Viking
🏅Authority CreatorViking description on YouTube:
Viking provides destination-focused voyages on oceans, rivers and lakes around the world. Designed for curious travelers with interests in science, history, culture and cuisine, Chairman Torstein Hagen often says Viking offers experiences for The Thinking Person™. Viking has more than 450 awards to its name, including being rated at the top of its categories for oceans, rivers and expeditions by both Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler. No other cruise line has ever received these same honors by both publications at the same time. Viking provides destination-focused voyages on oceans, rivers and lakes around the world: • River Voyages: https://explore.viking.com/Rivers • Ocean Voyages: https://explore.viking.com/Oceans • Expeditions: https://explore.viking.com/Expeditions
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What Creators Are Saying About Viking
The decisions you make now can make or break your entire trip. So, stick around because at the end of this video, we'll show you the biggest mistake that first-timers make.
Crystal
Even though nothing has gone to plan on this river cruise, I have still had a really nice time.
Cruise Mummy
There's really not anything you won't love about this resort, but with this might come some problems.
Mike
It's progress, right? But I mean, is it progress at a cost of giving up something you'll never get back to at the same time?
Mike
Cruise lines will show you the dream, but they will not always warn you about the traps.
Cruise Adventure - Videos
Topic-by-topic creator consensus
Every topic scored on the Trip Bacon Score — 0 to 5. More bacon, more love.
Dining
Cabins
Entertainment
Deck & Recreation
Ship & Crew
Value & Logistics
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
About our Bacon Score methodologyWhat Creators Are Saying
Selected quotes from our creator panel.
“May your passengers and crew always be safe and may you always have a hands width of water beneath your keel”
“I name the Viking mirror. Mirror is the Russian word for peace. May you promote peace wherever you travel.”
“She's helped strengthen our company, guide our growth, and shape the discipline, clarity, and long-term thinking that define Viking today.”
“I'm so happy and so honored that I was chosen and and I'd like to say obviously thank you so much to karina hagen and thor hagen”
“viking was quickly named the world's best ocean cruise line by the readers of travel and leisure”
Pro Tips From Creators
The most-shared advice for Viking.
Explore Calabria by ship to discover hidden gems.
Book early for the widest selection of choices for 2027 departures.
Add a land extension to your cruise for more immersion into the destination.
Book land experiences through Viking for a seamless, inclusive tour.
Visit Egypt on Viking ships for a comfortable and memorable experience
Take a long ship to explore the river
Smell and taste olive oil properly
Engage with locals and the destination when traveling
Videos (130)
0:41The "Viking Row": Moments of Unity & Support from Across Viking's Fleet for Norway's National Team
18:53TourThe Viking Mira Naming Ceremony | Viking
0:52The "Viking Row" with Viking Executive Chairman Torstein Hagen
6:13TipsViking Announces CEO Transition
0:27Explore Cairo on a Nile River Voyage
9:10TourViking's Chairman & CEO Torstein Hagen with Jim Cramer of CNBC's "Mad Money"
0:30Views along the Nile River
0:47Discover Historic Egyptian Temples
0:35Welcome to Egypt
0:51Explore the Grand Egyptian Museum
1:00Explore Italy with Jean Newman Glock and Mary Carillo
1:37VlogExplore Italy with NBC's Mary Carillo and Viking's Jean Newman Glock
0:25Top 10 Viking Experiences in Italy
5:29TourA New Year’s Message from Viking Chairman & CEO Torstein Hagen
0:29Discover What Sets Viking Apart
0:15Viking voted #1 for Rivers & Oceans 5 years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler
0:15Viking voted #1 for Rivers & Oceans 5 years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler
0:30VlogThe Best of Norway & Scenic Train with The Points Guy
0:30TipsThe Points Guy on Viking's Land Extensions
0:30Tour7 Continents, Endless Discoveries, One Viking
0:30TourOne Viking: A Message from Chairman Torstein Hagen | Viking
0:13Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2025
0:34Viking's Scandinavian Voyages
1:30TourFrom the entire Viking family, thank you for sailing the world’s oceans with us the last decade.