Best European river cruises for 2024
European river cruises continue to rank among the most popular cruise options for travellers and cruise enthusiasts.
Viking launches brand new Mediterranean to Mumbai sailing
Viking has released a brand new itinerary that connects Barcelona with Mumbai, on this Indian and Europe Grand Passage sailing.
Voyages for history lovers
Next year marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, and river cruise lines are commemorating the event with dedicated voyages for history lovers. What was ...
Viking launches its latest ship the Viking Saturn
Viking has officially launched its newest ship, the Viking Saturn in New York. In a celebration filled with dignitaries and friends of the brand, ...
Passengers evacuated after fire breaks out on Viking Orion
Passengers were evacuated from the Viking Orion when a fire broke out onboard as it was moored in Sydney Harbour’s White Bay. A Viking ...
The best ship launches of 2023
It’s a big year for cruise ship launches with a throng of new premium and contemporary ships, but there is a massive lineup of ...
Why what happened aboard the cruise ship struck by a “rogue” wave should not deter you from expedition cruising
By Peter Lynch, Editor in Chief Just two weeks ago, I was sailing on Viking Polaris in Antarctica. It was an amazing journey filled ...
Has Viking got the answer to Australia’s crisis over Covid and cruising
By Peter Lynch, Editor in Chief On board Viking Polaris in Antarctica We’re aboard Viking Polaris in Antarctica along with some 300 passenger and ...
Viking unveils 138-day World Cruises on two ships in 2023-2024
Viking has unveiled its 2023-24 World Cruises on Viking Sky and Viking Neptune which will offer identical 138-day itineraries sailing to 28 countries and ...
Viking Orion sailings in Australia cancelled in early 2022
Viking has cancelled sailings onboard Viking Orion in Australia next year because of continuing uncertainties around cruising in local waters in early 2022. Viking ...
Viking to restart sailings in the UK in May
Viking will restart sailings along the coast of England onboard its newest ship Viking Venus in May this year. The new round-trip sailings from ...
Viking’s world cruise to visit two new ports Down Under
Viking Cruises has unveiled a new world cruise, a 136-day itinerary visiting 27 countries and 56 ports in 2021-22. The local highlights include two ...
Viking “floats out” Viking Venus in Italy
Viking, the “thinking person’s cruise” line has launched its seventh ocean ship, the 930-passenger Viking Venus in Italy. Scheduled to debut early next year, ...
Viking has paused its river and ocean sailings until 31 August
Viking Cruises has halted its river and ocean sailings until 31 August because travel remains “complicated”, Viking chairman Torstein Hagen said. “This has truly ...
Virtual cruises – how to keep your travel dreams alive while stuck at home
With cruisers stuck at home, lines have turned to virtual cruises to keep their passengers’ travel dreams alive until they get the greenlight to ...
Sneak peek: here’s what cruising the Mississippi River with Viking will be like
Think Mississippi River and songs such as Ol’ Man River from the musical Show Boat and Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn come ...