Recently one of the travel industry guides did a wonderful article on the growing trend to river crusies. These cruises are on smaller ships and yet aren’t small on service. While exploring areas of the world unavailable by traditional cruise liners and spending more time in port than getting there, these cruises can be wonderful ways to explore new countries in unique ways.
Click on “More” for the full story from Recommend Weekly. As always, we are here to answer any questions you might have or book your next cruise vacation. 888-286-9827 Product of the Week: Viking Tours February 8, 2006 Rick Shively
Viking River Cruises, which has always made a big splash with its worldwide river cruising products, is coming ashore with the introduction of a new product—Viking Tours, designed to bring travelers to the heart of Scandinavia, the Baltics and Poland.
This much-anticipated expansion, the company says, is in response to the strong demand to offer tours with the same award-winning quality and service Viking River Cruises is known for. Every aspect of these new all-inclusive packages, from the fine restaurants to the premium hotels, has been hand-selected by the same Swiss management team who carefully arranges every aspect of Viking River Cruises’ cruise vacations, including in-depth tours of major cities with English-speaking guides.
“I’m delighted to bring the quality of service and Swiss hotel management for which Viking is famous to the lands of my Viking ancestors,” says Viking River Cruises’ Founding Chairman Torstein Hagen. “Viking Tours’ fully escorted offerings with English-speaking guides, outstanding operations, and deep-seated knowledge of these countries gives tourists a unique, ultra-exclusive way to travel,” Hagen adds. “Viking Tours is my way of fulfilling all the numerous requests from our passengers and travel agents for even more distinct and in-depth ways to travel.”
Exclusively offered to select small groups on key 2006 dates, offerings include the Baltic Voyage Tour, highlighting the coastal cities of Sweden, Finland’s cosmopolitan capital and two overnights in Russia; the Norwegian Expedition Tour, visiting Norway’s stunning fjords, sparkling cities and rustic fishing village; and Eastern European Adventure, unlocking the mysteries of Warsaw, Kraków and Bratislava.
Baltic Voyage Tour This 14-day tour that journeys from Stockholm to St. Petersburg features six countries: Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Russia. The program includes an overnight stay and city tour in Stockholm; a visit to the Vasa Ship Museum; a Curonian Spit excursion; Vilnius, Lithuania; Riga, Latvia; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland and two overnights in St. Petersburg with a Pushkin Palace tour, city tour and Hermitage Museum visit. It’s sold as a stand-alone tour or combinable with Viking River Cruises’ Waterways of the Czars Russian river cruise, St. Petersburg to Moscow (June 29; July 20; Aug. 10).
Norwegian Expedition Tour This 12-day Bergen to Oslo tour features a 4-night coastal cruise on Norwegian Coastal Voyages highlighting Norway’s stunning fjords and the North Cape, plus the best of scenic land excursions highlighting Norway’s cities and natural beauty. It also includes an overnight stay in Bergen, with a seafood market visit and traditional seafood tasting, a Geiranger Fjord custom-chartered cruise, Dovrefjell National Park and Trondheim, a North Cape excursion and overnight stay in Oslo, with a Viking Ship Museum visit (July 2; Aug. 20, 27).
Eastern European Adventure This is a 5-day fully escorted tour exploring Poland’s Warsaw and Krakow, and Bratislava, Slovakia. It includes two overnights in Warsaw; visits to the famed Black Madonna of Czestochowa; the poignant remains of Auschwitz; two overnights in Krakow and a tour of Bratislava, Slovakia’s capital. This extension can be added to select 2006 Vienna-Amsterdam river cruise departures (June 2, 26; July 20; Aug. 13; Sept. 6).
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