Viking Cruises celebrated today the formal restart of its well known river itineraries in France, marking the most up-to-date milestone as the firm resumes functions in Europe. Friends are now embarking journeys on the Seine and Rhône rivers for the Paris & the Coronary heart of Normandy, Lyon & Provence and France’s Best itineraries. Viking’s voyage in Bordeaux, Chateaux, Rivers and Wine, will resume in August.
Alongside with restarting river functions in France, Viking Cruises has introduced 4 new Viking Longships® that are intent-designed specially to navigate the Seine River. Web hosting 168 visitors in 84 staterooms, Viking Kari, Viking Radgrid, Viking Skaga and Viking Fjorgyn dock at Viking’s distinctive docking site in the heart of Paris, just a brief strolling distance from the Eiffel Tower.
“Throughout the final yr, we have read consistently from our friends that France is at the leading of their journey record, so we are delighted that our river vessels are once again sailing in this beloved vacation spot,” stated Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “My daughter, Karine, and I have just invested time on board our new Longships that dock in the coronary heart of Paris—and I feel our visitors will be very happy with this exquisite new way to learn the ‘City of Gentle.’ Only Viking presents an unique docking place just actions absent from the Eiffel Tower. We sincerely recognize the guidance our place companions in France and glance forward to a thriving period.”
With place promoting rapid, there are nevertheless dates readily available in summer and drop 2021 on Viking’s river voyages in France, which involve:
Paris & the Coronary heart of Normandy (8 times roundtrip to Paris) – Check out Giverny and stop by the lovely gardens and charming farmhouse in which Claude Monet lived and worked, the setting that impressed a lot of of his masterpieces. Trace the footsteps of Joan of Arc in Rouen. Walk hallowed ground at Normandy’s American Armed service Cemetery and Earth War II beaches. Savor Normandy delicacies. This 8-working day cruise along the Seine River celebrates history, art, foods and customs in the country’s most stunning urbane and pastoral settings. Multiple sailing dates July by December 2021.
Lyon & Provence (8 times Avignon to Lyon) – Tap into your interior van Gogh at an Arles portray course. Learn Roman Provence at Les Arènes amphitheater and the Pont du Gard. Check out Avignon’s Palace of the Popes. Excite your palate in Lyon, money of French gastronomy. Savor Beaujolais wines. Hunt for truffles and see how chèvre cheese is made. Appear witness the elegance that impressed artists like Cézanne and Chagall on this 8-working day Rhône cruise. A number of sailing dates July via November 2021.
Chateaux, Rivers and Wine (8 days roundtrip to Bordeaux) – Uncover the ports, vineyards, farms and forests of Aquitaine, once Europe’s richest kingdom. See Bordeaux’s fountains and cellars. Hunt for truffles in Périgord, and produce your have private blend of Cognac at the Camus distillery. Savor France’s finest oysters refreshing from the bay at Arcachon. Sip Saint-Émilion, Médoc and Sauternes in their very own “terroir” on an 8-working day cruise via Bordeaux—a region synonymous with high-quality wine and finer living. Many sailing dates August by means of November 2021.
France’s Finest (15 times between Paris and Avignon) – Pay out your respects at Normandy’s World War II beaches. Wander-in Joan of Arc’s footsteps at Rouen. Luxuriate in Paris’s sophistication. Savor Lyon’s culinary heritage. Toast the Beaujolais vineyards. Examine Avignon’s Palace of the Popes. Celebrate the Provençal lifestyle. Art, cuisine, fashion, joie de vivre—if you love almost everything Français, this is for you: a 15-working day journey that combines our well-known Paris & the Coronary heart of Normandy and Lyon & Provence cruises into one particular tour de pressure. Multiple sailing dates August by means of November 2021.
Viking Cruises restarted the company’s ocean operations in Might 2021 with sailings in England for British visitors. By trying to keep ships in heat layup, Viking was able to restart extra quickly than most cruise lines. In June, the organization welcomed American visitors again on board for new journeys all around Bermuda and Iceland. Company on Viking’s Welcome Again voyages have appreciated the working experience so significantly that they have supplied some of the best-at any time scores in write-up-excursion surveys—a strong sign that expert travelers are ready to be checking out the entire world in convenience the moment yet again.