The 12 Days Of Viking Christmas: Travelers We Will See On The Ship

Arriving in Europe to begin a cruise, one might expect passengers to come from a variety of nationalities.  We see people from all over the world on cruise ships that ply the waters of the Caribbean, coastal North America, Mexico 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 …

Another Reason Emirates Is Our Favorite International Airline

Emirates is currently the only commercial airline in the world officially serving Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Dom Pérignon onboard. Global airline exclusive agreements are in place until 2024, meaning that Emirates is the only international airline offering a 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 …

Smart: Holland America Now THE Pickleball Cruise Line

Holland America Line has been exclusively named as the Official Cruise Line of the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) and is committed to expanding its pickleball experience at sea for guests. All ships in the Holland America Line fleet feature pickleball courts with 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 …

Photo StoryBook: The Grand Cathedrals Of Europe

As part of our ongoing coverage of Viking River Cruises Romantic Danube itinerary, here is the next in a number of @exposure photo story books.   Normally not part of our live coverage, a faster internet system on our Viking Read More …