Here’s what the naming ceremony of the ships is like Have you ever stood in the shadow of history, feeling like an extra in a movie about ancient secrets and grand adventures? That’s exactly how I ...

Two new Viking ships dedicated to Nile River cruising were named in a ceremony at Viking's exclusive dock at the archaeological site of Luxor. The Viking Hathor was named for an ancient Egyptian ...

Viking's newest Nile River ship set to sail in October originally appeared on Come Cruise With Me. Fewer crowds, more Nile. That's what Viking promises for its river cruises in Egypt. As demand for ...

The Identical 82-Guest Viking Hathor and Viking Sobek Join the Company’s Award-Winning Fleet in Egypt LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today named its newest river ...

Images of the sleek keels, elegant planks, and dragon-headed prows of Viking longships have been reproduced countless times ...

Travel often begins with a map, but sometimes it begins with a mound of earth. On a quiet island along Norway’s rugged coastline, archaeologists recently uncovered evidence of an ancient ship burial ...

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Archaeologists have dated a ship burial in Norway’s Herlaugshaugen mound to around CE 700, about 100 years before the Viking Age traditionally began. The find, made on the island of Leka, challenges ...