Viking Ocean Cruises: Viking Homelands Cruise from Bergen to Stockholm
Viking Ocean Cruises offers a Viking Homelands cruise between Bergen, Norway’s charming former Hanseatic town and gateway to the fjords, and Stockholm, Sweden’s grand capital city of 14-islands linked by 57 bridges.
Read MoreLocal food and drinks aboard a Viking River Cruise.
One of the pleasures of travel is experiencing the local foods and drinks. And that is just one of the things we have enjoyed on our Viking River cruises.
Read MoreA Taste of Germany on our Viking River Cruise
Taste of Germany night was a fun fest, with staff in dirndls and lederhosen, kitchen tours, and local musicians. ...
Read MoreCastles of the Rhine
While palaces and their treasures were magnificent status symbols, castles were built to protect against medieval invaders.
Read MoreThe Grand European Tour: A Viking River Cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam
European river cruises have surged in popularity with good reason. Everything is taken care of while passengers travel from destination to destination with ever-changing scenery and the comfort and convenience of a luxurious floating hotel.
Read MoreThrough the Heart of Europe: the second time around
Fourteen years ago we took our first Viking River Cruise to celebrate a special birthday. Our journey along the Danube, the Rhine, and the canal that connects them was one of our best trips ever, something so many of our fellow passengers said, as well. Would the Grand European Tour from Budapest to Amsterdam be as much fun the second time around?
Read MoreNymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany
Bavarian Elector Ferdinand Maria built this Italian villa style country estate on 600 acres west of Munich for his wife, the Italian princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy…
Read MoreBMW World and the BMW Museum, Munich, Germany
Anyone who has admired BMW’s innovative roadsters and design will want to tour the BMW Museum’s 43,000 square feet and nine decades of automobiles, motorcycles, and engines, past and future.
Read MoreThe glockenspiel at Marienplatz, Munich, Germany
Munich’s two-story glockenspiel has 32 nearly life-size figures that reenact 16th century events. The upper level depicts part of local Duke Wilhelm V and Renata of Lorraine’s lavish three week wedding celebration in 1568.
Read MoreThe best of Munich in 48 hours
While a visit to the capital of Bavaria is not complete without sausages, pretzels, beer and some oom-pah music, Munich is much more than its celebrated beer halls, beer gardens and even the world-renowned Oktoberfest.
Read MoreGarmisch-Partenkirchen: a peak experience even in the rain
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a sport and resort town in the Bavarian Alps, is one of Germany’s most popular vacation destinations.
Read MoreViking River Cruise’s European Adventure
Our European Adventure, as it was then named, cruised the Danube, Main Canal, and Rhine from Vienna to Amsterdam on the Viking Europe.
Read MoreTreasures of the Rhine
On our “Treasures of the Rhine” itinerary, we unpacked once and sailed past enchanting fairytale castles, romantic medieval villages, verdant vineyards, and pastoral landscapes–living history from Switzerland to the North Sea.
Read MoreBerlin: a city of healing
Berlin is known as the City of Health for its many clinics and wellness centers. We explored this side of the city at the Aspria, a sleek and stylish hotel known for health and fitness. It’s on a residential street just off Ku’damm.
Read MoreThe Queen Mary 2: a transatlantic adventure fit for a king
The champagne sailaway from Hamburg aboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 went off with a bang–fireworks, that is–as we slowly sailed along the Elbe. People lined the shore for miles, waving and cheering from sidewalks and plazas, cafés and restaurants, private homes and public buildings, monuments, hotels, and beaches–anywhere with space to gather.
Read MoreHamburg, Germany
Hamburg was established and ruled not by royalty but by the wealthy merchants of the medieval trade monopoly known as the Hanseatic League. The Hanseatic merchant guilds began their alliance in the 12th century to protect members on their trading voyages.
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