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The 12 Days Of Viking Christmas: River vs. Ocean Experience
Sailaway, when the ship actually begins to move for the first time, is one of my favorite times on an ocean cruise. Watching the land-based cares and concerns of passengers melt away as the giant ship begins to move, is Read More …
The 12 Days Of Viking Christmas: Irrelevant Ocean Cruise Skills You Will Not Need
After a number of Viking River Cruises , we found that many of the ocean cruise skills developed over the years to get the most out of a big ship ocean cruise did not apply to river cruising. Some were quite a surprise. Read More …
Brilliant: Viking Hires Trauma Doc To Lead Smart Restart
Preparing to restart smartly, Viking has hired a Chief Health Officer with some teeth. Both a Navy trauma surgeon and a healthcare administrator, Raquel C Bono, M.D. will spearhead Viking’s restart of operations with a highly-ranked focus on public health. Read More …
Viking First To Test For COVID At Sea
Not a surprise: the first good news about COVID-19 and the cruise industry comes from Viking Cruises. This is the sort of news we need to see to begin feeling comfortable about cruising (and doing so safely) again. The “We’re Read More …
Viking Welcome Home: It Can Happen Anywhere
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 …
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 …
The Cause And Effect Of Viking River Cruises
How The ‘You’ll Probably Never See Them Again’ Thing Plays Out On Viking River Cruises When travelers are matched with the right cruise line, great things can happen. Life changes when a particular voyage resonates with us. Minds are expanded. Read More …