Viking Rinda

The 2013-built Longship Viking Rinda cruises on the Danube River, all the way to the Black Sea (Constanta, Romania) and is homeported in Vienna (Austria). Previously, the boat was deployed in France, on the Seine River, departing from homeport Paris City.

This Viking longship is named after the beautiful Rinda/Rindr, the Norse mythology’s wife of Odin (the father of all gods). When Baldur, one of Odin’s sons, was killed by mistake by his brother Hodur, Odin (the god of knowledge) learns of an ancient prophecy that the Rinda’s son named Vali would slay Hodur to avenge his son’s death. In order to fulfil the prophecy, Odin, disguised as a human, married Rinda, the daughter of King Billing of the Ruthenians (Slavic people). From that marriage, Vali was soon born. In just one day, he grows into a man, travels to Asgard, and kills Hodur.

The boat (ENI number 7001966) is currently Switzerland-flagged (MMSI 269057419) and registered in Basel.

Cabins

Longship Rinda offers two Explorer Suites with spectacular 270-degrees views and private wraparound verandas. The seven Veranda Suites have two full rooms, veranda off their living room and a French balcony in the bedroom. There are also 39 Veranda Staterooms, 25 Standard Staterooms and 22 French Balcony Staterooms in 8 grades. Viking Rinda carries 190 passengers who benefit from the comfortable amenities like flat-panel 40” Sony TVs and in-room refrigerators.

Cabins Types/Categories (number, location), high to low

• Suites - ES (x2, deck3), AA (x7, deck 3)
• Balcony Staterooms - A (x20, deck3), B (x17, deck2)
• French Balcony Staterooms (with floor to ceiling door-windows) - C (x5, deck3), D (x15, deck2)
• RiverView Staterooms - E (x18, deck1), F (x7, deck1).

Shipboard facilities

Viking Rinda dining options include Rinda Restaurant (dining room) and Aquavit Terrace (al fresco). The Aquavit indoor-outdoor terrace is located at the bow of the ship, an ideal spot for relaxing, as well as the Sun Deck with shaded sitting area and 360-degree views. The Observation lounge and bar have floor-to-ceiling glass doors for panoramic views. Viking “green” ships feature solar panels, hybrid energy-efficient engines and organic herb garden. Other facilities include an Atrium (lobby), Library (Internet), Shop (gifts, souvenirs), Sky Bar, putting green, a walking track, shuffleboard. The Rinda longship doesn’t have a gym room, pool, jacuzzi, spa.

Viking Rinda cruise deals are inclusive of Internet (Wi-Fi), all tours/excursions, ground transfers, live evening entertainment, daily lecturers, food and wine tastings, 24-hour coffee/tea, replenished daily bottled water.

Viking Rinda river cruise prices are per person and based on double occupancy. These are only indicative of Viking cruise rates. They might be different when you book your Viking River Cruises France cruise tour deals, influenced by travel agency promotions, special offers and discounts, group travel booking or last-minute deals rates. On some Viking Rinda's Seine cruise tours, the line offers round-trip USA airfare discount deals (on select cabins or itineraries/dates).

River Cruise Itineraries

Follows the list of Viking Rinda river cruise itineraries as themes, officially announced by the Viking Cruises line:

• "PARIS and THE HEART OF NORMANDY" are 7-days Seine river cruises from Paris (round-trip). These deals are inclusive of 6 complimentary land tours/excursions.
• Day 2 - half-day long Paris bus tour
• Day 3 - Vernon, short coach travel to Giverny (gardens, Claude Monet farmhouse).
• Day 4 - scenic Normandy river cruise to Rouen (overnight dock)
• Day 5 - full-day long Normandy Beaches tour (WWII-themed, visiting American Military Cemetery, D-Day Museum)
• Day 6 - Les Andelys (Chateau Gaillard castle tour), evening arrival in Conflans (overnight dock)
• Day 7 - Conflans walk tour, with optional tour to Versailles Palace, afternoon Seine cruise to Paris
• Day 8 - disembarkation, with an optional 3-night Paris luxury hotel package.
• Note: "Cruising Only" deals are the 5-day Paris roundtrip itinerary.

Note: You can see the CruiseMapper's list of all river cruise ships and riverboats in the "itinerary" section of our River Cruises hub. All companies and their fleets are listed there.

To/from Viking Rinda boat transfers and airport meet&greet services are included in the fares only when airfares are purchased through the Viking cruise line.

Viking Rinda is one of the latest generation Viking Cruises longships. This is a new (patented) Viking river cruise boat design allowing bigger accommodations without the need to shrink public areas size and to compromise the vessel's general comfort. The Viking ship Rinda represents the line's latest Longship-class riverboat design. Viking Cruises longships feature energy-efficient hybrid engine technology, solar panels and interior design by "Yran & Storbraaten" (Norway). The patented "longship" design ("Rottet Studios", USA) allows much larger passenger accommodations with full-size balconies. The additional cabin space is created by 1 m (3,3 ft) off-center shifting of the deck's corridor.

The riverboat's godmother is Eszter Volner - daughter of Dr Pal Volner (prominent Hungarian politician and jurist, member of the country's parliament). born in Budapest studies tourism and classical music (voice and violin). The ship’s christening ceremony was held in Amsterdam, Holland, setting a Guinness World Record for "Most Ships Inaugurated in One Day by One Company". On March 20, 2013, Rinda was inaugurated together with the Viking longships Aegir, Atla, Bragi, Embla, Forseti, Jarl, Skadi, Tor and Var. Four of the longships were present in Amsterdam, while the other six attended the ceremony via live satellite video link from the Neptun Werft's shipbuilding yard in Rostock, Germany.