Viking Cruises

Viking adds six more combination cruises to its 2021 departure

Viking has launched six new 2021 departures of its popular river/ocean combination cruises. This gives Viking fans the chance to sail on their Longships on European rivers, before embarking on an ocean cruise to Scandinavia. The two available […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 16 2019
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Viking Cruises reveals pricing and details of new expedition ships

Viking Cruises has revealed the first details of its ground-breaking expedition fleet, including two brand new ships  – Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris, which will start sailing beginning 2022. They have revealed their first itineraries […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 10 2019
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Features

What is life like on the world’s longest cruise on Viking Sun?

It’s two weeks into the world’s longest cruise on the Viking Sun and we find out from Australian couple, Roger Foenander and David Mutton, just what it’s like to be aboard. The record breaking 245-day […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 12 2019
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Viking Ocean launches amazing new itineraries and deals

To attract culturally curious travellers, Viking has launched seven new ocean cruises across Australia, Asia, India, the Middle East and Europe in 2021. The new itineraries ranging from 22 to 40 days, will offer “incredibly […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jun 20 2019
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US Passengers on Viking Sky seek $10 million compensation in class action lawsuit

Viking Cruises is facing a class action lawsuit from American passengers who were on Viking Sky, the ship that suffered an engine failure in the middle of a storm off the coast of Norway on […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 10 2019
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State-by-state: the ultimate 2019/20 season preview

The summer cruise season is drawing to a close, but you can be sure that the lines and guests are already gearing up for the next. In fact, the countdown has already started. The new […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 29 2019
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Tips & Advice

Which cruise line has the cheapest glass of wine at sea?

A decade ago, cruise lines were battling a reputation for “booze cruises”. Today, cruising is so much more than buffet food and drinking to excess. So how does the passenger who doesn’t want the “drinks […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 15 2019
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News

Australians leap aboard Viking Ocean to become its second biggest market

Viking’s newest ocean ship, Viking Orion, is on her way to Australia – and local cruisers couldn’t be more delighted. According to the ship’s General Manager Marcel Gademan, Australians are already Orion’s second biggest market […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Oct 5 2018
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Viking and APT launch new ships for 2019

Although it seems as if the 2018 European river season has only just begun, cruise lines are already releasing details of new ships, itineraries and special offers for 2019. And it’s promising to be a […]

WORDS BY Sally Macmillan . May 30 2018
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Viking Sun arrives in Australia to preview Orion’s three month stay

The Vikings aren’t just coming – they’ve arrived. The fastest growing fleet on the oceans – built by the line which has the largest number of river ships – will dock in Sydney tomorrow on […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Feb 9 2018
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Viking Cruises v Scenic v APT – do you dare to compare?

In adland, it’s known as “confusion marketing”. It’s why you can’t quite work out whether that great-sounding telephone plan really is better. And why health insurance schemes always seem the same, even though their ads […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Nov 6 2015
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Ships

Viking Var

Cabins: 95 comfortable outside staterooms (2 Explorer Suites, 7 Veranda Suites, 39 Veranda Staterooms, 22 French Balcony Staterooms, 25 Standard Staterooms). All suites feature two rooms with a veranda off the living room and a French […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 5 2013
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