Viking Torgil
Cruise line
Douro Azul Portugal (Viking Cruises)
Viking Torgil current position
Viking Torgil current location is at North East Atlantic Ocean (coordinates 41.68986 N / -8.83118 W) cruising en route to Porto-Leixoes. The AIS position was reported 31 minutes ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionCurrent itinerary of Viking Torgil
Viking Torgil current cruise is 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold. Prices start from USD 5495 (double occupancy rates). The itinerary starts on 02 May, 2025 and ends on 09 May, 2025.
Date / Time | Port |
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02 May | Departing from Porto-Leixoes, Oporto, Portugal hotels |
03 May | Regua, Portugal, Lamego |
03 May | Pinhao, Portugal, Favaios |
04 May | Barca d'Alva, Portugal, Castelo Rodrigo |
05 May | Vega de Terron-Salamanca, Spain |
06 May | Pinhao, Portugal, Favaios |
06 May - 07 May | Regua, Portugal, Lamego |
07 May - 09 May | Arriving in Porto-Leixoes, Oporto, Portugal hotels |
Specifications of Viking Torgil
Year of build | 2014 / Age: 10 |
Flag state | Portugal |
Builder | Neptun Werft GmbH (Rostock, Germany) |
Class | modified Viking Longship |
Ferry route / homeports | Oporto (Portugal) |
Engines (power) | MAK-Caterpillar ( MW / 0 hp) |
Speed | 15 kn / 28 km/h / 17 mph |
Length (LOA) | 80 m / 262 ft |
Beam (width) | 12 m / 39 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 4000 gt |
Passengers | 106 |
Crew | 33 |
Decks | 4 |
Cabins | 53 |
Decks with cabins | 3 |
Sister-ships | Viking Helgrim, Viking Hemming, Viking Osfrid, Viking Gyda |
Christened by | Laura Ferreira |
Owner | Viking Cruises and Douro Azul |
Operator | Viking River Cruises Portugal |
Viking Torgil Itineraries
Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
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2025 May 02 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $5495 |
2025 May 16 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $11895 |
2025 May 30 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $5695 |
2025 Jun 13 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4795 |
2025 Jun 20 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4295 |
2025 Jun 27 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4545 |
2025 Jul 04 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4545 |
2025 Jul 11 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4245 |
2025 Jul 18 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4245 |
2025 Aug 01 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $5995 |
2025 Aug 08 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4045 |
2025 Aug 15 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $5995 |
2025 Aug 22 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4245 |
2025 Aug 29 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4545 |
2025 Sep 05 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4795 |
2025 Sep 19 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $9195 |
2025 Oct 03 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4595 |
2025 Oct 17 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4545 |
2025 Oct 31 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4195 |
2025 Nov 07 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $5995 |
2025 Nov 14 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $4045 |
2025 Nov 21 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $3395 |
2025 Nov 28 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $2995 |
2025 Dec 05 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $2895 |
2025 Dec 12 | 7 days, round-trip Portugals River of Gold | Porto-Leixoes | $2695 |
Viking Torgil Review
Review of Viking Torgil
The 2014-built Longship Viking Torgil cruises on Douro River in Portugal and Spain, with itineraries departing from Lisbon (2-night hotel stay) and Oporto (7-day roundtrip, embarkation/disembarkation). The sailing part starts from Porto (Oporto).
This riverboat is named after Torgil – the Danish explorer. Endowed with ships by their father (the Danish king Harald), Torgil (Thorgisl) and his brother Frode sailed westwards to raid the lands of Bretland (Wales and West England), Scotland, Ireland, and as far south as Portugal. They are also known as the Viking conquerors of Dublin, Ireland (841 AD), becoming its first kings.
Longship Torgil is operated via a partnership between Viking Cruises and Douro Azul (Portugal's largest cruise tour company, subsidiary of Mystic Cruises). The other Portugal-based Viking boats are the sisterships Hemming, Osfrid, Helgrim and Gyda.
Viking's Douro cruise prices (per person, inclusive of flights from the UK) range from GBP 1300 up to GBP 2300 (peak season rates pp).
On select Douro River cruisetours, Viking offers round-trip USA airfare inclusive deals with discounted pricing on select cabins or itineraries/dates).
The boat is currently Portugal-flagged (MMSI 263752250).
Cabins
Viking Torgil has a total of 53 staterooms (11 Suites, 24 Balconies, 2 French Balconies, 16 with a not-opening window) in 8 grades/categories.
All passenger cabins are comfortable and elegant, with amenities like 40-inch HDTVs, hotel-style beds, premium mattresses, luxury bath products. Veranda Suites are with two full rooms, a step-out balcony (off the living room) and a French Balcony (off the bedroom).
Cabins Types/Categories (number, location), high to low
- Suites - AA (x6, deck3), AB (x5, deck2)
- Balcony Staterooms - A (x13, deck3), B (x12, deck2)
- French Balcony Staterooms (with floor-to-ceiling door windows) - C (x1, deck3), D (x1, deck2)
- RiverView Staterooms - E (x12, deck1), F (x4, deck1).
Shipboard facilities
Viking Torgil is a modified design longship (smaller, with reduced passenger capacity). This luxury boat was built exclusively for voyages on the Douro River and features innovative corridor configuration, modern engineering and technologies, signature Scandinavian decor, premium stateroom amenities, themed onboard entertainment, expert-led enrichment program.
Onboard dining venues include Torgil Restaurant (dining room) and Aquavit Terrace (al fresco). The Aquavit Terrace is located at the bow of the ship. The spacious Sun Deck offers 360-degree views, al fresco dining, a swimming pool with sunbathing area, shaded seating. Other facilities include an Observation Lounge, Atrium (lobby), Library (Internet), Shop (gifts, souvenirs), Putting Green/Mini-Golf, Sky Bar, Deck Games/Shuffleboard, Organic Herb Garden.
The riverboat also has solar panels providing electricity to the hybrid engines.
The longship doesn't have a gym room, jacuzzi, spa, but has a swimming pool on its top deck.
Viking Torgil 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 cruise tour 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 Portugal deals, influenced by travel agency promotions, special offers and discounts, group travel booking or last-minute deals rates.
Itineraries
Follows the list of Viking Torgil Douro river cruise itineraries as themes, officially announced by the Viking Cruises line:
"PORTUGAL RIVER OF GOLD" is a 10-day cruisetour from Lisbon, including a 7-day Douro River cruise from Oporto (roundtrip, starting with an easterly course). These deals are inclusive of 8 complimentary land tours/guided excursions in Portugal and Spain included in the fares.
The Douro River itinerary route features unique scenery with beautifully terraced vineyards, picturesque villages and small towns, medieval castles and monasteries. Among the special activities are the local food and wine sampling of traditional Portuguese cuisine and port wines in the Douro Valley region.
The list of port activities and cruisetours includes: Lisbon (Tivoli Lisboa or similar 2-night Lisbon luxury hotel package included), scenic bus ride to Oporto (included lunch in Coimbra, boarding the ship at the "Vila Nova de Gaia" dock), Foz (fishing village, port wines-making facility, with optional excursion to Guimaraes /embarkation again in Bitetos), bus travel to Alpendurada Monastery (traditional inn and museum, including dining and fado performances), Regua (Lamego tour to the "Shrine Of Our Lady Of Remedy" /pilgrimage site, visiting Quinta do Seixo /port wines-making facility, embarkation again in Pinhao), passing through 2 of the Douro River's locks (at Valeira and the Pocinho Dams), Barca d’Alva (bus travel to Castelo Rodrigo), full-day long tour to Salamanca Spain (from Vega de Terron) with included restaurant lunch and flamenco performances), embarkation again in Vega de Terron (overnight dock), Pinhao (bus tour to Favaios /wine-bread themed museum, traditional bakeries, also visiting the Quinta da Avessada winery /included dinner and wine tasting), Regua (tour to Vila Real), Gaia (overnight dock) and Oporto (disembarkation).
There is an optional 2-night Portugal and Spain travel and hotel package offered for visiting Braga (3rd-largest city in Portugal) and Compostela (the capital of Galicia /autonomous community in Spain).
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Viking Torgil Wiki
Viking Torgil is one of the latest generation Viking River Cruises longships specifically modified for cruising on Douro River. This is a new (patented) riverboat design allowing bigger passenger accommodations without the need to shrink public areas size and to compromise the vessel's general comfort.
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