The people associated with Viking Cruises get a lot of things right. The bullet point list of features included in the price of is impressive, intuitive and represents good value.  On the rivers and oceans of the world, the well-traveled have found a home where people understand what they want.  Better yet, the Viking organization delivers what they promise with a higher consistency than many other travel service providers. ‘Exceeding expectations’, an admirable goal in any service organization, is the baseline experience with Viking, every step of the way.

So, what adds up to that hearty endorsement of Viking Cruises?  Interestingly, there is no secret sauce, no one ingredient that brings my personal recommendation. Still, we can get an idea of what fuels Viking popularity by taking a look at what actually happens on a typical Viking cruise, day by day. For that answer, we turn to our 14-night sailing from London to Bergen and highlights of each day.  Here, some photos of places we went, people we saw and Viking crew typical of those we enjoyed traveling with as well.

Travel Day

 

 

Day 1
Greenwich, England

 

Day 2
At Sea

 

Day 3
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

 

Day 4
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
United Kingdom

Day 5
Torshaven, Denmark

 

Day 6
At Sea

 

Day 7
Loften, Norway

Day 8
Honningsvag, Norway

 

 

Day 9
Tromso, Norway

 

 

Day 10
At Sea

 

 

Day 11
Molde, Norway

 

 

 

Day 12
Geiranger, Norway

 

Day 13
Bergen, Norway

 

Day 14
Bergen, Norway

 

Viking is a brand we embrace wholeheartedly, knowing the end result will be extraordinary.  One time is usually all it takes to be hooked on what Viking does. Any experienced traveler with their head in the right place will tell you that. Unique here: you probably got the most relevant version of that message delivered to you from someone shouting it from a mountaintop who does not normally shout things from mountaintops. A person.  Not an advertising campaign.

 

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*Crew Photos Used By Permission