The Value Of Repeating Your Viking River Cruise

I had sailed with Viking River Cruises on their Grand European Tour before.  First was the summer of 2013, after higher than normal river levels had caused modifications of all river cruise itineraries, regardless of the cruise line.  That 15-day Read More …

Photo Dump: Everything I Saw On Our Viking Rhine Getaway Cruise

I took another look and picked a number of photos representative of what we saw along the way on our Viking River Cruise Read More …

Unique Cruise Option: Viking River & Ocean Voyages, Combined

Big news yesterday from Viking Cruises: River & Ocean combination sailings…and instantly I have the attention of cruise travelers who have done either or both separately. The new Viking Ocean & River Voyages pair a Viking River Cruise with a Viking Read More …

Abruptly Changing Course, Viking Adds Top Deck Attraction

Viking Cruises took the world of ocean cruising by storm not long ago, not by ‘raising the bar’ on anything. That bar-raising focus has a limited shelf life as we have seen time and time again. Someone else always comes Read More …

River Cruising FAQ Answered: Getting Home, Mobility And Tours

Booking nearly two years in advance, Don and Sharon* are going on a European river cruise in the Fall of 2018.  Just past the one year out mark, they have questions not all that uncommon to anyone planning their first Read More …

Ten Minutes From The Ship: Easing Into International Travel

One of the best parts of seeing the world by ship is the safe and secure environment that vessel provides.  By river or sea, we go off exploring on a tour or by ourselves then return to our home away Read More …

Our Flawless Viking River Cruise Story

Our Summer 2017 trip to Europe brought us back to Viking River Cruises for a 15-day Grand European Tour.  It had been a while since we sailed with Viking on the river, recently devoting a lot of time to Viking Read More …