Viking River Cruises on the Rhine

Viking River Cruises on the Rhine at a glance

Viking River Cruises currently operates 30 river-cruise vessels on the Rhine, with an average passenger count of 190. The line is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and was founded in 1997; Viking River Cruises pioneered the modern European Longship class in 2012 and remains the largest single operator on the Rhine, Main, Danube and Seine. Each Longship carries about 190 guests across three passenger decks, with floor-to-ceiling glass doors in most staterooms, a bow Explorer Suite and a sun deck framed by an organic herb garden.

The Rhine itself flows through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands over 1233 kilometres. The Rhine is the busiest river-cruise corridor in the world. Its Middle-Rhine gorge between Bingen and Koblenz is a UNESCO World Heritage Site studded with more than forty hilltop castles. Most Rhine itineraries run between Amsterdam and Basel, covering Cologne, Koblenz, Rüdesheim, Mannheim, Speyer, Strasbourg and Breisach in seven to ten days. Headline destinations served by Viking River Cruises on this river include Cologne Cathedral, Strasbourg, Heidelberg, Marksburg Castle, the Middle Rhine UNESCO gorge.

Viking River Cruises ships sailing the Rhine

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