Viking River Cruises, the immensely popular river cruise line sailing mainly throughout Europe, will drop anchor along the Mississippi River beginning in 2017. The announcement by Viking came earlier today, confirming rumors of the line’s arrival in the United States from over a year ago. According to the line, Viking will eventually homeport up to […]
Viking River Cruises, the largest and most prominent river cruise operator in the world, has shattered their own world record for “Most Ships Inaugurated in One Day by One Company.” The previous record was held by Viking River Cruises for the simultaneous christening of 10 Viking Longships in 2013. Over a 24 hour period, Viking successfully […]
Last night at the Beverly Hills Hilton, Viking River Cruises officially rebranded themselves as Viking Cruises as they enter the cruise market with their first ocean going cruise ship in 2015. Viking Cruise’s new ocean going venture is an expansion of Viking’s current river cruise program. With a new, custom built cruise ship, Viking will allow guests to reach […]
So as spring and summer approach quickly, it begins the time period where new cruise ships will be introduced. There will be 17 new ships debuting this year and it will start with Viking River Cruises, Viking Freya on March 22nd. Honestly, I could care less about river ships, no offense to Viking, because I am waiting for the […]