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Viking

Viking

🏅Authority Creator
130 Cruise Videos on Trip Bacon136 Total Videos on YouTube46K subscribers

Viking 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

Catalogue Coverage
Established read · Viking

We’ve analysed 130 of 136 videos so far.

Published
130
analysed and live on Trip Bacon
On YouTube
136
total catalogue
Catalogue coverage96%

Solid sample of Viking's catalogue — the patterns below should be reliable.

Annual Activity
Viking’s output · year over year

How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?

YearDiscoveredCruise Coverage(cruise-related ÷ discovered)Trip Bacon Coverage(analysed ÷ cruise-related)
  1. 2026
    14
  2. 2025
    11
  3. 2024
    32
  4. 2023
    33
  5. 2022
    3
  6. 2021
    7
  7. 2020
    16
  8. 2019
    4
  9. 2018
    3
  10. 2017
    1
Heat scale
0% → 100%“Discovered” = videos we’ve found for this channel, not necessarily on the site yet.
Showing the most recent 10 years · 4 earlier years not shown.
Live Reviews

What Creators Are Saying About Viking

Topic-by-topic creator consensus

Every topic scored on the Trip Bacon Score — 0 to 5. More bacon, more love.

Strongest Praise
Crew & Service
25 mentions
Biggest Critique
Booking
2 mentions

Dining

Main Dining
Seriously Tasty3 video mentions
Specialty Dining
Solid Strip1 video mention

Cabins

Interior Cabins
Seriously Tasty3 video mentions
Balcony Cabins
Seriously Tasty2 video mentions
Suites
Seriously Tasty3 video mentions

Entertainment

Shows
Seriously Tasty5 video mentions
Activities
Seriously Tasty2 video mentions

Deck & Recreation

Kids & Family
Seriously Tasty5 video mentions
Spa & Fitness
Seriously Tasty2 video mentions

Ship & Crew

Ship Condition
Seriously Tasty34 video mentions
Top
Crew & Service
Seriously Tasty25 video mentions
Top

Value & Logistics

Booking
Solid Strip2 video mentions
Value
Seriously Tasty9 video mentions
Excursions
Seriously Tasty31 video mentions
Wi-Fi
Seriously Tasty1 video mention
Loyalty Program
Seriously Tasty8 video mentions
Top
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

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 methodology

What Creators Are Saying

Selected quotes from our creator panel.

The Good

May your passengers and crew always be safe and may you always have a hands width of water beneath your keel

🏅AuthorityViking

I name the Viking mirror. Mirror is the Russian word for peace. May you promote peace wherever you travel.

🏅AuthorityViking

She's helped strengthen our company, guide our growth, and shape the discipline, clarity, and long-term thinking that define Viking today.

🏅AuthorityViking

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

🏅AuthorityViking

viking was quickly named the world's best ocean cruise line by the readers of travel and leisure

🏅AuthorityViking

Pro Tips From Creators

The most-shared advice for Viking.

  1. Explore Calabria by ship to discover hidden gems.

  2. Book early for the widest selection of choices for 2027 departures.

  3. Add a land extension to your cruise for more immersion into the destination.

  4. Book land experiences through Viking for a seamless, inclusive tour.

  5. Visit Egypt on Viking ships for a comfortable and memorable experience

  6. Take a long ship to explore the river

  7. Smell and taste olive oil properly

  8. Engage with locals and the destination when traveling

Videos (130)

British Isles Explorer Itinerary | Viking1:51Tour

British Isles Explorer Itinerary | Viking

🏅 · 15K views · 2 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Itinerary | Viking1:35Tour

Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Itinerary | Viking

🏅 · 7K views · 2 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Empires of the Mediterranean Itinerary | Viking1:24Tour

Empires of the Mediterranean Itinerary | Viking

🏅 · 7K views · 2 years ago
Highly Positive
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Cruise Lines
Viking is #1 for Rivers, Oceans and Expeditions0:15

Viking is #1 for Rivers, Oceans and Expeditions

· 224K views · 2 years ago
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Viking Cruise Lines
Viking is #1 for Rivers, Oceans and Expeditions | Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards0:15

Viking is #1 for Rivers, Oceans and Expeditions | Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

· 5.7M views · 2 years ago
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Cruise Lines
Explore Blenheim Palace on a Land Extension in England | Viking3:18Tour

Explore Blenheim Palace on a Land Extension in England | Viking

🏅 · 12K views · 2 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Viking is #1 for Rivers, Oceans and Expeditions | Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards1:38Tour

Viking is #1 for Rivers, Oceans and Expeditions | Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

🏅 · 3K views · 2 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Celebrating Viking's 26th Anniversary5:13Tour

Celebrating Viking's 26th Anniversary

🏅 · 3K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Mars
The Viking Way of Exploration with Karine Hagen2:21Tour

The Viking Way of Exploration with Karine Hagen

🏅 · 4K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Spending Time Wisely from Viking Chairman Torstein Hagen1:00Tips

Spending Time Wisely from Viking Chairman Torstein Hagen

🏅 · 6.9M views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Cruise Lines
Antarctic Explorer Itinerary | Viking3:12Tour

Antarctic Explorer Itinerary | Viking

🏅 · 7K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Undiscovered Great Lakes Itinerary | Viking2:46Tour

Undiscovered Great Lakes Itinerary | Viking

🏅 · 3K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Great Lakes Explorer Itinerary | Viking2:55Tour

Great Lakes Explorer Itinerary | Viking

🏅 · 4K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Niagara & the Great Lakes Itinerary | Viking3:27Tour

Niagara & the Great Lakes Itinerary | Viking

🏅 · 11K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Canadian Discovery Itinerary | Viking3:47Tour

Canadian Discovery Itinerary | Viking

🏅 · 3K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Ocean Ship Tour: Experience our Norwegian Heritage | Viking8:26Tour

Ocean Ship Tour: Experience our Norwegian Heritage | Viking

🏅 · 3K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Discover Our Expedition Ships: New Product and Ship Tour | Viking4:54Tour

Discover Our Expedition Ships: New Product and Ship Tour | Viking

🏅 · 2K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Voted World's Best for Oceans, Rivers & Expeditions by Travel + Leisure2:49Tour

Voted World's Best for Oceans, Rivers & Expeditions by Travel + Leisure

🏅 · 5K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
The Viking Osiris Naming Ceremony4:41Tour

The Viking Osiris Naming Ceremony

🏅 · 2K views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Viking Longships Naming Ceremony 202211:48Tour

Viking Longships Naming Ceremony 2022

🏅 · 6K views · 4 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Exclusive Performance from Alma Deutscher: Vienna Excursion with Viking2:51Tour

Exclusive Performance from Alma Deutscher: Vienna Excursion with Viking

🏅 · 87K views · 4 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Be Curious with Chairman Torstein Hagen | Viking1:00Tips

Be Curious with Chairman Torstein Hagen | Viking

🏅 · 4.0M views · 4 years ago
Highly Positive
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Cruise Lines
Viking: Celebrating 24 Years of Exploration3:58Tour

Viking: Celebrating 24 Years of Exploration

🏅 · 8K views · 5 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Star
British Collections of Ancient Egypt: Extend your Voyage with 4-Night Land Extension | Viking2:57Tour

British Collections of Ancient Egypt: Extend your Voyage with 4-Night Land Extension | Viking

🏅 · 6K views · 5 years ago
Highly Positive
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Viking Cruise Lines