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Viking Longships Christening 2016: Business As Usual Is A Dance Others Find Difficult

Posted onFebruary 6, 2016March 10, 2016AuthorChris Owen

The launch of 6 new vessels at the Viking Longships Christening 2016 is half the number of ships launched in last year’s ceremony.  The expanding fleet of Viking Longships are maintaining an industry-leading level of growth, for a number of reasons Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagsbusiness, christening, dance, longships, usual, Viking

Viking Longships Christening 2016: More Memories On The Way

Posted onFebruary 5, 2016March 10, 2016AuthorChris Owen

The obvious result of the Viking Longships Christening 2016 is the addition of six more vessels to ply the rivers of Europe.  Not so obvious but sure to happen: creating memories visiting iconic landmarks and enjoying the shared experience in Read More …

CategoriesPlanningTagschristening, longships, memories, Viking

Viking Longships Christening 2016: The Right Tools

Posted onFebruary 4, 2016September 13, 2016AuthorChris Owen

Counting down the days until the Viking Longships Christening 2016, we are taking another look at Viking River Cruises as they add six more Viking Longships to their expanding fleet.  Today we take a look at what it is like Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagschristening, longships, tools, Viking

Viking Longships Christening 2016: The Viking Experience [VIDEO]

Posted onFebruary 3, 2016March 10, 2016AuthorChris Owen

Clearly, a big reason for the success of Viking River Cruises and their new Viking Longships is where they go and places experienced along the way.   Sailing along the rivers of Europe, Russia, China, Southeast Asia and Egypt, Viking Read More …

CategoriesPlanningTagschristening, experience, longships, video, Viking

Viking Longships Christening 2016: The Ships

Posted onFebruary 2, 2016September 13, 2016AuthorChris Owen

Jumping ahead a bit on our coverage of the Viking Longships Christening 2016,  we have the names of the six new Viking Longships that will be christened on March 1, 2016 in Amsterdam. Better yet, we have detailed information on the Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagschristening, longships, ships, Viking

Viking Longships Christening 2016: The Countdown Begins

Posted onFebruary 1, 2016September 13, 2016AuthorChris Owen

At the end of the month, we travel to Amsterdam for what has become an annual event; the launch of more new game-changing Viking Longships from Viking River Cruises.  Arguably the hottest tickets in town for we who cover such events, Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagsbegins, christening, countdown, longships, 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

2015 Viking Longships To Continue Naming Tradition

Posted onMarch 18, 2015March 29, 2015AuthorChris Owen

Next week, Viking River Cruises will christen a dozen new Viking Longships.  Eight Viking Longships will be christened at a ceremony in Amsterdam.  Another four of the 2015 Viking Longships will be christened at the shipyard in Rostock, Germany. Today Read More …

CategoriesCruise NewsTagscontinue, longships, tradition, Viking

Experience France In Comfort: Viking Longships Bring Easy Embarkation

Posted onMarch 9, 2015March 20, 2017AuthorChris Owen

Continuing our Experience France In Comfort series we take a look back at embarkation on a Viking Longship, how we did it in France and just how easy that was. Viking River Cruises doe a whole lot of things right, Read More …

CategoriesRiver CruisingTagsbring, comfort, experience, France, longships, Viking

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