We were told this was a family oriented tour so we booked it with my adult son, who is 25 years old. We were surprised to find that this tour was for senior citizens with ages ranging from 65-85. My son was the only young person among a group of 40 travelers so it was not an enjoyable experience for him or us. The tour manager, Eugenia was terrific. Honestly, we would not have survived without her pleasant attitude and helpful nature.

I was traveling with my parents but they were told this was a family-friendly tour. I had traveled with them on a tour of China with Gate 1 a few years ago and the group was great. However, for this trip, the tour group was geared to senior citizens - I believe everyone in the group was over 70 years old. I was the only guy on the tour in the 20s and it was a long week. Also, we had to pay an surcharge since I was a 3rd traveler and would need second room. Despite that, I was given the smallest single rooms on the planet. I could barely fit into the room and on the tiny bed. The bathrooms were so small too. I am over 6 feet tall so kept getting hurt.

Have taken a few tours with Mayflower, this was the somewhat of a disappointment. The tour guide had never been to Scandinavia and couldn't recommend restaurants and sights near the hotels. Not all hotels had hot water kettles in the room or one didn't even have it in the lobby. Our day guide in Stockholm and Bergen were very good which made the deficiency of the others apparent, especially Copenhagen. That guide gave incorrect information about changing of the guard at the palace, saying it was done at 10, 12 and 2:00. We made our plans for the day with 10:-00 in mind. They only change at 12:00. When he came on board, though he said we'd have a photo stop at the palace, it was barely a rolling stop so that if you were at either end of the coach you barely saw it. Of course the scenery was lovely and you can't take that away from the tour.