Viking Celebrates 25 Years Of Exploration

Viking is celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary today along with its leadership in the travel industry. To commemorate the anniversary, Viking has released a new video message from Chairman Torstein Hagen as he reflects on the company’s key milestones since its Read More …

Continuing Curiosity After Travel

Embracing Your New-Found Interest Cruising enables inquisitive travelers to sample a number of destinations as they travel, some of which they may want to visit again one day.   By ocean or river, a one day stop at any given Read More …

Viking Health Protocols = Zero Positive Travelers

Highlighting a solid advantage of small ship sailing, health protocols on our recent Viking river cruise added up to zero passengers testing positive for COVID. That was the announcement on the very last day of our 8-day sailing from Basel Read More …

Viking Voted #1 Cruise Line, Again!

Travel + Leisure readers have voted Viking® (www.viking.com) first in its categories in the 2022 World’s Best Awards, which were announced today by the publication. Viking was named the #1 Ocean Line for ships with 300 to 799 cabins and the Read More …

Viking Begins First Great Lakes Season

Viking continues to mark new milestones for its expedition voyages, as the new purpose-built Viking Octantis® kicks off its inaugural season in the Great Lakes. Designed specifically to reach the Great Lakes region, the Viking Octantis recently completed a roundtrip through the Welland Canal—a Read More …

Riviera River Cruises Adds Lake Geneva, Alps Extension to Rhône Itinerary

Make the most of your Burgundy, the River Rhône & Provence cruise by continuing your travels into the spectacularly scenic region surrounding Lake Geneva on a new extension from Riviera River Cruises. On the Lake Geneva & Golden Pass extension, Read More …

Viking Mars Named in Malta on Norway Day

Viking Ocean Cruises named new Viking Mars during a private ceremony in Valletta, Malta. The ship’s ceremonial godmother Lady Fiona Carnarvon, the Countess of Carnarvon, offered a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing for the ship—a naval tradition that Read More …

Carnival Sails From San Francisco Now

Carnival Cruise Line recently sailed away for the first time ever from San Francisco with the 2,124 passenger Carnival Miracle.  The new itinerary expands its West Coast service offerings embarking more guests than any other operator from California. Following an initial Read More …

Journey To The Top Of Cologne (Photo Storybook)

On a 15-day Grand European Tour with Viking River Cruises, we visited a number of interesting places while traveling from Budapest to Amsterdam. Weighted heavily on German destinations, one of the most interesting was a long stay in Cologne.  The Read More …