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
Always open to the idea of taking off for an adventure at the last second, I recently traveled to Nuremberg, Germany where I spent some quality time before embarking on my first ever river cruise with Viking River Cruises. So if you’re visiting Nuremberg, Germany before a cruise, read on. But first, where exactly is Nuremberg? From… Read More
Before that fateful night three years ago, the Costa Concordia was a name known probably only to those living in Europe and maybe a handful of people in the United States. But at 9:45 pm on January 13, 2012, that all changed. With over 4,000 passengers and crew members onboard, after the ship struck a rock near… Read More
A few years ago while I was in Florida before a cruise, I tried indoor skydiving. It was quite an adventure because it was loud, exciting, and it was something I had never tried before. The only drawback was that although I’m 5’4″ tall, they provided me with the required jumpsuit that was probably more… Read More
After all of the planning, scheduling time off from work, packing, and traveling to get on your Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas cruise, what do you do once onboard the ship? You can either play it by ear or check out the daily Cruise Compass that’s left in your cabin nightly. It’s in there… Read More
Royal Promenade Oasis of the Seas: The Royal Promenade is not new to Royal Caribbean. Onboard the Oasis of the Seas, the Royal Promenade is nearly twice as wide as previous ones created on the cruise line’s Voyager and Freedom class ships. Take a look at the “Crystal Canopy” sculpted skylights. They cut through to Central Park… Read More
