Preliminary Scorecard: Viking Star In The Caribbean

Moving along to Antigua, we stopped in St. John’s for a day of touring.  On board Viking Star, travelers are settling into life in the Caribbean, the Viking Ocean Cruises version.  In advance of sailing we highlighted all parts of the Viking Read More …

Viking Experience Tweaked For Caribbean Cruising

Stopping in the British Virgin Islands on our West Indies Explorer sailing with Viking Ocean Cruises brought the second of included tours at every port of call.  An interesting concept in a part of the world where  ‘a day at Read More …

First Impression: Included Viking CaribbeanTours

The second of two full days in San Juan brought the first of eight included tours in as many ports of call. Our 11-night West Indies Explorer sailing on Viking Star has a lot riding on the quality and engagement of those tours. Read More …

Easy Viking Embarkation Starts Caribbean Season

We have been looking forward to the arrival of Viking Ocean Cruises in the Caribbean for quite some time.  Sailing Viking Star first in the Mediterranean then again as the ship repositioned to North America, we enjoyed features of the Read More …

Viking Star Ambiance Sets The Mood For First Caribbean Sailing

It was a comparatively quick trip from Orlando to New York City to board Viking Ocean Cruises first ship Viking Star.  Any other sailing with Viking has always required an international flight; well with the investment of time but a Read More …

Viking Caribbean Preview: More Of Your Questions Answered

This time next week, we’ll be at sea on Viking Ocean Cruises new Viking Star.  It will be the first of three full days at sea, on the way to San Juan on a 15- day New York to the West Read More …

Viking Caribbean Preview: Your Questions Answered

So this time next week we will have sailed away from New York City on the way to the Caribbean.   Nothing really unusual about that, cruise ships do it all the time.  But that we will be back on Read More …

Viking Star Base Features To Elevate Caribbean Cruise Experience

To have a great cruise sailing experience, travelers need to be closely matched with four factors.  The right cruise line, a good ship with appropriate features, an itinerary that they can get excited about and accommodations they will feel comfortable living in. Read More …

Actually, Viking Star Is Designed For Caribbean Cruising

I suppose the same could be said about a number of cruise ships; ‘It’s like they had me in mind’ when being designed. Indeed, we have used this space to highlight features on a number of ships we believe are Read More …