Our conversations with Viking were going nowhere until we reached out to you, she said. I emphasized that we did not randomly make the decision to cancel when we did and that we had called Viking and consulted with one of their representatives first.. The representative went through options, she said, including larger vouchers, extended time periods to use them and considering U.S. based trips instead of international travel. VikingCruises, Community Specialist at Viking Cruises, responded to this review Responded December 1, 2021 Thank you for your review, Anna. When more than one cruise is booked, deposit and payment policies apply per Cruise Fare. Company's Net revenues for FY2017 were estimated at about USD 1 billion. Cash compensation would not necessarily cover the full amount owed and the travel insurance premium is not eligible for reimbursement in any event.. China Merchants Group's shipbuilding subsidiaries will design and construct the newbuilds for the new company. They additionally include hotel stays in a variety of cities, mainly in Shanghai and Beijing. MS Steigenberger Omar El Khayam (Lake Nasser, Egypt) is a Steigenberger-owned ship operated by Viking under a charter. The new domestic travel brand (China Coastal Cruise Project) was scheduled for inauguration in 2021-Q1 with Viking Sun - transferred to the joint venture (news 8277).
Viking Cruise News: Expedition Cruise Ships To Have - Cruise Critic on 9/4 - but the header of the email said 9/3 on the Eir. Share. Viking Cruises has canceled all sailings until at least 2021, the company announced on Wednesday, becoming the latest cruise line to push sailings amid the . In mid-September 2016 was announced that TPG Capital and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board intend to make a joint investment of USD 0,5 billion in Viking Cruises. Provides us a link to sign up for notifications as they become available. Snow Grotto access is complimentary to all passengers. We took advantage of that thinking it was the only offer we would get. This is no way to keep customers happy. This is ourfourth attempt at this cruise! The shipbuilding contract was officially signed on July 23, 2018. Viking River boats operate on the European inland waterways Danube, Rhine, Main, Mosel, Seine, Rhone, Saone, Douro, also in Asia (Mekong, Irrawaddy, Yangtze), Egypt (Nile, Lake Nasser), Ukraine (Dnieper), Russia (Volga, Svir, Neva, Lake Ladoga, Lake Baikal) and in the USA (Mississippi). Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey is among the world's best-preserved cities of antiquity. With penalties and costs that would not be reimbursed, including the cost of travel insurance, the couple had lost nearly $6,500 in cash. The representative promised to get back to Keyles. Viking Ocean Cruises was voted Best Large-Ship Ocean Cruise Line by Travel + Leisure readers in the 2016 World's Best Awards. Viking River Cruises holds 1/2 of North America's market. Curiously, in August 2021, Viking OCEAN announced a "double world cruise 2023-2024" with two ships (Neptune and Sky) sailing on an identical itinerary from Florida to the UK. China as flag state allows the ship to visit seaports under China's cabotage rules that regulate the shipping of passengers and/or goods between two Chinese ports. Had they waited 10 more days, they would have received the full refund. The second longship's 2017 itineraries are on Danube. Please try again later. " The 7-ship "virtual" naming ceremony was via satellite connections and held in 4 riverports - Basel Switzerland (Sigrun and Einar), Rostock Germany (Ullur and Sigyn), Brunsbuttel Germany (Vali and Tir) and Oporto Portugal (Helgrim). This technology lowers the vessel's maintenance costs and also the risk of sea pollution. The mid-pool has indoor-outdoor swimming experience. Pax Global Media. Keyles said she expected it would not be approved because they were not sick at the time of the planned travel. Other features include the indoor-outdoor "Aquavit Terrace" (designed for outdoor relaxation and also suitable for alfresco dining), large "Explorer Suites" with wraparound balconies (aft / stern location), an organic herb garden and solar panels (on the Sun Deck). The cruise line offered her future cruise vouchers worth 125 percent of her fare. Alright, I did mean to be precise, but you prefer to very precise, so of course you are correct . Stanley Keyles looks at the Viking River Cruise website. Viking's Nile River cruisetour is themed "Pharaohs and Pyramids". CC Help Jenn The first custom vessel of the company, Viking Mississippi, is scheduled to debut in August 2022 and sail on the Lower and Upper Mississippi River, between New Orleans and Saint Paul. The Viking Ocean brand was introduced in 2015 with Viking Star, which started operations with mostly one-way itineraries in Baltic Sea (Scandinavia, Russia) and Mediterranean Sea. QueenofEverything, June 23, 2021 in River Cruising. Viking Mississippi cruise itineraries visit seven US states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota) and the riverport cities Baton Rouge, Darrow, New Orleans, St Francisville, Natchez, Vicksburg, Memphis, Hannibal, St Louis, Burlington, Dubuque, Davenport, La Crosse, Red Wing, Minneapolis-St Paul. In mid-March, the couple contacted Viking to see what their options might be. Multiple sailing dates are available in December 2022 and pricing starts at US$4,000 per person with discounted airfare.
Viking Cruises | Cruise Ship List - Cruises Only Viking River Cruises Cancellation and Refund Policy The first river cruises of Viking in the United States had been highly anticipated when they were announced in April 2020. This was the reason for modifying the parent company's name to "Viking Cruises". In 2013, Viking operated a 37 river ships fleet. MS Amarco Antares (Nile River, Egypt) is an Amarco-owned hotelship operated by Viking under a charter. Of those, 6 are Longships (Einar, Sigrun, Sigyn, Tir, Ullur, Vali) plus one modified Longship design Douro River cruiser (Helgrim). Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc.
Here's how to cancel or postpone a cruise due to COVID-19 - MSN LauraS You kind of knew it was coming, but that doesn't make it any less disappointing. Multiple sailing dates are available in November-December 2022; additional sailing dates are available in January and December 2023 and 2024. . Keyles reminded the representative of the promise she had in writing from the other agent said about working with them on a cash settlement instead of the vouchers. Optional (exclusive) deals include private jet travel (to any airport in Europe) for 1 day at the price of USD 30,000 pp. The final balance is due based on offer at MV Viking Star became world's ever-first ocean ship with a "snow room". Since August 2018, Viking Cruises (both brands/river and ocean) is an adults-only company that doesn't allow minor passengers (under 18 years of age) on its vessels. The funding helped the company's growth, particularly on the ocean cruising market, and also strengthened its balance sheet as it branched into China (since 2016). Explorers Bar is on Deck 5. We both have autoimmune conditions. Replacing the biodegradable oils, the water is being directly discharged into the sea. Viking OCEAN's current plans are for a fleet of 16 sisterships, all of which are. They try to make it better by giving us $250 PP OBC, but after the cancellation of prepaid excursions, we had a pile of OBC and NOTHING to spend it on. Of course, this is the US website. . Just like on all Viking riverboats, Viking Ocean deals are inclusive of popular amenities, such as Wi-Fi Internet, alcohol (beer and wine at lunch and dinner), shore excursions (at least one in every port of call along the itinerary), spa usage (thermal pool, sauna, hot tub, Snow Grotto room (snow falling from its ceiling), Gym (fitness center), library (with books reflecting the cruise itineraries), 24-hour room service; absolutely all meals at any of the onboard restaurants; beverages (cappuccinos, espresso drinks), self-service laundry; in-room movies on demand, lectures, airport to cruise port transfers. Viking's Panama Canal cruises are on Viking Star. Viking Ocean Ships Currently Sailing: Viking Jupiter Viking Orion Viking Mars Viking Neptune Viking Saturn Viking Sea Viking Sky Viking Star Viking Venus As of today I can still access MY Viking, but I expect that to change. In 2000 Viking acquired Koln-Dusseldorfer (KD River Cruises). All rights reserved (About Us). If they have for example four pairs of ships for the Rhine Getaway, they may only sail with three pairs. Signature onboard facilities available on each Viking Expeditions boat include: Dining venues include The Restaurant (fine dining, regional cuisine specialties, classic dishes), The World Cafe (market-style buffet restaurant with open kitchen, live cooking station, bakery, grill stations, seafood bar with premium sushi, international food choices), Mamsen's Deli Restaurant (Deck 5, traditional Scandinavian dishes, Italian cuisine specialties) plus Room Service (24-hour, complimentary).
When will Viking make the next cancellation announcement? As of January 2018, Viking Cruises operated a combined fleet of 62 riverboats plus 4 ocean ships. In Fall 2016, Viking became the first European river cruise company offering itineraries on dedicated to Chinese tourists riverboats. Finse Terrace is an outdoor lounge (adjacent to Aula Auditorium) with comfortable seating (padded sofas) and heated by firepits (heated lava rocks). Finse Terrace also provides alfresco dining and drinking when weather permits. In January 2022, Viking became the world's first (and only) cruise line to built full-scale PCR laboratories onboard all OCEAN and EXPEDITION ships. Till the end of 2014, the fleet grew to 52 riverboats. Wallem China (part of Wallem Group) has a network of 28 offices across Asia, of which 8 are in China, The shipping agency handles annually over 500 cruise ship calls. On January 11, Norwegian Cruise Line informed passengers that near-term sailings on additional ships would be canceled, primarily for departures over the next two weeks (details below). Keyles reached out to Bamboozled for help. That didn't seem. Fingers crossed that it will all work out in the end. Baltic-UK: "BALTIC JEWELS and THE MIDNIGHT SUN" (Stockholm-London) and "INTO THE MIDNIGHT SUN" (Bergen-London). November 4, 2021 Viking Announces New Expedition Voyages For Summer 2023 . Viking OCEAN's Panama Canal cruise prices (balcony stateroom) start from USD 8000 per person (18-day itinerary), USD 6550 pp (15-day) and USD 5500 pp (11-day). If we were changed by several days it would impact all our before and after cruise hotels, that would take a bit of work on our part to change all the dates, especially last minute. Viking Neptune's World Cruise itinerary offers overnights (also double overnights) in 11 ports, including Auckland New Zealand, Sydney NSW Australia, Benoa Bali Indonesia, Saigon Vietnam, Singapore, Yangon Burma, Colombo Sri Lanka, Mumbai India, Haifa Israel, Istanbul Turkey and London-Greenwich (before the debarkation). By. All European boats are Longships, with passenger capacity 190. LauraS The fact that Viking has so many ships on a route means that when they hit low water there is very likely another ship nearby going in the opposite direction. Viking Ocean's port agent for China is Wallem Ship Agency China. Exceptions to this payment policy apply for cruise tours more than 35 days, including Viking's World & Grand Cruises which require a 20% deposit of the Full Fare at time of booking the cruise tour. In China (on Yangtze River), Viking River Cruises operates under charter the large-sized boat Viking Emerald. The lounge has floor-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows (providing 270-degree unobstructed views) and an outdoor deck seating (Finse Terrace). Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos, Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. Karin Price Mueller may be reached at KPriceMueller@NJAdvanceMedia.com. Share. Viking Cruises has announced that its river and ocean operations will remain on hold through May 31, 2021, which means cruises won't resume until June at the very earliest. Each PCR lab contains equipment and chemicals for conducting test analysis. However, as a business decision, it was the right move---just not done in a customer friendly way. Just in case someone is wondering: low water does not normally happen in December on the Rhine. Note: "Longship" is a new patented ship design. The first longship's 2016 itineraries (starting November 10) are on Rhine River, between homeports Amsterdam and Basel. Next is the company's 25th Anniversary video released in 2022 and presented by Torstein Hagen - Viking Cruises' Founder, President and CEO. Aula Auditorium also doubles as Cinema, being fitted with a retractable screen (covering the entire window wall towards the stern) and latest sound and visual equipment. The company is responsible for vessels berthing (cruise terminal arrangements), logistics, freshwater supply, customs, crew changes, passenger disembarkation/embarkation. VIKING OCEAN operates a 10-ship fleet of newbuilds (identically designed vessels). In early 2018 was announced, that the Viking Cruises company raised USD 975 million through a private placement of USD 275 million (5,875% secured notes due in 2027) plus USD 675 million (5% secured notes due in 2028). I said on the Rhine (where it is in the middle) and meant to imply with other itineraries some on the Danube (where a section is almost in the middle). Viking River Cruises provides travelers with top-quality cruisetours and the world's newest and most innovative fleet of newbuild riverboats (by the patented "longship" design). On both riverboats, all the hotel staff is Mandarin-speaking, all the signage is in Mandarin (from menus to toiletries). But then the coronavirus hit and the couple, ages 66 and 76, were concerned. Plus two new Med itineraries in the welcome back program (don't know if this is for US pax only or not). The sailings are with fly-cruise packages inclusive of two domestic flights (Cairo-Luxor-Cairo). The components are kept in freezers and refrigerators and stored at correct temperatures. Viking ships are nonsmoking (interior) with a dedicated smoking area on Sundeck. Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos, Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. VIKING OCEAN's 8-month long westbound voyage (officially named "Ultimate World Cruise") included a Transatlantic crossing (RepositionCruises.com) and passing through Suez Canal. In Australia, P&O Australia has suspended sailings until at least March 4, 2021, with Pacific Explorer cancelled until March 4 and Pacific Adventure up until April 30, 2021. The "Malta and Adriatic Jewels" itinerary started with an overnight in Valletta and visited ports in Montenegro (, The "Malta and Greek Isles Discovery" itinerary also started with an overnight in Valletta and visited ports in Greece (, The "Malta and the Western Mediterranean" itinerary started with Valletta overnight and visited ports in Sicily (.
Just got the official email from Viking saying our cruise has been canceled with the details of the 125% future cruise voucher which must be used on a 2021 or 2022 cruise. We'll try for something in 2022. Viking emailed Mar 2 2020 offering a voucher for the 75% cancellation fee those on cruises in Apr. We are bookedon the Viking Kari Aug 25th Paris to Normandy sail. The deal resulted in combined 17% stake in Viking. Viking Cruises' Risk-Free Guarantee Policy NEW [Temporary] Policy: The Risk-Free Guarantee allows guests to change their cruise date up until 14 days before their planned departure?and Viking will waive any fees. Debuting in June 2023, the 15-day Great Lakes Collection itinerary is due to sail between Toronto (Ontario Canada) - Duluth MN (Minnesota USA), providing passengers with a complete view of the region and call ports in all 5 Great Lakes. NOAA scientists are present on all Great Lakes USA voyages to conduct researches (on local weather changes and ecosystems) and present lectures themed on the Great Lakes region. But Keyles wasnt ready to accept such an offer. Since the focus is on the port cities and river cruising, activities onboard are geared towards enrichment lectures. Thanks. The 138-day itinerary visited ports in 28 countries (total 58 ports) with overnights in 11 port cities. Viking Mediterranean itineraries are themed as: In November 2018, Viking announced an 11-day itinerary named "Greek Odyssey". I don't blame Viking for being less than forthcomingthey have to assume and state officially that everything is on, until it's officially off.
Risk-Free Guarantee - Viking River Cruises Started June 21, 2021, By Until the 2015 slowdown, the company reported a steady growth of over 30% per year for the period 2010-2015. Published on May 21, 2021. View all of our Luxury Cruise sailings and offers. Owned & operated fleet, with the best docking locations in Europe. Viking.TV targets primarily non-cruising people (those staying home) rather than travelers. In mid-December 2020, Viking and China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings officially announced the creation of the new joint venture company "Viking China Coastal Cruise" focused on mid-sized luxury ship voyages in China exclusively. China Merchants Viking Cruises' General Manager is Wu Wei. For instance, on the Rhine Getaway in December, all Friday and Saturday sailings in both directions are suddenly sold out. Viking Neptune itinerary program was announced by VIKING OCEAN in late-December 2020. Some vendors may process your personal data on the basis of legitimate interest, which you can object to by managing your options below. Viking's USA-based riverboats will be newbuilds (vessel building cost ~USD 90-100 million per unit), each with 5 decks, passenger capacity 386, all-balcony staterooms (193 cabins total), an aft-located infinity pool, bow ramp (for passenger landings). Just looked at the new Malta and Adriatic sailings. The lack of communication is extremely disappointing! An Early Booking promo (for bookings made for September 30, 2021) offered USD 2000 pp (shore excursions credit), USD 1000 pp (OBC-onboard credit) plus USD 1000 pp OBC (for Viking Explorer Society/loyalty program members). I just pulled my Viking folder and on 6-25 (a month ago I was rudely dismissed by a Viking rep).
Several Cruise Lines Cancel Sailings as Omicron COVID - Cruise Critic Viking's website shows a concerning pattern of "sold out" cruises that were not there a few days ago. Fosse's cruise and land tour to Eastern Europe became a casualty of COVID-19. I hope I'm wrong but all the signs point to another round of cancellation--and I would rather be wrong than offer you false hope. If you have paid in full, the amount will be issued in the . It is one of the sailings that is affected. Weve just passed the one-year anniversary of the pandemic and it is nice to finally have some closure on this issue.. Celebrity is allowing travelers with bookings made by Jan. 31, 2022, to cancel as little as 48 hours before sailing for a full refund. In early-April 2019, Viking and China Merchants Group (China's first commercial corporation/1872-founded) unveiled a plan to launch a new cruise line (joint venture company) for the Chinese market. MVJ is locked for this specific cruise , and if you try to book the cruise (UK website) the first available Fjords cruise in now April 2022. The new 8-day "Ancient Mediterranean Treasures" itinerary (between Athens and Istanbul) features overnights in both cities. As of yesterday Kari disappeared off web sight for 2021.I now cannot get into my Viking account as it says it is being updated. All excursion programs ashore are organized by Viking River Cruises. No phone person is going to give you anything but the party line. . Highlights of the Greek Odyssey itinerary include: The cruise fare includes balcony cabins for all passengers, complimentary shore excursions in all ports, all onboard meals, complimentary wifi, wine and beer with lunch and dinner, access to spa's Thermal Suite, and 24-hour room service. Another exclusive partnership was signed with Cornell Lab of Ornithology (unit of Ithaca NY's Cornell University) which specializes in global bird research. The "16-fleet" news was announced on March 6, 2018, when Viking entered an agreement with Fincantieri for 6x more ocean vessels, to be delivered in the period 2024-2027. In April 2021 was inaugurated the joint venture company "China Merchants Viking Cruises Co Ltd" (operating via the brand "Viking China Coastal Cruise"). The largest cruise ship to ever sail on the Mississippi River is scheduled to set sail after June 2023. As a division of Viking Cruises, Viking River Cruises has an estimated European river market share of ~49%. Yes, you must use the entire voucher on one cruise -- and you must use it before you sail for cruise fare, gratutities, shorex or drinks package. Please try again later. " I called Viking last week and was given a very weak answer that its sold out to moving folks from the Prestige (we were originally booked on Prestige and then in August last year moved to the Embla as Prestige taken out of service). We have listed all Viking ships as schedules (itinerary calendars with prices) and current position tracking maps. The reason for. It is good to have several ships running also for flooding, but the idea of meet in the middle is less likely to work. The KD purchase included an extremely valuable asset - the landing stages, and now Viking Cruises owns docks in more cities in Europe than it stops in. Email also stated "Because we have cancelled itineraries that were not possible to operate given current circumstances, including your sailing, we have redeployed our ocean fleet to the newWelcome Backvoyages this summer. Multiple sailing dates are available in June, July, September, and October 2023 and 2024. In 2016-Q3, Viking Flusskreuzfahrten AG terminated the charter deals with Pericon AG (shipowner) and stopped to operate the riverboats Viking Spirit (now Seine Comtesse), Viking Sun (now Rhein Melodie), Viking Helvetia (now Rhein Symphonie), Viking Pride (now Bijou du Rhone) and Viking Danube (now Filia Rheni 2). Our August 9th British isles Explorer cruise (which was supposed to be on the Venus) has obviously been canceled. All the 6 ships will be built and owned by ECO Shipyards (subsidiary of Edison Chouest Offshore) and operated under charter. Beginning on March 17, 2014, Viking christened 16 new boats over a 24-hour period, again setting an industry record. In the mid-1990s, the company's founder, Torstein Hagen enjoyed a river cruise in Russia and was so excited that decided to create his own river cruising company.
With many Christmas markets closed, river cruise lines cancel sailings In 2012 were introduced the "Viking Longship" class of vessels. The Queen Elizabeth will operate U.K. cruises for locals this summer. The next day, they got a phone call. CC Help Jenn Fleetwide operations were planned to resume on October 1, 2020. The B2B itinerary started with Valletta overnight and visited Kotor, Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar, Sibenik, Mgarr Malta, Valletta (overnight), Kalamata, Piraeus-Athens (overnight), Santorini, Rhodes, Souda Crete. The vessel's hull and superstructure are assembled at the shipyard in Tulcea Romania, then towed to VARD Soviknes Shipyard (Alesund Norway) for outfitting. Multiple sailing dates are available in August and September 2023 and 2024. Our Viking cruise embarkation was delayed by 2 days, shortening our trip from 12 to 10 days. In late June, Keyles got a call from a Viking representative who said he would be reviewing the case. And it all started in the not-so-distant 1997 with the establishment of the modest Viking River brand founded by a consortium of Scandinavian and Dutch investors, with only 4 second-hand riverboats bought in Russia. Viking is the only cruise line to have a full PCR testing labratory onboard. Exclusively for Viking Expeditions voyages, Viking Cruises partnered with Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute (Polar Museum) that specializes in polar researches and glaciology. By jonthomas, November 15, 2020 in Viking Ocean Followers 6 jonthomas 1.7k March 20, 2020 #1 Posted November 15, 2020 We have a. I then e-mailed Tell us at Viking, had a very pleasant conversation and she sd she would e-mail operations. They would fly to Italy and take an 8-day Viking River Cruise called Italian Sojourn, which would travel around Italys boot from Civitavecchia to Venice. Journey with the world's #1 river cruise line. Line's river cruises are targeted primarily to English-speaking travelers in the UK, North America and Australia. The note proceeds were used for repaying all the company's loans used to finance the building of the Viking Ocean liners Star and Sky, as well as for repurchasing Viking Sea (operated on sale-leaseback agreement). Disappointed with Viking Cruises cancellation policy. Signature destinations include Central America, Panama Canal transit, USA West Coast, Hawaii, Transpacific crossing to New Zealand and Australia, Asia, Middle East, Suez Canal transit to Europe (Mediterranean) and the UK. Viking Cruises' ocean liners made the company world's largest "small ship cruise" brand with a dominant share on the luxury travel market (23,9 % by year 2020). All Viking Ocean ships are from one series - same-designed, with same layouts, interiors and amenities, featuring spacious lounges, multiple dining options (several al-fresco / outdoor deck venues), 3-story Atrium, premium theater/show lounge, Sun Deck (with 2 swimming pools), Nordic-design Spa, Gym and sports area, Snow Room, duty-free boutique shops. The new channel also livestream sessions with various guests (experts, scientists, celebrities) and allows real-time interaction by submitting comments and questions. Posted elsewhere, but we received our official cancellation email this am from Viking for our Oct 4 Trade Routes Bergen to Barcelona. The first custom vessel of the company, Viking Mississippi, is scheduled to debut in August 2022 and sail cruises on the Lower and Upper Mississippi River, between Saint Paul Minnesota, and New Orleans Louisiana. All affected bookings received a 125% refund in FCC (future cruise credit) with rebooking or 100% monetary refund. All itineraries have at least one tour or guided shore excursion per day (complimentary / cruise fare-inclusive). Had a look atpossible cruises following todays cancellation and the fares seem to have increased substantially. I just pulled my Viking folder and on 6-25 (a month ago I was rudely dismissed by a Viking rep). Started June 21, 2021, By Viking Venus is scheduled for the August 13-23 cruise. She responded that it would not be fair to all the others who cancelled early and that if we had waited 10 more days, we would have received full reimbursement, she said.
Viking Cruises Cancels All Sailings Until 2021 - Travel MS Mayfair (Nile River, Egypt) is a privately-owned hotelship operated by Viking under a charter. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Viking Shores and Fjords - SEPT 2021 - Cancelled? Northbound Atlantic: "VIKING EMPIRE" (Istanbul-Stockholm), Southbound Atlantic: "PASSAGE THROUGH WESTERN EUROPE" (Bergen-Barcelona), "SCANDINAVIA TO SPAIN" (Stockholm-Barcelona). That didnt seem fair, Keyles said. Deliveries were scheduled for 2026 and 2027 (2x units) and 2028 (2x units). By Funky Fusion FoodsJ, November 19, 2021 in River Cruising. The experience (touted beneficial to the body's blood circulation) includes heating in a sauna (steam bath), then walking into this small room. The voyage starts in the USA (Duluth MN) and ends in Argentina (Ushuaia), also sailing to Antarctica. Viking named two more ships in Oporto (Portugal) on March 21.