Viking Cruises Names Eight New Longships in Paris
What sets a great cruise ship naming ceremony apart from just a good one? The Eiffel Tower looking on certainly helps. Along the slate-colored stripe of water know as the Seine during a crisp winter day in Paris, Viking Cruises named four new river ships (the other four in Amsterdam) in a spec
Viking Sets Sail in Joint Venture with China Merchants
Viking has a new joint venture with China Merchants Shekou to offer 8-day China Coastal Cultural Cruises from Shenzhen Shekou Port and the first cruise left over the weekend. Viking first entered the Chinese cruise market around five years ago and since then, have established a reputa
Viking Ocean Cruises To Resume Operation in May 2021
The news that England would allow cruise ships to sail once again from UK ports starting in May came as a welcome surprise to cruisers and now we’re seeing cruise lines preparing to take advantage. Viking announced today that it will restart limited operations in May 2021 with three speci
The Return Of Nile River Cruising
The Nile, referred to as the Father of African Rivers, has always been an essential conduit of life for Egypt, both in agricultural and tourism activity. Cruises along the Nile had been a quintessential component of bucket list adventure until, without warning, the Arab Spring uprising of 2011 dea