Victory Cruise Lines Reviews 

We had a great trip with your group. The staff was fantastic and very professional. The food was great also. We will for sure recommend Victory Cruise Lines to friends and family. We had some friends on the cruise in May 2026 and they loved it also. Keep doing what you are doing!!!!!

Wonderful way to see the Great Lakes and enjoy her history. Included excursions were interesting and well managed. Food and service onboard were over the top.

Excellent services and organizations.

The best time ever on a cruise.The cruisers,the staff were all A+.Keep doing what your doing and the customers will be beating down your doors.Fantastic Cruise

We had issues with our room steward. Took two days and several requests to get bath towels. Again took two days to get shower gel when it ran out.

Most food on the ship is from frozen items. No fresh fish . American hamburgers were cheap frozen thin slices of meat. We ate sunny side eggs every morning to get actual fresh protein.

When dinner orders placed, everything arrives at same time. So if we both have salads we’re doing okay but when my husband ordered soup as well , our main courses were still sitting on the serving table so when he finished, our main courses were already cold and brought to us.

Never had an opportunity to try their grill option. They allowed everyone multiple reservations. We were on top floor and were invited to one meal as a perk but they started out on top deck which means you have to climb outside staircase and we are disabled so cannot climb.

The pluses were the good service in the dining room. Waiters at all meals were attentive and worked hard. Bartender excellent and worked very hard.

Wine and cocktails were varied and the variety was very good.

The nightly entertainment by the three piece band was excellent and the highlight of the trip. Lectures about the Great Lakes were very good.

Excursions were good even the included ones. Excellent bus transportation provided.

Value for the money? No. We have over 26 years of river cruises and ocean cruises. If comparing this Victory cruise to the many river cruises we have taken in Europe, Vietnam and Egypt, I would say it ranks low. Even food in third world countries was fresh and served hot.

All on board services were excellent. The utilization of same services with each excursion was great. Use of tour guides at each excursion made it very informative.

Really nice that ship was decorated or the 4th of July. Food was excellent, especially the Tuscan Grill (got there 4 times, yay !!). And the crew. From the purser to Mohammed at the gangway to the crew you passed in the halls. Everyone was friendly, helpful, and all smiles. Made us feel welcome. But the best was the staff in the The Grill. Spoke to James )head waiter) and told him he ran a great crew there. His first comment was 'It's a team effort'. Marlowe and Menino were terrific waiters, as was Renz (assistant waiter). Joseph the bar waiter learned my drinks on the first day, and made sure I was hydrated. The whole staff there seemed like a well oiled machined. Anticipating our next request, always there if you need something,
We will sail Victory again in the future and will most likely be Victory 1 and hope we get the same dining crew, Thanks for a great trip

Service was great. Everyone was very courteous and eager to serve.

Everything was just perfect. All staff was professional and very good at their respective duties. The food selections were quite good with the correct portions . The included port tours were conducted by informative personnel.
It was an enjoyable and informative cruise.

The excursions were pretty organized. Maddy did a great job with them. Great staff, Max in dining room, Suchan, Habon & Jose in the bar, of course Ahkmed did a great job in our room!

The staff service was great! Food, room, tours were very good. Toilet behaved strangely at times, wouldn't flush with first push of button leading to several visits to desk, but finally figured out it took persistence. Arts and crafts program from Cindy (and John) was excellent. The performers were excellent musicians, but if they wanted people to dance, they needed to play to the crowd with slower tempos and more danceable music. At times they seemed to be performing for themselves. Would recommend Victory Cruise Lines to others.

Everyone was great.
Stateroom attend, waiters, bartenders, and chefs. The on board massage therapist Amrita was awesome. Best massage I’ve had in a long time. The smaller ship with 192 guests was just perfect for great travel, peace and quiet and the entertainment was fabulous.

Enjoyed every day! Please downsize the water bottles! Too large to fit in car!

Staff, foo quality, musicians, guides

The size of cabins and showers a real challenge, and we’re not big people! Not enough room for two people to dress, pack or unpack. I don’t know how individuals with walkers manage to negotiate those cabins! The positives I mentioned were A+!
The negative aspects of the cabin almost cancels them out. It’s a shame because I can’t really recommend Victory to others or think about a repeat for my husband and myself. One of us had to sit on/in the bed so that the other could move around!

Friendly and thoughtful staff, excellent food, comfortable accommodations, wonderful entertainment, the service was first rate, and the trip overall was thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating. Great fun for my wife and I, including our six friends who traveled with us. I might add that the lectures and sites we visited were very informative, I was happily educated in so many ways!

Service was perfect, food excellent, help the Best !

Not being an experienced cruiser I had no expectations, only hope. Much to my, and my partner's, absolute delight everything that was presented to us was over the top.
The entertainment trio presented with skill and charm a different genre of music each night; the five-course dinners were worthy of five Michelin stars and the shore excursions were curated to match the passenger's needs.
Here is a simple example of the crew's responsiveness:
We were in the lounge when my partner had to return to our stateroom. She got lost and became apprehensive. A crew member noticed her plight and volunteered to give her directions. As he started to describe the path she should take he suddenly changed his mind and told her "I'll take you to your cabin". He not only escorted her to the cabin but he then waited for her in the corridor and accompanied her back to the spot in which he found her. From there she was able to find her way back to me. WHAT EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE.
You can't make this stuff up!

Didn't like the dinner selection. Liked the drink selection. The tours not the best. Like the servers a lot. Maria and Nancy.