When you think of cruise ship design, you might imagine enormous crystal chandeliers, neon-lit casinos or showy waterslides. Yet, in a sea of extravagance and excess, Viking is charting its own ...
Growing frustration with passengers as Viking Ocean’s newest ship remains docked with weather and technical issues to blame.
While Viking prides itself on a rather forthright though persuasive “no casinos, no children” policy, it could easily add “no ...
The modern phase of Viking ship investigation began with the recovery ... had made at least one successful crossing of the North Sea, for tree-ring analysis of its oak timbers revealed that ...
It was blanketed in forest, but Herjólfsson had little interest in exploring it, so he angled his ship out to sea. The lost Viking had reached the New World by accident—the first European ...
Seamen knew a lot about winds and sea currents ... but some remains show what Viking ships were like. For centuries, the secret of Viking success was their ships. To sail in them, was ...
A ship carried everything needed at sea – drinking water, dried meat to eat, tools, weapons, and furs to keep warm. Viking long ships could sail in shallow water so they could travel up ...
The strakes of the ship were much thinner than most people realize, often only 0.78-1.18 inches thick (almost paper thin). Some Viking longships were decorated to look like a dragon or a sea snake ...
The wait staff throughout the ship were absolutely outstanding - attentive, friendly, and always went the extra mile. My only complaint about the Viking Sea West Indies cruise? The specialty ...
The Finnish shipping company has decided to expand its biofuel use to three more ships on its Helsinki route, starting in late spring 2025.