Viking River Cruises

River cruising, quite simply the best way to travel through many of the world’s most fascinating places.

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River cruising offers a more intimate experience due to the fact the ships are a lot smaller accommodating up to 300 guests. With the ships being so much smaller it makes accessing the centre of all the towns and villages so much easier. You can actually get off the ship in one town and pick up the ship further down the river.

Once onboard you could have an excursion in the morning or afternoon and then cruise for the respective part of the rest of the day. Full day tours are also available all with English speaking guides. It is worth noticing that excursions are included in the price of your cruise unless states otherwise.

Meet The Fleet:

Viking Burgundy

Viking Burgundy is the sister ship to Viking Seine, very spacious and built for deluxe river cruising with a country house hotel feel. The ship holds 154 passengers and cruises along the Saone and Rhine rivers in France.

Viking Century Sky

Viking Century Sky is identical to the Viking Sun, and is one of the newer ships to be cruising the Yangtze in luxurious style. She holds 306 passengers and has facilities you would be familiar with on any cruise ship, such as, a spa, fitness room and a gallery.

Viking Century Sun

Identical to the Viking Century Sky and is the optimum for fine luxury on the river, all of her cabins are accompanied with a balcony. The ship was built in 2006 and is quite modern in comparison to other river cruise ships. For example, balconies, fitness centre and spa.

Viking Danube

Identical to Viking Sky where fine dining, luxury and service are never  compromised. The ship was built in 1999 and is classified as one of the 8 deluxe ships in the fleet.

Viking Europe

Identical ship to Viking Spirit, Neptune & Pride built to appreciate the height of the scenery on the rivers. Spend the Summer in Holland and incorporating the cities of  Budapest, Vienna, and the gorgeous Wachau Valley of Austria.

Viking Fontane

Viking Fontane was built with intimacy in mind and is the sister ship of  Viking Schumann. The ship has 60 outside cabins and also includes restaurant, lounge and bar, sun deck, sauna, stair lift.

Viking Helvetia

Viking Helvetia is very much a luxury ship with 89 of the 99 cabins being a deluxe class and is one of the largest vessels on the Rhine. At full capacity the staff to passenger ratio is 1:4.5

Viking Kirov

Sister ship to Pakhomov & Lavrinenkov, these ships are more sturdier and built for rougher waters. Viking Kirov offers 10- and 11-night trips between St. Petersburg and Moscow. The ship has two restaurants and a couple of bars. Also onboard is a spa, library and massage facility.

Viking Legend

A lovely ship with all outside staterooms, the ship also holds the largest suites on any European river ship. Cabins on two decks of the ship have French balconies where you can open floor to ceiling glass doors. Legend is a very intimate ship and one of the reasons for this is that there are a limited number of public rooms so everybody gets to know each other very quickly.

Viking Lomonosov

This ship was designed for Russian waters which tend to be slightly rougher, built in 1979, refurbished in 2002/03. There are 112 cabins onboard with the deluxe staterooms having a fridge. The ship also facilitates a hairdressers, laundry service and medical centre along with the bars and restaurants available to you.

Viking Neptune

Sister ship to Viking Europe, Spirit and Pride, these ships were designed to provide great scenery viewing and shares some ports of call with others ships in the Viking fleet. Viking Neptune provides outside cabins, restaurant, lounge and sun deck.

Viking Pakhomov

Sister ship to Viking Kirov and Viking Lavrinenkov, and built for rougher waters. The ship offers 10 and 11 night "Waterways of the Czars" trips between St. Petersburg and Moscow. The ship has two restaurants onboard whilst also housing a sauna and massage facility for relaxation.

Viking Peterhof

Cruising on Viking Peterhof means you will be experiencing the waters within Russia. The ship was refurbished in 2007 and cruises between Moscow and St. Petersburg. The ship features two bars and two restaurants and there are also three walk around open air promenade decks.

Viking Pride

Identical sister ship to Viking Europe, Viking Neptune and Viking Spirit, again designed to maximize the viewing experience. Pride cruises to the countries of Holland and Belgium and encompasses a Grand Tour from Amsterdam to Budapest.

Viking Primadonna

Rated one of the best ships on the Danube, built in 1998 offering outside view cabins. The public areas include a restaurant for single sitting, lounge and two bars. There are two Jacuzzis, a sauna and on the top deck there is observation areas.

Viking Schumann

Refurbished for all 2011 sailings, an intimate ship designed for the Elbe river which cruises between Prague and Berlin. All cabins have outside views and the ship facilitates a restaurant, lounge, bar, sauna and sun deck.

Viking Seine

The Seine was built to optimize maximum viewing potential. All staterooms are outside with river view. Category A & B staterooms have windows that open and the interior design of the ship is of Scandinavian decor. The ships restaurant has panoramic views and other facilities include an internet station, laundry service, observation lounge, library and souvenir shop.

Viking Sky

An identical sister ship to Viking Danube and like the Seine, designed for great viewing. All cabins are deluxe outside with river view. The ship mainly sails Main-Danube-Rhine itineraries. The ship was built in 1999 and holds 75 staterooms, facilities include a restaurant, lounge, bar, sun deck swimming pool and a sauna with Jacuzzi.

Viking Spirit

An identical sister ship to Viking Danube and like the Seine, designed for great viewing and built in 2001. It is one of 13 deluxe river ships in the fleet and holds 150 passengers.

Viking Sun

The newest of the European ships and is one of the first ships to offer internet access along with French windows in its Europe oriented vessels. Viking sails from Antwerp to Basel which takes in the Rhine River and highlights include calls at Bruges, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

Viking Surkov

In 2008 this ship under went a $6 million refurbishment and is rated one of the best ships in Russia, operating 10 and 11 night "Waterways of the Czars"  cruises between St. Petersburg and Moscow. All cabins offer outside views and have private bathrooms. Unusually, Viking Surkov offers eight single cabins.

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