• Itinerary: 7 and 14-night cruises of Burgundy and Provence, with stops in  Chalon-sur-Saone, Beaune, Lyon, Vienne, Tournon, Les Baux,  Avignon, and Arles. A 14-night cruise  also stops in Paris, Vernon, Giverny, Les Andelys, Rouen, Caudebec and Honfleur. 10-night Rhine River cruise stops at Antwerp, Brugge, Delft, Rotterdam, Gouda, Nijmegen, Amsterdam, Cologne, Koblenz, Cochem,  Rudesheim, Heidelbergm Speyer, Strasbourg , Basel.

• Cabins: 75-99. Standard cabins are 120 sq. ft., and deluxe cabins are 151-154 sq. ft. Cabins are outside and have twin or queen-size beds, individual air conditioning, private bathrooms. Cabins on upper deck of Viking Burgundy have windows that open.

• Dining: Single-seating restaurant. European/American cuisine, featuring international dishes and local specialties.

• Dress: Mostly casual. Dressy for welcome and farewell nights, but not formal.

• Facilities and Activities: Library, lounge. Sky has a pool. Daily shore excursions include walking tours, bus tours, city tours. There are folklore shows and lectures. Staff and crew speak English and cruises are marketed to English-speaking countries only.

• Recent Fares Reported to Us: 7-night Burgundy and Provence cruise: $1,359-$2,359. 14-night cruise: $2,718-$4,318.  10-night cruise: $1,859 to $4,459.

VIKING EUROPE, VIKING DANUBE, VIKING NEPTUNE
VIKING PRIDE, VIKING SPIRIT
Passenger Capacity: 150
Built: 2001
Length: 375 ft.
Officers: Western European
Staff and Crew: 40

• Itinerary: 12 and 14-night European cruise calling on Amsterdam, Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Wertheim, Rothernburg, Wirzburg, Kelheim, Regensberg, Passau, Melk, Durnstein, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest; a 7-night Christmas market cruise in November and December calling on Vienna, Durnstein, Melk, Salzburg, Passau, Regensburg, and Nuremberg; a 14-night Black Sea itinerary stopping at Budapest, Kalocsa, Turnu Severin, Bucharest, Constanta, Russe, Belgrade, Bratislava and Vienna; a 7-night Danube River itinerary from Budapest to Nuremberg, stopping at Vienna, Melk, Passau, Regensburg and Kelheim;  7 and 9-night roundtrip Amsterdam tulip cruises in the spring.

• Cabins: 75. Standard cabins are 120 sq. ft.; deluxe are 154 sq. ft. with queen-size beds. All cabins are outside and have individual air-conditioning, telephone, TV and  private bathrooms. Cabins on middle and upper decks have windows that open.

• Dining: There is single-seating. European/American cuisine with international dishes and local specialties.

• Dress: Mostly casual. Dressy for welcome and farewell nights, but not formal.

• Facilities and Activities: There is a library, lounge. Included: walking tours, bus tours, and city tours. There are folklore shows and lectures. Staff and crew speak English. Cruises are marketed to English-speaking countries only.

• Recent Fares Reported to Us:  14-night Grand European cruise (April-Oct) $2,459-$4,259; the 7-night Christmas Markets cruise (Nov-Dec): $959-$1,859; 14-night Black Sea itinerary $2,459 to $4,259; 7-night Danube River itinerary $1,459-$2,359; 7-night tulip cruise (Mar-Apr): $959-2,059;  9-night tulip cruise: $1,159 to $2,559; 12-night European cruise $2,159-$3,759. 

VIKING SCHUMANN
Passenger Capacity: 124
Built: 1991
Length: 311 ft.
Officers: Western European
Staff and Crew: 28.

• Itinerary: There is a 6-night cruise on the Elbe River with stops in Magdeburg, Dessau, Wittenberg, Torgau, Meissen, Dresden, Bad Schandau, and Decin, with 2 nights in Berlin and Prague for a 10-night package.

• Cabins: 60. Cabins have twin beds, air-conditioning, telephone, TV, private bathroom with shower.

• Dining: Single-seating restaurant. European/American cuisine, with international dishes and local specialties.

• Dress: Mostly casual. Dressy for  welcome and farewell nights, but not formal.

• Facilities and Activities: There is a stairlift on all three decks, a library, lounge, sauna. Shore excursions include walking tours, bus tours, city tours. There is folklore entertainment and lectures. Staff and crew speak English. and cruises are marketed to English-speaking countries only. 

• Recent Fares Reported to Us: 10-night Berlin-Prague package: $1,159-$1,559.

VIKING KIROV, VIKING PAKHOMOV, VIKING SURKOV, VIKING LAMONOSOV
Passenger Capacity: 212, 224
Built: 1989; 2001
Length: 430 ft. 
Officers: Western European
Staff and Crew: 114

• Itinerary: 10 and 11-night Russian cruises with stops in St. Petersburg, Kizhi, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Uglich and Moscow.

• Cabins: 103. Standard cabins are 90 sq. ft and have twin beds. Deluxe cabins are 204 sq. ft. and have queen-size beds. All cabins are outside, have individual air -conditioning, and private bathroom with shower.

• Dining: Two single-seating restaurants. European/American cuisine, featuring international dishes and local specialties.

• Dress: Mostly casual. Dressy for welcome and farewell nights, but not formal.

• Facilities and Activities: There is a lounge, library, sauna. Shore excursions include walking tours, bus tours, city tours. There are folklore shows and lectures. Staff and crew speak English, and the cruises are marketed to English-speaking countries only.

• Recent Fares Reported to Us: $1,459-$3,459.

GENERAL LAVRINENKOV
Passenger Capacity: 199
Built: 1988, renovated 2001
Length: 440 ft. 
Officers: Western European
Staff and Crew: 114

• Itinerary: 14-night Ukraine cruise  (April-October) visits Kiev, Zaporozhye, Nova Kachovka, Odessa, Sevastopol, Kherson, and Dnepopetrovsk.

• Cabins: 103. Both standard and deluxe are outside, have windows, individual air conditioning, private bathroom with shower.

• Dining: Two single-seating restaurant. European cuisine, with international dishes and local specialties.

• Dress: Mostly casual. Dressy for welcome and farewell nights, but not formal.

• Facilities and Activities: There is a lounge, library, sauna. Shore excursions include walking tours, bus tours, city tours. There are shipboard  folklore shows and lectures. English, German and other European languages are spoken. The cruise is marketed to American and European markets. Smoking is permitted inside the ship and all onboard announcements are made in several languages including English and German.

• Recent Fares Reported to Us: 14-night: $1,559-$3,259.

VIKING CENTURY SUN, VIKING CENTURY SKY
Passenger Capacity: 186. 306
Built: 2003-2005
Length: 285 ft., 415
Officers: Chinese
Staff & Crew: 135

• Itinerary: 7-night Yangtze River itinerary stopping in Chonqing, Fuling, Shibaozhai, Xiling, Sandouping, Jingzhou and Wuhan. There are five different itineraries in land packages ranging from 9 to 16 nights.

• Cabins: 93, 153.  Standard cabins have twin beds. Deluxe cabins have twin beds that can be configured together or separately. Suites have a queen-sized bed.  All cabins are outside, have balcony, bathroom with shower and  independently controlled air-conditioning.

• Dining: Meals are single-seating and are served family style. European cuisine alternates with traditional Chinese specialties. 

• Dress: Mostly casual. Dressy for welcome and farewell dinner, but not formal.

• Facilities and activities: Lounge, gym, sauna, business center with internet, and beauty salon. Shore excursions include walking tours, bus tours & city tours. Onboard folklore shows and lectures. This cruise is marketed to American and European markets. 

• Recent Fares Reported to Us: Pricing is variable depending on land packages selected to accompany the tours.  9-night cruise/tour from $1,649; a 16-night Cruise/tour (including 3 nights in Tibet , with intra-China air included) $6,419.

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