
The Viking Longships will be an entirely new class of river cruise vessel. Illustration courtesy of Viking River Cruises
Unlike deep-ocean cruises, the modern river cruise industry largely didn’t exist 30 or even 20 years ago. Privately owned and operated river ships were available to those wanting to sail down the Main or Danube, but these could be prohibitively expensive and were almost always operated on barge-style ships holding just a handful of passengers – more –
River cruises are like a dream vacation. The best thing is that you don’t have to pack and unpack the whole time, only once. Seeing the world on a cruise is to me a better experience than having to go from place to place and getting tired of walking. When on a river cruise, are their off shore tours you can take?