Currently sailing with Viking Ocean Cruises aboard first-ship Viking Star, we’re answering your questions and gathering information for in-depth discussion on a number of topics. One of those questions is of the utmost concern to some potential cruise travelers. To Read More …
Once on the cruise ship, we have a high degree of confidence in the ability of cruise lines to take good care of travelers. But we have to get there first and that often means flying. After trying a number of Read More …
Viking Ocean Cruises new 930-passenger Viking Star is headed Into The Midnight Sun and we will be on board. We’re counting down the days until we fly to London to sail for 15-nights Follow along on Viking Star’s voyage and Read More …
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 …
Quality is a significant factor in any travel experience. Experience it once on any given cruise line and we expect it again, the next time. We like a number of travel brands for that very reason: we know what Read More …
A collection of stories from around the world of cruise travel. Norwegian Breakaway Sails From New Orleans Norwegian Cruise Line announced an update to the line’s 2018/2019 deployment, offering guests an exciting new opportunity to set sail from the Read More …
I remember the first Earth Day many decades ago when I was in Junior High School. An idealistic time in anyone’s life, I took the matter of saving the planet to heart, if only through the next few years. Moving Read More …
Flying from Orlando to Iceland to join Viking Ocean Cruises new Viking Star was going to be a unique experience, for a number of reasons. In this first post on the ground in Iceland, some observations about two airlines, two Read More …
Last summer, Viking Cruises sailed to the Caribbean for the first time and we were there. Viking Star and twin-sister Viking Sea had been reinventing ocean cruising around the world, sailing the Mediterranean and the Baltics since their launch. Reports coming back from Read More …