Discover the Secret Viking Cruise Destinations That Will Transform Your Travel Bucket List Forever
The company also operates river trips on the Nile in Egypt and the Mekong in Southeast Asia, and it recently began river trips along the Mississippi as well.
As of the summer of 2025, there were 82 river ships in Viking’s fleet — an astounding number. None of its main competitors among river lines catering to North Americans — which include Avalon Waterways, Uniworld and AmaWaterways — have anywhere near that number of vessels.
Among ocean cruise destinations, Viking has a major presence in Scandinavia and Northern Europe, which it considers its home turf. (The company was founded by a Norwegian family.) But you’ll find Viking’s 12 traditional ocean ships everywhere from North America to Asia and Australia. In 2022, the line also began cruising to Antarctica with its first expedition ship — a type of vessel built specifically for travel to remote, hard-to-reach places. Viking now has two such vessels.
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