Cruise news (Viking River Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Viking starts year-round river cruising in Europe with "Treasures of the Rhine" winter itinerary
Viking announced it will start year-round operations in Europe with a new winter itinerary. The 10-day "Treasures of the Rhine" itinerary is between...
May 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' newest Nile River ship, Viking Aton, floated out
Viking revealed that its latest vessel for Nile River cruises, named Viking Aton, was floated out on April 4th, 2023, at the Massara shipyard in...
April 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Viking River Cruises launches new Paris & D-Day 80th Anniversary voyage for 2024
Viking River Cruises introduced its new Paris & D-Day 80th Anniversary journey for the 2024 European river season. With departures running from...
March 25, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Viking River Cruises kicks off stops in Greenville (Mississippi)
Viking River Cruises USA will commence stops in Greenville (Mississippi) this Friday, February 24th, bringing thousands of vacationers over a period...
February 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
A new Viking Longship for Seine River cruises joins the fleet in 2025
Viking announced it would welcome a newbuild Viking Longship (named Nerthus) purpose-built for Seine River cruising, to its fleet in 2025. Operating...
February 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Mississippi RIver's largest cruise ship ever debuts in June 2023
The largest cruise ship to ever sail on the Mississippi River is scheduled to set sail after June 2023. Viking Mississippi is a large riverboat that...
January 17, 2023 - Accidents
Viking river cruise ship Viking Mississippi ends voyage earlier due to low water levels
A Viking ship that was sailing up the Mississippi River was halted on Thursday, October 6, after low water levels forced the ship to end her voyage...
October 10, 2022 - Accidents
Viking Cruises' Kvasir riverboat collides with a cargo ship in heavy fog near Wesel (Germany)
A Viking longship collided with another vessel over the weekend. The 443-foot long Viking Kvasir, accommodating 190 passengers and 50 crew, collided...
September 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Mississippi ship makes first-ever call at La Crosse’s Riverside Park WI
As part of her maiden voyage, the 450-ft-long Viking Mississippi ship arrived at La Crosse’s Riverside Park (Wisconsin) in the early hours of...
September 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Mississippi ship departs from downtown St. Paul on inaugural cruise
On Saturday, September 3, a 386-passenger luxury river cruise ship (custom-built for the Mississippi River) docked at Lambert’s Landing in...
September 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking names its newest river ship, Viking Osiris, in Luxor (Egypt)
Viking on Tuesday, August 22nd, officially named its newest riverboat - Viking Osiris, with a celebration in Luxor (Egypt). As part of the event...
August 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' newest riverboat Viking Saigon begins inaugural season in Southeast Asia
Viking announced that its newest riverboat, Viking Saigon, had begun her inaugural season in Southeast Asia. The 80-passenger ship is purpose...
August 13, 2022 - Accidents
Viking Gymir river cruise ship evacuated due to possible battery explosion
Dutch officials are currently investigating an explosion onboard a Viking longship docked in Amsterdam as a likely malfunction of the boat’s...
July 29, 2022 - Accidents
11 injured after Viking Aegir strikes railway bridge in Slovakia
11 people were slightly injured in a night accident of the river cruise ship Viking Aegir on the Danube, which crashed into the pillar of a railway...
May 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises names 8 new river ships in Paris (France) and Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Along the Seine River in Paris City, the company Viking River Cruises named 4 new boats (another 4 were christened in Amsterdam) in a special...
March 17, 2022