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Welcome to our COMPLETE GUIDE to Viking Expedition Ships, Viking Octanits and Viking Polaris. The Viking fleet of river, ocean and expedition ships is one of the largest cruise fleets in the world and all of these beautiful vessels share the same Viking DNA. This video covers:
What is a Viking Expedition Ship?
What’s it like inside?
What’s the accommodation like?
What’s the food like?
If you’re considering a Viking expedition cruise, then THIS video will definitely be worth a watch to familiarise yourself with what to expect and what NOT to expect.
00:00 Intro
01:55 External Features
04:00 Interior Ship Tour
13:07 Dining Guide
26:25 Staterooms and Suites
17:42 Equipment and Technology
20:19 Final Thoughts
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We were invited on board as guests of Viking. We received no fees or remuneration for producing media during and after this voyage from Viking. Any resulting videos have been produced without influence or expectation from Viking and we had complete editorial and artistic freedom. Viking have had no prior preview of this content and are watching for the first time along with you. All our videos contain our personal and unbiased opinion. Please ask us if you want to know more or visit www.asa.org.uk for more information on blogger/vlogger disclosure requirements. Thank you and we hope you enjoy the content as much as we did creating it. Rich and Helen.
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Thank you so much for watching! It really does mean the world to us! Please give this video a THUMBS UP, please SUBSCRIBE and please leave us a comment too as we'd love to know your thoughts and value your feedback (oh and also we’d LOVE to hear from you). R&H x
I’ve been waiting for this for weeks. We have booked a Toronto back2back 2026 Octantis
Even though I'm in my 20s, doing a Viking Expedition to Antarctica is a life goal of mine ever since I learned what they do and how they do it. The ships, the equipment, the science and exploration themed activities, and the inclusions all seem incredible. One day!
Bravo, Helen and Rich! What a beautiful, interesting, and informative video about a gorgeous and technologically-advanced ship. You put this one together quickly and it turned out fabulous!
Great video . Ships look great but how does the older target clients couple with the technology onboard
Thanks for another great video. We are scheduled for a Great Lakes trip with Viking next year. I believe the red door leads to the private dining room. Jim
Be warned, by was our worst ever viking cruise on this boat, and we have now done 12 cruises
We did a trip from New York to Toronto
There are the following problems with the boat.
1. Check they are now allowed to run all their expedition boats in Canada
2 In the lecture theatre, which ascend steeply from front to back,there is no central rail and in rough seas, it is very difficult to climb the steps.
3. The buffet area runs the length of the boat and alot of walking is involved to find all your food
4. The main restaurant was not open for breakfast, and we thought and were just serving up food available in the buffet.
5. They were serving up orange squash instead of fresh orange juice
6. The swimming pool is not practical since it is too narrow. Only about 2 people can use it at once.
This looks incredible
I would love to do the Great Lakes. But it is so expensive compared to other itineraries.
Hi Rich and Helen. Yes, there is a marked difference between the reviews of a "Traditionalist Cruise Reviewer" and an "Adventurous Explorer."
In the ways of, if your primary itch is a cruise ship, with its traditional machinations, and you are unable to release the braces on your brains, then don't waste your time.
BUT, if you are Adventurous and have an Explorer's Spirit, then by all means, take a Viking Expedition Voyage !! You won't be disappointed.
I was hoping to do a pole to pole cruise, but then they pulled the plug 😟
Thank you for the video. It looks like a wonderful ship.
Damn, did you guys win the lottery or something? How do you pay for all these luxury cruises?
Notice that Carnival Corp, sold Seabourn's new expedition vessels; making Viking the true Luxury expedition leader.
As beautiful as these two ship are (and thank you Rich&Helen for the super video 😘) it is WELL WORTH reading the accident report of the Antarctica incident by the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (especially section 2.5.2). 🚩This ship type seems to have a design flaw with the windows on deck 2 being too low and unable to withstand strong breaking waves in very adverse weather conditions which for example the Drake passage is very well known for.
Seems like a paid commercial. Did they give you a free cruise in exchange for the video?
Since seeing you were on this ship, I've been so excited to see your content hitting YouTube. These ships are just absolutely stunning, and everything they're capable of is just SO impressive!
Hi, thanks for another nice Video🎉. I did Not have Viking one my list, but now, I think it is definitively a try. The scandinavian Design ist soo nice❤.
Great video. We’ve done 7 river and ocean cruises with Viking, so it’s great to see so much that is familiar and so much that is new and exciting. Will look forward to the itinerary video.
An absolutely amazing ship and I will definitely be booking one of them in the next couple of years. A great video as always, thanks so much for sharing.
My wife and I have been on several Viking cruises, both river and ocean. Viking thinks very highly of themselves and have slick marketing targeting Americans. Sadly, they do charge a premium for their upscale advertising that Americans are willing to happily pay. As you can guess, we are not fans after numerous trips with them. Now we have not been on the Viking Expedition ships as the price they charge is really targeted for the gullible. The ships do look quite nice though, very advanced. Others will disagree but that is why there are many cruise lines to choose from. Our choice is Oceana for better food and more elegant atmosphere, especially the new Vista.
SOOOOO excited to see this. I should have known it would be you who brought me Polaris and Octantis! Thank you, thank you!! I love all of your content, but the expedition stuff is just something special.
Great video!
I would love to do a cruise on one of these ships