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Sailing Viking: Off We Go

Posted onJuly 10, 2015March 20, 2017AuthorChris Owen

About to leave for the airport for our flights to Germany, the first stop on our Viking River Cruises itinerary.  From there we go on to the Czech Republic where we stay overnight in Prague, as planned. Right about there is Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagssailing, Viking

Viking Elegant Elbe: Getting Ready To Sail

Posted onJune 13, 2015March 20, 2017AuthorChris Owen

Coming up in July, we sail with Viking River Cruises on a 10-day river cruise sailing titled the Elegant Elbe.  There are a whole lot of things to like about this unique itinerary that takes us from Prague to Berlin. Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagselegant, getting, ready, Viking

5 Secret Reasons Why The Viking Empire Is Expanding

Posted onApril 14, 2015May 11, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Included in the price of a Viking River cruise is just about everything needed to enable a quality travel experience. A tour of each place visited along the way is standard fare as are Beer, wine and soft drinks with Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagsempire, expanding, reasons, secret, Viking

Favorite Scenes From The 2015 Viking Longships Christening

Posted onMarch 27, 2015March 29, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Spending some time in and around Amsterdam before and after the 2015 Viking Longships Christening, we brought home some bonus travel memories.  Christening a dozen ships in one day, a formidable effort by any other cruise line, came naturally for Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagschristening, favorite, longships, scenes, Viking

Viking Christening Highlights Source Of Company Success

Posted onMarch 24, 2015March 25, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Viking River Cruises today welcomed the newest additions to its fleet of river cruise vessels at a simultaneous christening ceremony in Amsterdam and Rostock, Germany, christened a total of 12 new river vessels, including 10 of its award-winning Viking Longships® and Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagschristening, company, highlights, source, success, Viking

The Stage Is Set: The Vikings Of 2015 Are Next

Posted onMarch 24, 2015March 29, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Later today, Viking River Cruises will christen a dozen more of the revolutionary Viking Longships, eight at in a dockside ceremony in Amsterdam, four remotely from the shipyard in Rostock, Germany.  On hand will be Godmothers, company employees appropriately chosen Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagsstage, vikings

2015 Viking Longship Godmothers An Appropriate, Typically Thoughtful Choice

Posted onMarch 23, 2015March 29, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Lined up and ready to go, eight more of Viking River Cruises popular longships will be christened in Amsterdam this week. Another four will be added remotely from the shipyard in Rostock, Germany as Viking just seems to get better Read More …

CategoriesCruise News, River CruisingTagsappropriate, godmothers, longship, thoughtful, typically, Viking

Experiencing France In Comfort: Day Touring With Viking

Posted onMarch 15, 2015March 20, 2017AuthorChris Owen

On board Viking Hermod on an itinerary titled Portraits of Southern France,  Hotel Director Stephen Burnham was excited about visiting Tournon. “This will be the best day of the cruise,” he told me, promising “The weather will be good, the day Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagscomfort, experiencing, France, touring, Viking

Experience France In Comfort: Customizable Destinations

Posted onMarch 12, 2015March 20, 2017AuthorChris Owen

Exploring Southern France with Viking River Cruises, the third day of an eight-day itinerary brought us back to Avignon where we had begun just two days earlier.  Only briefly becoming oriented to Avignon by those not too jet lagged for Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagscomfort, customizable, destinations, experience, France

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