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Viking

Viking

🏅Authority Creator
125 Cruise Videos on Trip Bacon127 Total Videos on YouTube45K 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 125 of 127 videos so far.

Published
125
analysed and live on Trip Bacon
On YouTube
127
total catalogue
Catalogue coverage98%

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
    10
  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.

Topic-by-topic creator consensus

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

Strongest Praise
Crew & Service
24 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 Tasty4 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 Tasty31 video mentions
Top
Crew & Service
Seriously Tasty24 video mentions
Top

Value & Logistics

Booking
Solid Strip2 video mentions
Value
Seriously Tasty8 video mentions
Excursions
Seriously Tasty31 video mentions
Wi-Fi
Seriously Tasty1 video mention
Loyalty Program
Seriously Tasty7 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

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 (125)