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Viking Neptune joins the Viking fleet

Following a ceremony in Ancona, Italy, Viking Neptune has become Viking’s newest ocean ship. Notably, despite being otherwise identical to other Viking vessels, Viking Neptune is the first ship in both its fleet and the cruise industry to […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Nov 14 2022
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Viking orders four new “green” ocean going ships with Italian Fincantieri shipbuilder

Viking, the cruise line with the catch-cry, “No kids, No casinos“ policy, has ordered four new hydrogen-fuelled ships to cruise the world’s oceans. Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri confirmed the four “green” ships are worth Euro 1.7 […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Sep 15 2022
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See the world on these epic Viking 2023 world cruises

Viking has announced two spectacular “longitudinal” world cruises, taking guests all the way between the Great Lakes and Antarctica.  The first sailing, will depart from Buenos Aires on March 2, 2023 and Viking Octanis will […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Jun 22 2022
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6 of the ultimate spa experiences on cruise ships

Sailing away to the horizon, surrounded by water and deeply inhaling that salty air is inherently calming, so cruise aficionados want more than the average relaxation offerings. Increasingly, people are looking for inner and outer […]

WORDS BY Louise Goldsbury . Apr 7 2022
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Aboard the newest Viking ship sailing the Seine

Viking Radgrid, pulled out of Port De Grenelle in Paris last week, on her maiden voyage to Le Pecq after a glittering launch party as part of the biggest river ship ceremony in years. After […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 21 2022
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Viking’s river fleet is back with record eight-ship launch across Europe

Viking’s chair Torstein Hagen said COVID is “really behind us" – and launched eight new river ships to prove the point.

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 18 2022
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When can you board a cruise in Australia? Here’s what the lines are saying

After news that Australia’s ban on cruise was finally lifting, the first question was: “When can I get on a locally based ship?” The first international cruise line to arrive will be Ponant, when expedition […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Mar 18 2022
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Viking celebrates with record eight-ship Paris launch

By Teresa Ooi in Paris In an incredible display of chutzpah in the week cruising was red-lighted in Australia, Viking officially launched EIGHT new ships to the world’s biggest river fleet. In a glittering celebration […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 17 2022
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Viking Expeditions draw early acclaim with guests thrilled at the new ships

Having recently broken into expedition cruising, Viking continues to celebrate milestones as Viking Octanis continues to make its way through its debut Antarctic season.  The ship’s journey through the Antarctic Circle marked the southernmost point […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Mar 1 2022
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Viking floats out its newest ship

Viking has just floated out their newest ship, Viking Neptune, which can carry up to 930 guests.  The float-out ceremony was held at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard and is important because it means that the ship […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jan 19 2022
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Best Deals on River Cruises for 2022

As the world copes with the effects of the pandemic, the river cruise industry is hoping to start sailing early in the New Year. Select river cruise companies resumed operations earlier this year, but with […]

WORDS BY Arlan . Dec 13 2021
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