{"id":2960,"date":"2011-03-27T08:53:54","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T15:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/?page_id=2960"},"modified":"2022-05-21T18:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T22:49:26","slug":"viking-idun","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/cruise-companies\/viking-river-cruises\/viking-idun\/","title":{"rendered":"Viking Idun"},"content":{"rendered":"

VIKING IDUN Ship Preview<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Viking Idun docked at the Port of Amsterdam on March 21, 2012. Photo \u00a9 2012 Aaron Saunders<\/p><\/div>\n

The brand-new Viking Longships<\/strong> are Viking River Cruises<\/strong>\u2019<\/a> most ambitious vessels to-date. Offering an abundance of \u201cmust-have\u201d features, these game-changing vessels have captured the imagination of river cruise travellers; so much so that in the summer of 2011, Viking River Cruises announced the original four-ship order would be increased to six vessels due to unprecedented demand. Viking Aegir<\/strong><\/a> and Viking Embla<\/strong><\/a> will join sister-ships Viking Freya<\/strong><\/a>, Viking Idun<\/strong>, Viking Njord<\/strong><\/a> and Viking Odin<\/strong><\/a> as some of the most innovative ships plying the waterways in Europe when they are launched in the spring of 2012.<\/p>\n

Environmentally-friendly, these innovative vessels offer more of the amenities passengers have been asking for, like full-depth balconies in most staterooms, redesigned accommodations, and modern, stylish interiors crafted by Norwegian firm Yran & Storbraaten<\/a>, who have been designing deep-ocean cruise ships for over twenty years.<\/p>\n

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An exciting feature of the new Viking Longships will be the addition of numerous staterooms featuring full-sized balconies. Illustration courtesy of Viking River Cruises<\/p><\/div>\n

Viking\u2019s Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen noted, \u201cWhat has emerged are vessels that will deliver a peerless travel opportunity to aficionados of river cruising and those that have yet to try this unique way to see the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Named after members of the Norse pantheon, they will operate some of Viking\u2019s most sought-after itineraries, including the popular 10-day Tulips and Windmills<\/em> voyage, the 8-day Romantic Danube<\/em>, the 8-day Danube Waltz<\/em> and the spectacular 15-day Grand European Tour<\/em>.<\/p>\n

VIKING IDUN Staterooms<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The new Explorer Suites are the crown jewel of staterooms aboard the new Viking Longships. Illustration courtesy of Viking River Cruises.<\/p><\/div>\n