Here is everything you need to know about Viking Expeditions, an award-winning cruise company that provides destination-focused itineraries for curious travellers.
The cruise line has over 450 awards to its name, including being named the #1 for Rivers, #1 for Oceans (for ships sized 500 to 2,500 berths), and #1 for Expeditions by Conde Nast Traveller for the second year in a row in the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards.
River Cruise ships
Viking’s fleet of small, all-veranda, modern ocean vessels are engineered at a scale that allows direct access into most ports. They feature understated elegance and Scandinavian design.
Award-winning, all-veranda small ships with just 930 guests, 745ft in length, and a 94ft beam:
- Viking Star
- Viking Sky
- Viking Jupiter
- Viking Mars
- Viking Saturn
- Viking Yi Dun
- Viking Orion
- Viking Sea
- Viking Venus
- Viking Neptune
Award-winning, all-veranda small ships with just 998 guests, 784ft in length, and a 101ft beam:
- Viking Mira
- Viking Vela
- Viking Vesta
- Viking Libra
Accommodation
Viking offers a wide array of staterooms with an abundance of perks and amenities aboard to make each voyage comfortable.
Owner’s Suite (OS)
- Stateroom size: 1,448sqft multi-room suite including expansive private veranda
- Ocean-view largest multi-room accommodation onboard
- Separate bedroom suite
- Separate dining area that seats 6
- Private library, wine & music collections curated by chairman Torstein Hagen
- Ocean-view dry sauna
- Boardroom that seats 12 for meetings & catered dinner parties, with first oceangoing vapor-light fireplace
- Pantry for room service & hosted events
- King-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens & pillows
- Large master bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, double-sink vanity, heated floor, anti-fog mirror & hair dryer, plus two guest bathrooms
- Welcome bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne
- Mini-bar with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water & premium snacks (replenished once daily)
- Binoculars
Guests can enjoy 11am priority stateroom access, priority shore excursion reservations open 147 days prior to sailing, for voyages departing on or before 31 August 2025. Complimentary shore excursion with private car & driver (up to 4 guests) in the port city of choice. The room features a 42′ flat-screen TV featuring MSNBC, FOX News, National Geographic, and more. It also has two additional 42″ flat-screen interactive LCD TVs in the living area and boardroom. There is also free Wi-Fi access, premium Freyja toiletries, individual climate control, a traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket, personal coffee machine with premium selections, 24-hour room service, Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping.
Explorer Suite (ES)
- Stateroom size: 757 to 1,163sqft including private veranda
- Ocean-view two-room suite with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to a generous veranda (layout varies)
- Well-appointed living area & dining area that seats 4
- King-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens & pillows
- Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, bathtub, double-sink vanity, heated floor, anti-fog mirror & hair dryer
- Welcome bottle of champagne
- Binoculars
Guests can enjoy 11am priority stateroom access, priority shore excursion reservations open 137 days prior to sailing, for voyages departing on or before 31 August 2025. The room features a 42′ flat-screen TV featuring MSNBC, FOX News, National Geographic, and more. It has an additional 42″ flat-screen interactive LCD TVs in the living area. There is also free Wi-Fi access, premium Freyja toiletries, individual climate control, a traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket, personal coffee machine with premium selections, 24-hour room service, Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping.
Penthouse Junior Suite (PS)
- Stateroom size: 405sqft
- Ocean-view stateroom with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to full-size veranda
- King-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens & pillows
- Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, double-sink vanity, heated floor, anti-fog mirror & hair dryer
- Welcome bottle of champagne
- Binoculars
Guests can enjoy 11am priority stateroom access, priority shore excursion reservations open 127 days prior to sailing, for voyages departing on or before 31 August 2025. The room features a 42′ flat-screen TV featuring MSNBC, FOX News, National Geographic, and more. It has an additional 42″ flat-screen interactive LCD TVs in the sitting area. There is also free Wi-Fi access, premium Freyja toiletries, individual climate control, a traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket, personal coffee machine with premium selections, 24-hour room service, Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping.
Penthouse Veranda Stateroom (PV)
- Stateroom size: 338sqft including private veranda
- Ocean-view stateroom with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to full-size veranda
- King-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens & pillows
- Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, heated floor, anti-fog mirror & hair dryer
- Welcome bottle of champagne
- Binoculars
Guests can enjoy 11am priority stateroom access, priority shore excursion reservations open 117 days prior to sailing, for voyages departing on or before 31 August 2025. The room features a 42′ flat-screen TV featuring MSNBC, FOX News, National Geographic, and more. There is also free Wi-Fi access, premium Freyja toiletries, individual climate control, a traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket, personal coffee machine with premium selections, 24-hour room service, Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping.
Deluxe Veranda Stateroom (DV)
- Stateroom size: 270sqft including private veranda
- Ocean-view stateroom with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to full-size veranda
- King-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens & pillows
- Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, heated floor, anti-fog mirror & hair dryer
- Binoculars
Guests get 2pm stateroom access, priority shore excursion reservations open 107 days prior to sailing, for voyages departing on or before 31 August 2025. The room features a 42′ flat-screen TV featuring MSNBC, FOX News, National Geographic, and more. There is also free Wi-Fi access, premium Freyja toiletries, individual climate control, a traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket, personal coffee machine with premium selections, 24-hour room service, Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping.
Veranda Stateroom (V)
- Stateroom size: 270sqft including private veranda
- Ocean-view stateroom with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door opening to full-size veranda
- King-size Viking Explorer Bed (optional twin-bed configuration) with luxury linens & pillows
- Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, heated floor, anti-fog mirror & hair dryer
Guests get 3pm stateroom access, priority shore excursion reservations open 100 days prior to sailing, for voyages departing on or before 31 August 2025. The room features a 42′ flat-screen TV featuring MSNBC, FOX News, National Geographic, and more. There is also free Wi-Fi access, premium Freyja toiletries, individual climate control, 24-hour room service, Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping.
Viking inclusive value
- One complimentary shore excursion in every port of call
- Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
- Beer, wine & soft drinks with onboard lunch & dinner
- 24-hour specialty coffees, teas & bottled water
- Port taxes & fees
- Ground transfers with Viking Air purchase
- Visits to UNESCO Sites
- Enrichment lectures & Destination Performances
- Complimentary access to The Nordic Spa & Fitness Center.
- Self-service launderettes
- Alternative restaurant dining at no extra charge
- 24-hour room service
- Onboard gratuities
Viking’s onboard enrichment
- World-class guest lectures
Guests can complement onshore experiences with onboard lecture programs, designed to shed light on a destination’s art, architecture, music, geopolitics, natural world and more. Lectures are hosted by a wide range of experts, from authors and archaeologists to former diplomats and news correspondents, eager to share their knowledge. - Viking resident historians
Viking’s faculty of historians provide an enhanced level of enrichment, delivering high-level historic, iconic lectures specific to any journey, supplemented by roundtable discussions, where guests can engage in a smaller, more intimate group setting; and daily “office hours” for one-on-one time with guests. - Destination performances
Each Viking itinerary includes one or more Destination Performances representing the most iconic cultural performing arts of the region—whether it be Portuguese fado, with its melancholy melodies and poignant lyrics; traditional Greek dancing; or Italian opera. - TED Talks
Viking is proud to partner with TED, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to spreading bold new ideas and sparking conversation. Curious minds watch TED’s short, powerful talks focused on the arts, history, geography, science, longevity and more to gain a deeper understanding of the world. TED Talks are screened on board and are also available on stateroom televisions. - Viking resident musicians
Viking’s resident pianist, guitarist, violinist, and cellist perform calming classical compositions throughout the ship. - Viking curated libraries
Viking’s onboard libraries were curated by Heywood Hill, an independent London bookseller and Royal Warrant holder, who dedicated hundreds of hours to understanding the unique, inquisitive nature of our guests.
Awards
- Conde Nast Traveller Reader’s Choice Awards – 19 years of recognition
- Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards – 20 years of recognition
- Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Awards – 2023 and 2019
- Women’s Health Travel Awards – 2023
- Cruise Critic Editor’s Picks Awards – 10 years of recognition
- USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards – 6-time winner
- Newsweek America’s Best Customer Service – 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024
- Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards – 2018
- AFAR Travellers Choice Awards – 2020, 2019, and 2017
- The Points Guy Readers’ Choice Awards – 2021 and 2020
- Town & Country Cruise Awards – 2016
- Cruise Fever Fan Awards – 2017, 2016, and 2015
- TravelAge West Wave Awards – 14-time winner
- UK Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards – 18-time winner
- Luxury Travel Advisor Awards of Excellence – 7-time winner
