment was exceptional. We will cruise with them again.

Room size, bed size & shower were to small

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!

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 , friendly, and hard-working staff. Great music. A clean and
Comfortable room

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!