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The 12 Days Of Viking Christmas: Overnight In Budapest: What To Do
Visiting Budapest during the enchanting Christmas Markets season, this is a popular place to begin or end a sailing with Viking River Cruises. Staying docked in Budapest overnight as well brings and opportunity to sample the local nightlife. But what might travelers do? For Read More …
The 12 Days Of Viking Christmas: When Winter Travel Is Worth It
Going to Europe for the first time can be a scary proposition. Make that going to Europe in the Winter. Add in that home is in sunny Florida. Now, simply the notion of leaving warm weather for cold could easily Read More …
The 12 Days Of Viking Christmas: The Viking Longships
The new longships of Viking River Cruises have a variety of accommodations to suit the needs of most travelers. What we won’t find are cabins that can accommodate 3, 4 or 5 guests; Viking is looking for couples. Solo travelers are OK, Read More …
The 12 Days Of Viking Christmas: Going Through Locks, Will They Be Frozen?
A big part of the river cruise experience is going through locks. Last summer, on our Portraits of Southern France itinerary with Viking River Cruises, we went through a bunch of them. Raising or lowering just one or several boats at Read More …
Ten More Hits Of Our Viking Christmas Cruise
At the end of every cruise, when we have left the ship and are on the way back home I always ask whoever I am sailing what their favorite part of the experience was. Looking back on our Viking River Read More …
Plan Now For Your Christmas Markets Cruise
The other day, a friend told me she was going on a Christmas markets river cruise and was quite excited about it. After traveling with Viking River Cruises to the Christmas Markets of Europe, I had no problem understanding that excitement but Read More …
Ten Reasons To Book Your Christmas Markets River Cruise Yesterday
Sailing multiple times with Viking River Cruises for a Christmas Markets river cruise, one critical part of the overall experience that became apparent really quickly: don’t wait around to book. The first time we tried, they were sold out six months in Read More …
Actually, Christmas Markets Were Just One Part Of Our Cruise
Sailing from Nuremberg to Budapest with Viking River Cruises our itinerary brought us to a number of Christmas markets. Held in the city center of towns along the Main-Danube Canal and River Danube, the colorful display of unique holiday gifts, Read More …
Accuracy Check: Viking Christmas Markets Video Vs. Reality
Sailing along the River Danube from Nuremberg to Budapest, we have covered a lot of ground, seen some amazing places and talked with some interesting people. As I write this we are in Vienna, Austria where our Viking longship stayed Read More …