A Taste of Austria Ever notice that many of my posts revolve around food and drinks? If you guessed this one would be the same, you’re right! Nothing prepares you for a future cruise port than good food and drink and Viking River Cruises definitely knows how to do this well. On the fourth day of… Read More
After sailing along through the night over 115km, we woke up this morning to the beautiful city of Regensburg, Germany on my first river cruise on Viking Atla. You know you’re not back at home when you wake up and see a castle-like building outside your window, right? One of the best parts of a river… Read More
Day 2 of my Romantic Danube cruise onboard Viking Atla and Viking River Cruises wants you to start your day off right with the most important meal of the day – breakfast! There was the most abundant breakfast buffet laid out that included juices, pancakes, French toast, oatmeal, yogurt, fresh fruit, pastries, meat, and cheese as well as eggs… Read More
There’s a first time for everything and I was definitely excited about taking my first ever river cruise with Viking River Cruises. I had my previous ocean cruise experiences to draw from, but would river cruising be different? The next seven days would be an adventure and a way to figure all of that out.… Read More
Video Tour of Cabin 321 on Viking Atla Let’s take video tour of Cabin 321 on Viking Atla! While I cruised on my Romantic Danube river cruise, I stayed in a Veranda Stateroom (A). The cabin had an abundance of storage, comfortable beds and soft bedding, great views through the floor to ceiling sliding glass doors, and… Read More
Why River Cruising Works Every time I take a cruise, there’s always so much excitement about what I might experience, people I will meet, and new places where I will travel. But every cruise is different and after 30 cruises, I can honestly say that I was starting to feel burnt out. There was a whole… Read More
Within minutes of boarding Viking Atla, I was on my way to cabin 321. Viking Atla is one of the many ships Viking River Cruises has sailing in Europe and would be my home for the next week while on my Romantic Danube river cruise. Viking Atla is one of the longships that Viking River Cruises… Read More
After taking the train from Nuremberg to Erlangen, the time had come to make my way onto Viking Atla for my first river cruise. We made our way to the red awning of the Viking Atla docked at Am Hafen 17 in Erlangen and from there the crew quickly took our bags and escorted us… Read More
Sea Day on the Celebrity Solstice My first full day was a sea day on the Celebrity Solstice as we made our way from Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Tasmania. How about this for the most perfect sunrise ever? There’s something so special and unique about sunrises at sea. A quick stop at Café al Bacio for… Read More
Sailing Out of Sydney Hidden under the clouds in Sydney Harbour is none other than the Celebrity Solstice. On that grey and cold day, we were sailing out of Sydney finally. We made our way onto the ship to begin our 12-night cruise to New Zealand. For me personally, I was glad to be out… Read More