Viking Cruises christened two river ships, the Hild and the Herja, in Koblenz, Germany on Tuesday. Including those vessels, Viking has launched 55 Longships in six years. The introduction of the Hild ...

Viking welcomed seven new ships to its river cruise fleet this week with a "naming celebration" on the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland. Six of these new vessels are Viking Longships—Viking Einar, ...

A keel laying ceremony was held at Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock, Germany, to mark the start of construction for all 10 ships. Viking announced that it will add 10 more Viking Longships to its ...

Viking Cruises increased its order for additional Viking Longships, bringing the total number of new ships launching in 2014 from 12 to 14 vessels. Viking will have introduced a total of 30 new ships ...

Archaeologists in Norway have used ground-penetrating radar to locate what appears to be a Viking longship buried in the ground. Officials in Vestfold County, west of Oslo, announced the find on ...

The Oseberg longship – considered one of the most important historical discoveries of the Viking age — voyaged to its final destination last month. But the journey it took to get there was complicated ...

If sailing on a brand-new, fresh-from-the-shipyard sailing vessel is your favorite way to explore the rivers of the world, there's a lot to look forward to in 2019. According to Travel Planners ...

• River cruisers requiring a spa, butler and room service. Viking River Cruises first introduced its Viking Longships design back in 2012 and has since launched 48 of them. They were so successful ...

Viking River Cruises has commissioned six additional Longships, its newest class of river cruise ships, for delivery in 2013. The deliveries will bring to 12 the number of new ships Viking will launch ...