To launch the 2012 series, Viking is rewarding early bookers with ‘Double Discounts’ giving savings of £1,000 per person on holidays booked by 30 June. After this date, if booked by 30 September, savings of £500 per person are offered on all cruises.
The preview brochure highlights a number of new initiatives for 2012 including a no surcharge guarantee once the deposit is paid; no regional flight supplements; and complimentary house wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner on board.
Three cruises are priced from a low £795 per person (including the £1000 pp discount), these include the eight day Rhine Discovery, Danube Waltz and Portraits of Southern France. All cruises include six guided tours, seven nights’ full board accommodation, return flights and transfers.
Viking River Cruises’ exciting new 2012 programme featuring four new ships operating on the Rhine and Danube, will be launched in April.
Viking Freya, Viking Idun, Viking Njord and Viking Odin—are the first of Viking’s Longships, a new class of vessel within the fleet. By shifting the corridor one metre and reorienting the staterooms to create additional space, the new Viking Longships will boast the largest real suites in Europe—featuring separate sleeping and living rooms in each of its Explorer Suites and Veranda Suites—as well as more full-size rooms and full-size verandas than other European river cruise vessels. Plus, three-quarters of staterooms will feature a veranda, French balcony or both.
Scheduled to sail four of Viking’s most popular European itineraries, including the 10-day Tulips & Windmills, 8-day Romantic Danube, 15-day Grand European Tour and 8-day Danube Waltz, each of the new Viking Longships will be 443 feet (135 meters) long, and feature 95 staterooms per ship.
Details of the new ships can be viewed at www.vikingrivercruises.co.uk/newships. For further information and reservations call 020 8780 7979.
About Viking River Cruises
Viking River Cruises, the world’s leading river cruise company, offers scenic cruising along the rivers of Europe, Russia, China and Southeast Asia. The company has been honored multiple times as the top river cruise line on Condé Nast Traveler’s “Gold List” and Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best” Awards as well as recognised as the World’s Leading River Cruise Operator at the World Travel Awards and the “Best River Cruise Line” at the British Travel Awards. Since its 1997 inception, the company has grown to a fleet of 19 vessels, and provides unique, deluxe holidays to travellers with an interest in geography, culture and history. With a $250 million investment in a fleet development programme, by 2013 Viking will have several refurbishments plus the introduction of 10 new ships beginning with Viking Emerald and Viking Prestige in 2011 and four ships in 2012. For additional information, contact Viking River Cruises 020 8780 7979 or visit the company at www.vikingrivercruises.co.uk. Follow Viking River Cruises on Facebook here.