Viking was founded in 1997 by Torstein Hagen, with a vision that travel could be more destination focused and culturally immersive.

And for 29 years, Viking has been taking well-travelled curious guests to some of the world's most fascinating destinations. On our journey, we have accumulated more than 450 awards including being rated #1 for Rivers and #1 for Oceans five years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards.

As the Thinking Person's Cruise Line, Viking provide opportunities every day for guests to engage in a destination through its history, art, food, culture, countryside and customs. Our destination-focused itineraries include a shore excursion in every port and an onboard and onshore enrichment program that provides deep immersion in the destination through music and art performances, cooking demonstrations, informative port talks and carefully selected guest lecturers.

RIVER JOURNEYS - From Europe, Southeast Asia, Egypt or the USA, our elegant river ships will take you there in comfort. History and culture unfold as you discover fairytale castles, magnificent cities and impressive temples from the comfort of our award-winning ships.

OCEAN VOYAGES - Explore Scandinavia and Northern Europe the Mediterranean, Asia, Australia and more. With less than 1,000 guests and all veranda staterooms, our small ships have greater manoeuvrability allowing them to dock in smaller ports and getting you closer to your destination.

EXPEDITION VOYAGES - Uncover the untouched wilderness of Antarctica and North America’s Great Lakes. Marvels of technology, our expedition vessels merge comfort and exploration in an unprecedented way. Purpose-built to optimise exploring the remotest parts of the world in comfort.

Now exploring all seven continents, from the world's great rivers to its vast oceans and far reaches of the planet, Viking has grown to a fleet of more than 100 state-of-the-art river, ocean and expedition ships taking guests on all over the world in serene Scandinavian comfort.