Category Archives: Viking River Cruises
Viking River Cruises on the Yangtze
Rating 4.50 out of 5
China’s longest river accounts for the bulk of cruise business on Asia’s inland waterways. Most itineraries feature the 800 miles between the cities of Chongqing and Wuhan, with the spectacular Three Gorges as the star attraction. The completion of the controversial Three Gorges Dam was expected to destroy much of the [...]
Viking River Embarks on New Ship Spree
Rating 4.33 out of 5
It’s spend, spend, spend in the world of river cruising at the moment. Avalon, Uniworld and AMAWATERWAYS are all busy building and launching new ships this year and now, Viking has joined the fray with the announcement of a massive $250 million new-build and upgrade programme.
Eight new ships will be launched [...]
River cruises:China in your hand
Rating 4.33 out of 5
Perhaps less familiar to European explorers is the Yangtze River. Already a part of Chinese history for thousands of years, by the time Western adventurers arrived, sophisticated steamboats were in operation.
Viking River Cruises runs a 12-day ‘Imperial Jewels of China’ package that includes five days cruising on the noble waterway, between [...]
Viking River Cruises Hotel Manager on Yangtze
Rating 4.33 out of 5
Viking River Cruises has a wonderful ship on the Yangtze River in China called the Viking Century Sun.
Viking Century Sun has a sister ship called Viking Century Sky.
Viking Jingzhou Primary School
Rating 4.25 out of 5
Established in 1920, Cenhe Primary School (currently the Viking River Cruises Hope School 2) has a history of 87 years and rich cultural background. The school covers an area of 3 acres surrounded by beautiful farms and greens. It is a paradise for many countryside students. It enrolls 51 teachers and more [...]
History of Viking River Cruises
Rating 4.33 out of 5
Viking River Cruises, a global corporation based in the United States, was established in 1997 by a Scandinavian and Dutch consortium with the purchase of four Russian ships. The following year, additional ships were purchased and the company continued to cater to European passengers. Viking River Cruises expanded into the American [...]
Viking Century Sky Cruise
Rating 4.00 out of 5
Some twelve hundred years ago, Tang Dynasty poet Li Po described the challenge of navigating China’s mighty Yangtze River as “difficult, even harder than climbing to the blue sky.”
The journey just got a whole lot easier.
Viking River Cruises’ Viking Century Sky is a 306-passenger vessel targeted to the American market. For [...]
Top ten technology gadgets for the modern cruise ship
Rating 4.33 out of 5
The cruise experience is all about the cruise – not the cabin.
Cruiseline executives walk a fine line between providing guest accommodations that are attractive and comfortable… but not so comfortable that the guests would rather spend their time in the cabin than roving the decks and public spaces with wallet at [...]
Sailing the Yangtze with Viking River Cruises
Rating 4.00 out of 5
China Cruisetour Highlights Some of the Best of China and the Yangtze River
China is the third largest country in the world, so it is impossible to see it all in one vacation. Like most countries, China’s rivers have played a key role in its history, culture, and development. The longest river [...]
