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The Viking Experience

Explore the world with Viking, where destination-focused travel, thoughtful design, and immersive experiences come together. Known for its intimate ships and enriching itineraries, Viking offers a more relaxed and culturally immersive way to travel, with opportunities to connect with the places you visit through included excursions, regional cuisine, and carefully curated experiences. Whether sailing the world’s great rivers or exploring ocean destinations, Viking makes the journey as meaningful as the destination.

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River Cruises

  • Modern bar with a wooden counter, black and white chairs, bottles of alcohol on shelves, large windows with a river view outside.

    Lounge Bar

    A central, panoramic venue for cocktails, live music, and daily briefings. It offers complimentary beer, wine, and soft drinks during lunch and dinner, specialty coffees, with premium drinks available for purchase or via the $25/day Silver Spirits package.

  • Sunset over a river viewed from a boat deck with chairs, tables, and breakfast spread including fruit, pastries, coffee, and juice.

    Aquavit Terrace

    An indoor/outdoor casual dining venue located at the bow featuring floor-to-ceiling glass doors, it offers al fresco, panoramic views of the river for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

  • A cozy lounge area with four armchairs around a coffee table, a large wooden bookshelf filled with books, and a large window showcasing a view of a river and trees outside.

    Library

    Carefully curated libraries onboard its ships, developed in partnership with London bookseller Heywood Hill. These collections are designed to enhance the travel experience, often featuring books related to the regions being sailed, history, art, and literature.

  • Empty outdoor deck with rows of gray chairs, white railings, and a river on the side, under a sky with clouds and distant trees and buildings, including a church with twin spires.

    Sun Deck

    Top-level outdoor space on Longships, offering 360-degree panoramic views, a walking track, shaded seating under a canopy, a putting green and an herb garden. It serves as a prime, quiet spot for scenic cruising, relaxing, and watching sunsets.

  • Hotel reception area with a wooden desk, decorative wall with three animal head sculptures, a glass vase with white flowers, a small potted plant, and a cream-colored chair.

    Reception

    This hub is manned 24/7 for check-in, shore excursion booking, and key card management. It serves as a central point for concierge services, including taxi bookings and navigating the ship's daily schedule.

Ocean Cruises

  • Outdoor dining and lounging area on a cruise ship deck overlooking the ocean, with tables set for a meal, sun loungers, and two large decorative columns.

    Aquavit Terrace

    A revolutionary indoor/outdoor lounge and dining area located at the aft of the ship. It features panoramic, floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open to create a seamless al fresco dining experience.

  • Elegant restaurant dining area with round and rectangular tables set with white napkins, glassware, and utensils. Neutral-colored chairs and a wine display case are visible, along with wall art and a television.

    Chef's Table

    A premier, complimentary specialty restaurant featuring themed 5-course tasting menus with paired wines. It offers an intimate, rotating dining experience that changes every three days. Reservations are required and fill quickly.

  • Interior of a modern building with large floor-to-ceiling glass windows showing a scenic mountain view; the space features wooden flooring, chairs with fur throws, and decorative tables.

    Explorers' Lounge

    A signature two-story observation lounge offering panoramic, floor-to-ceiling views. It serves as a tranquil, Scandinavian-designed space for socializing, featuring a full-service bar, a library, and live music, acting as a key venue for relaxation and enrichment

  • Elegant restaurant interior with tables set with glassware and napkins, a buffet area with chefs preparing food in the background, and kitchen tools on the wall.

    Manfredi's Italian Restaurant

    A highly acclaimed, complimentary Italian specialty restaurant on all Viking Ocean ships, offering authentic, regional Italian dishes in a trattoria-style setting. It requires advance reservations due to high popularity.

  • Indoor spa area with four lounge chairs, small side tables, a fireplace, and a swimming pool.

    Spa

    LivNordic spas offering free access to thermal suites, including a sauna, snow grotto, hot tub, and cold plunge pool. Paid services include Nordic-themed massages, facials, body scrubs, and salon services like manicures and pedicures, often featuring Elemis products.

  • Elegant dining room with a round table set for a meal, overlooking a body of water with mountains in the background through large windows.

    The Restaurant

    The main dining room offers upscale, open-seating breakfast and dinner, plus lunch on sea days. It features a daily-changing, destination-inspired menu, along with a reliable "always available" menu of classic dishes.

Expedition Ships

  • Luxurious lounge area with comfortable chairs and tables, large windows with a view of snowy mountains, modern ceiling lights, and wall decor featuring a world map.

    Explorers' Lounge

    A signature two-story observation lounge offering panoramic, floor-to-ceiling views. It serves as a tranquil, Scandinavian-designed space for socializing, featuring a full-service bar, a library, and live music, acting as a key venue for relaxation and enrichment.

  • Elegant restaurant with tables set for dining, large windows revealing an ocean view with icebergs, and modern decor with wooden accents.

    Mamsen's

    Nordic-inspired deli located in the Explorers' Lounge on ships like Viking Octantis and Polaris. Named after founder Torstein Hagen’s mother, it serves traditional Norwegian snacks, waffles, pastries, and open-faced sandwiches (smørbrød) in a cozy, panoramic setting. 

  • The interior of a modern auditorium or theater on a cruise ship with rows of cream-colored seats facing a stage, large windows showing the ocean, and ceiling with wood paneling and stage lighting equipment.

    The Aula

    A panoramic auditorium on Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris expedition ships, designed for lectures and entertainment with 270-degree views. Inspired by the University of Oslo’s ceremonial hall, it features a 4K laser-projected screen that retracts to reveal floor-to-ceiling windows.

  • Modern living room with a large white sofa, assorted throw pillows, a wood coffee table with books, a bookshelf with backlighting, a large wall mural of whales, floor lamps, and large windows with roller shades.

    The Living Room

    A central, Scandinavian-designed hub for relaxation and enrichment, featuring a curated library, coffee bar, and, in some cases, puzzle areas. It serves as a social, cozy space for passengers, often with classical music performances and educational, interactive ‘Munch Moments’.

  • Upscale restaurant with white tablecloths, wine glasses, and silverware, overlooking ocean through large windows, with modern wooden and beige decor.

    The Restaurant

    The main dining room offers upscale, open-seating breakfast and dinner, plus lunch on sea days. It features a daily-changing, destination-inspired menu, along with a reliable "always available" menu of classic dishes.

  • Multiple white microscopes set up on a white table in a modern lab, with large glass windows revealing robotic machinery and yellow structural elements outside.

    Science Lab

    Fully equipped Science Lab which enables guests to participate in research, such as analyzing water samples for microplastics, launching weather balloons, and studying phytoplankton, in collaboration with partners including NOAA and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

  • Outdoor seating area on a boat with views of icy mountains and icebergs over water.

    Finse Terrace

    An outdoor lounge on Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris, located just above sea level, featuring heated, sunken seating and lava rock firepits. Named after the Norwegian Finse Plateau—a historic polar training ground—it offers panoramic and al fresco views.

  • An indoor swimming pool area with large windows overlooking the ocean, modern lounge chairs, and ambient lighting.

    The Nordic Spa

    Designed for wellness, featuring a sauna, snow grotto, hot-cold bathing rituals, and a panoramic hydrotherapy pool. Inspired by Scandinavian traditions, the spa promotes relaxation via a hot-to-cold sequence to rejuvenate after daily excursions.

Your Next Voyage Awaits

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