Sailing on a river
On our last full day with Viking River Cruises on their Portraits of Southern France itinerary, we spent the morning scenic cruising to Chalon-sur-Saone, our gateway to Beaune. There, a scheduled motorcoach excursion would take us deep into the Burgundy Read More …
Sailing along the Rhone river with Viking River Cruises, we have visited a number of French towns and sailed past many more. Some were quaint little places with a unique charm of their own while others were part of a Read More …
It began as a cultural tasting of a foreign land with a ‘stretch your legs’ walking tour on the first day. Continuing up the Rhone River, Viking Hermod took us through some of the most beautiful scenery in southern France. Read More …
Viking Hermod’s 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 is full of beautiful places and ends with a Read More …
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 …
Preparing for our Viking River Cruise, themed Portraits of Southern France, we did a great amount of research. In addition to the normal pre-cruise information provided by Viking, we took them up on suggested reading materials too, hoping for an Read More …
The people that work with Viking River Cruises do a whole lot of things right, starting with easy embarkation. As our bus pulled up curbside, stopping between Viking Hermod docked on the Rhone River on one side and the city Read More …
Chris and Lisa are in France for a sailing of Viking River Cruises themed Portraits of Southern France. We first flew from Orlando to Atlanta then on to the Netherlands, stopping briefly in Amsterdam for a flight to Marseilles, France. Overnighting Read More …
We’re on our way across the Atlantic for a sailing of Viking River Cruises themed Portraits of Southern France. We first fly from Orlando to Atlanta then on to the Netherlands, stopping briefly in Amsterdam for a flight to Marseilles, France. Read More …