When the lovely folks at Viking invited me on a Viking ocean cruise from Barcelona to Rome, of course, I said yes. Then the panic set in. I hate being on water, I can’t swim, and I’ve seen the movie Titanic too many times. I know what could happen. A...
A few years ago, Jonathan and I took a two-week river cruise with Viking from Budapest to Amsterdam, and we loved it. So, when Viking very kindly invited me on an ocean cruise onboard the Viking Sky from Barcelona to Rome – well, I wasn’t going to say no,...
Neither of us had been on a river cruise before, and although we were very excited that Viking River Cruises had invited us on their “Grand European Tour,” to be honest, we had a few reservations. Spending two weeks, together, on a boat, in a cramped...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 13 – Cologne, Germany Tonight was a restless night on my Viking cruise, don’t ask me why, maybe it’s the thought of returning to normal life, we are so used to having everything done for us on the cruise and...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 12 – Braubach, Germany You Can’t Get More Central Than This We woke up to a fantastic view of Cologne city, with views across the Rhine River to the city’s famous gothic cathedral. What a fabulous start...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 11 – Wertheim, Germany Sight Seeing Has Never Been So Easy This morning we entered the Rhine River and spent time up on the sun deck, taking in the views – hillside castles, steeply terraced vineyards,...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 10 – Würzburg, Germany Very cold start to the day this morning, down to 1 degree (Celsius). Now, that may not sound cold to some but don’t forget Jon and I lived in Laos and Thailand for a long time, so our blood...
< Our Viking River Cruise Grand European Tour: Day 9 – Bamberg, Germany Woohoo, is that blue sky out there? A few options on offer today, many passengers opted for the full day trip to Rothenburg which sounded nice, but we decided to stay cruising a...
