Scandinavia 2024

We opted for a few of Viking’s optional (read: “expensive”) shore activities. Marida did the Viking Longship museum in Roskilde, Denmark and later the famous burial site of Lindholm Hoje. Both included too many stops to cast more than a superficial glance at any one site, i.e., “Folks, here’s the museum. There are the bathrooms.… View full post

Our 13-day cruise on Viking Neptune took us to Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Åland Islands (Finland), Poland and Germany, alternating picturesque little ports with big modern cities like Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen. In most ports we joined the cohorts of fellow passengers opting for Viking’s “included” walking tours. These were led by local professional guides brandishing… View full post

On this longship your biggest challenge is tidying your stateroom so your steward can clean Brutal as they were, the Vikings were clean, according to historians. Their habit of bathing once a week apparently made them highly attractive to the ladies. But other than that, there is no comparison between this Viking Longship and the… View full post