Viking Mars getting ready to enter the first lock of the Panama Canal. Lois Alter Mark. One of the best things about travel, besides getting to visit new places and experiencing different cultures ...

Swedish archaeologists recently found an "unusual" Viking-era coffin dating back over 1,100 years. The discovery was announced by Arkeologerna, an archaeological organization affiliated with the ...

The Viking-era gravesite was discovered on the outskirts of Linköping, a city in southern Sweden, in fall 2022. Arkeologerna. Archaeologists soon found that the person in the grave had been ...

Swedish archaeologist Greer Jarrett has embarked on a three-year, 3,100-mile expedition in a Viking boat replica, uncovering new insights into Viking maritime journeys.

Nearly identical to Viking's first two ships, Viking Sky and Viking Sun will have a modern Scandinavian design. Cabins on the vessels will be large for cruise ships, with the smallest of five ...

Viking’s ocean cruises have been adult-only since the line launched in 2015. It previously accepted kids 12 and older on river cruises, media reports say. Advertisement.

The Oseberg ship is on display in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. Built of oak around A.D. 820, the craft is especially noteworthy for its spiral-shaped prow, carved in the form of a serpent’s head.

More than 30 people got sick in a gastrointestinal illness outbreak on a Viking cruise.. Among 355 guests on its Viking Polaris ship, 28 reported being ill during its current voyage, along with ...

Pendant showing the only known Viking-Age depiction of a pregnant body. O. Myrin, The Swedish History Museum/SHM. The study was led by Marianne Hem Eriksen, Associate Professor of Archaeology at ...

If larger is better when comparing ship sizes, then Viking is the winner in this category. The line's current 11-ship ocean fleet carries between 930 and 998 guests (at double occupancy). A 12th ...

Millennials and Gen Zers take to the seas with more cruise vacations 05:16. A cruise ship that lost power during a storm off the coast of Norway and nearly ran aground in 2019 avoided becoming ...