Viking on July 30 celebrated the formal restart of its popular river itineraries in France, marking the newest milestone as the company resumes operations in Europe.
Visitors are now embarking journeys on the Seine and Rhône rivers for the Paris & the Heart of Normandy, Lyon & Provence and France’s Best itineraries. Viking’s voyage in Bordeaux, Chateaux, Rivers and Wine, will resume in August.
Along with restarting river operations in France, Viking has launched 4 new Viking Longships® that are objective-designed exclusively to navigate the Seine River. Hosting 168 guests in 84 staterooms, Viking Kari, Viking Radgrid, Viking Skaga and Viking Fjorgyn dock at Viking’s exclusive docking locale in the middle of Paris, just a short strolling distance from the Eiffel Tower.
“In the course of the previous calendar year, we have listened to regularly from our friends that France is at the leading of their travel list, so we are delighted that our river vessels are the moment again sailing in this beloved spot,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking.
“My daughter, Karine, and I have just spent time on board our new Longships that dock in the heart of Paris—and I believe our guests will be quite delighted with this exquisite new way to learn the ‘City of Mild.’ Only Viking gives an unique docking locale just steps absent from the Eiffel Tower. We sincerely enjoy the guidance our spot partners in France and look ahead to a effective period.”
With house marketing rapidly, there are nonetheless dates out there in summer time and drop 2021 on Viking’s river voyages in France, which contain:
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Paris & the Heart of Normandy (8 days roundtrip to Paris) – Examine Giverny and stop by the attractive gardens and charming farmhouse where Claude Monet lived and labored, the environment that influenced a lot of of his masterpieces. Trace the footsteps of Joan of Arc in Rouen. Walk hallowed floor at Normandy’s American Military Cemetery and Planet War II shorelines. Savor Normandy delicacies. This 8-day cruise together the Seine River celebrates background, artwork, foodstuff and customs in the country’s most dazzling urbane and pastoral configurations. Various sailing dates July through December 2021.
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Lyon & Provence (8 days Avignon to Lyon) – Tap into your inner van Gogh at an Arles painting class. Discover Roman Provence at Les Arènes amphitheater and the Pont du Gard. Explore Avignon’s Palace of the Popes. Excite your palate in Lyon, capital of French gastronomy. Savor Beaujolais wines. Hunt for truffles and see how chèvre cheese is created. Occur witness the splendor that motivated artists like Cézanne and Chagall on this 8-working day Rhône cruise. Numerous sailing dates July through November 2021.
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Chateaux, Rivers and Wine (8 days roundtrip to Bordeaux) – Explore 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 generate your own particular blend of Cognac at the Camus distillery. Savor France’s finest oysters fresh from the bay at Arcachon. Sip Saint-Émilion, Médoc and Sauternes in their very own “terroir” on an 8-working day cruise by means of Bordeaux—a area synonymous with wonderful wine and finer dwelling. Multiple sailing dates August through November 2021.
- France’s Finest (15 days between Paris and Avignon) – Spend your respects at Normandy’s Earth War II shorelines. Walk in Joan of Arc’s footsteps at Rouen. Luxuriate in Paris’s sophistication. Savor Lyon’s culinary heritage. Toast the Beaujolais vineyards. Check out Avignon’s Palace of the Popes. Rejoice the Provençal way of life. Artwork, delicacies, design and style, joie de vivre—if you adore everything Français, this is for you: a 15-day journey that combines our popular Paris & the Heart of Normandy and Lyon & Provence cruises into one tour de pressure. Multiple sailing dates August through November 2021.
Viking restarted the firm’s ocean operations in May 2021 with sailings in England for British company. By trying to keep ships in warm layup, Viking was equipped to restart a lot more speedily than most cruise traces. In June, the corporation welcomed American attendees again on board for new journeys all-around Bermuda and Iceland. Guests on Viking’s Welcome Back again voyages have relished the knowledge so substantially that they have supplied some of the optimum-ever scores in publish-trip surveys—a powerful indicator that expert tourists are ready to be checking out the earth in comfort when once again.
Those who sail Welcome Back again voyages encounter Viking’s marketplace-main wellbeing and basic safety plan. Grounded in scientific study, the Viking Wellness & Protection System was made in partnership with an intercontinental team of health-related advisors, including Raquel C. Bono, M.D., Viking’s Chief Overall health Officer. Dr. Bono is a board-certified trauma surgeon and retired Vice Admiral of the United States Navy Health-related Corps—and most a short while ago led Washington State’s medical and healthcare programs response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Making use of a whole-scale laboratory mounted on each and every Viking ocean ship—and a sturdy community of focused shoreside labs for Viking river ships in Europe—all guests and crew receive recurrent rapid and quick non-invasive saliva PCR assessments. The easy obtain to strong PCR tests also simplifies guests’ travel working experience with a remaining COVID-19 test taken onboard that satisfies the prerequisite for pre-flight testing ahead of arrival into the U.S. New air purification technological know-how has also been put in on all Viking ships, which have usually showcased impartial air dealing with models for all guest staterooms. And added well being checks, sanitization and actual physical distancing actions offer additional defense for Viking attendees and crew at all points of the journey. A entire overview of the Viking Wellness & Security Software can be found at: www.viking.com/health and fitness-safety.
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