Venus, British Isles Explorer ex London to Bergen – 22 Mar 2021

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Join us as we usher in a new era of ocean cruising by taking the innovative thinking behind our award-winning river cruises and bringing it to the epic setting of the sea. Immerse yourself in your destination with regional cuisine, cultural lectures, a Nordic-inspired spa and magnificent views from spacious public areas.

Owning and operating the world’s largest fleet of river cruise ships—and now three new ocean vessels—has advantages for our guests. When you cruise with Viking, you benefit from a level of expertise second to none.

We have a history of providing our guests with a way to get below the surface, not just “checking off” each port. That’s why our ocean cruises are centered around where you go, not just how you get there, with hand-picked itineraries so you can immerse yourself in history, music, art, cuisine – everything about your destination. In addition, we include excursions led by knowledgeable local guides in every port of call. You learn about the lands through which you travel via enriching lectures that bring history to life; through cultural adventures; in-depth pre-trip materials; and on-demand programming, all designed to help you experience the most from your travels.

Size including private veranda: 270 sq ft
11:00 AM embarkation
2:00 PM stateroom access
Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior to departure
1 guaranteed priority reservation at each alternative restaurant: 60 days prior to departure
Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior to departure
King-size Viking Explorer Bed with luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
42″ flat-screen, interactive LCD TV with intuitive remote & complimentary Movies On Demand
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Mini-bar with soft drinks, water & snacks (replenished once daily); security safe; hair dryer
Direct-dial satellite phone & cell service
Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirror
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers
Purified water refilled daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
24-hour room service
Spacious closet & drawers
In-suite binoculars, coffee brewer & traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket

Size including private veranda: 270 sq ft
11:00 AM embarkation
2:00 PM stateroom access
Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior to departure
1 guaranteed priority reservation at each alternative restaurant: 60 days prior to departure
Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior to departure
King-size Viking Explorer Bed with luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
42″ flat-screen, interactive LCD TV with intuitive remote & complimentary Movies On Demand
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Mini-bar with soft drinks, water & snacks (replenished once daily); security safe; hair dryer
Direct-dial satellite phone & cell service
Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirror
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers
Purified water refilled daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
24-hour room service
Spacious closet & drawers
In-suite binoculars, coffee brewer & traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket

Size including private veranda: 270 sq ft
11:00 AM embarkation
2:00 PM stateroom access
Priority shore excursion reservations: 67 days prior to departure
1 guaranteed priority reservation at each alternative restaurant: 60 days prior to departure
Priority booking of spa treatments: 60 days prior to departure
King-size Viking Explorer Bed with luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
42″ flat-screen, interactive LCD TV with intuitive remote & complimentary Movies On Demand
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Mini-bar with soft drinks, water & snacks (replenished once daily); security safe; hair dryer
Direct-dial satellite phone & cell service
Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirror
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers
Purified water refilled daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
24-hour room service
Spacious closet & drawers
In-suite binoculars, coffee brewer & traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket

Size including private veranda: 757–1,163 sq ft *Room size and layouts vary based on ship location.
11:00 AM embarkation
11:00 AM priority stateroom access
Priority shore excursion reservations: 97 days prior to departure
3 guaranteed priority reservations at each alternative restaurant: 90 days prior to departure
Priority booking of spa treatments: 90 days prior to departure
King-size Viking Explorer Bed with luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
Two 42″ flat-screen, interactive LCD TVs with intuitive remote & complimentary Movies On Demand
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Mini-bar with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water & snacks (replenished once daily); security safe; hair dryer
Direct-dial satellite phone & cell service
Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, double-sink vanity, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirror
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers
Purified water refilled daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
24-hour room service
Spacious closet & drawers
Complimentary laundry, dry cleaning, pressing & shoe shine services
Welcome bottle of champagne
In-suite binoculars, coffee brewer & traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket
Well-appointed living room & dining area that seats 4 guests

Size including private veranda: 757–1,163 sq ft *Room size and layouts vary based on ship location.
11:00 AM embarkation
11:00 AM priority stateroom access
Priority shore excursion reservations: 97 days prior to departure
3 guaranteed priority reservations at each alternative restaurant: 90 days prior to departure
Priority booking of spa treatments: 90 days prior to departure
King-size Viking Explorer Bed with luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
Two 42″ flat-screen, interactive LCD TVs with intuitive remote & complimentary Movies On Demand
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Mini-bar with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water & snacks (replenished once daily); security safe; hair dryer
Direct-dial satellite phone & cell service
Large private bathroom with spacious glass-enclosed shower, double-sink vanity, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirror
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers
Purified water refilled daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
24-hour room service
Spacious closet & drawers
Complimentary laundry, dry cleaning, pressing & shoe shine services
Welcome bottle of champagne
In-suite binoculars, coffee brewer & traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket
Well-appointed living room & dining area that seats 4 guests

Largest suite on board: 1,448 sq ft including expansive private veranda (multi-room suite)
11:00 AM embarkation
11:00 AM priority stateroom access
First opportunity to reserve shore excursions: 107 days prior to departure
4 guaranteed priority reservations at each alternative restaurant: 100 days prior to departure
First priority booking of spa treatments: 100 days prior to departure
King-size Viking Explorer Bed with luxury linens & pillows
Free Wi-Fi (connection speed may vary)
Three 42 flat-screen, interactive LCD TVs with intuitive remote & complimentary Movies On Demand
110/220 volt outlets & USB ports
Mini-bar with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water & upgraded snacks (replenished once daily); security safe; hair dryer
Direct-dial satellite phone & cell service
Large master bathroom featuring a spacious glass-enclosed shower, double-sink vanity, heated bathroom floor & anti-fog mirror, plus two guest bathrooms
Premium Freyja® toiletries; plush robes & slippers
Purified water refilled daily
Stateroom steward & twice-daily housekeeping
24-hour room service (including service from any restaurant during open hours)
Spacious walk-in closet & drawers
Complimentary laundry, dry cleaning, pressing & shoe shine services
Welcome bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne
In-suite binoculars, coffee brewer & traditional Norwegian Marius-weave blanket
Spacious, well-appointed living room
Separate dining area that seats 6 guests
Private library, wine & music collections curated by Chairman Torstein Hagen
Ocean-view dry sauna
Boardroom (seats 12) for business meetings & catered dinner parties, with first oceangoing vapor-light fireplace
Pantry for room service & hosted events
Complimentary shore excursion with private car & driver (up to 4 guests) in port city of your choice (valued at up to $800)
Daily personalized tea or pre-dinner cocktail & canapés by request
Dinner & guided tour with ship officers (subject to availability)

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Expand your horizons on this comfortable, award-winning ship, intimate and thoughtfully created by experienced nautical architects and designers to enrich your interaction with your destination in every way.

Our intimate, all-veranda ships offer a wide variety of staterooms for your selection. From Veranda Staterooms to the abundance of extra perks and amenities in our spacious Explorer Suites, there’s no finer way to travel. And whichever stateroom you choose, you will find it beautifully designed in the understated elegance for which Viking is known.

Ship Profile & Stats

  • Length: 745 ft
  • Maiden Voyage: 2021
  • Passenger Capacity (dbl): 930

Ship Facilities

  • Medical Centre
  • Sports Deck
  • Explorers’ Lounge
  • Mamsen’s
  • Wintergarden
  • Pool Bar
  • Main Pool
  • Pool Grill
  • World Cafe
  • Hot Tub
  • Aquavit Terrace
  • Infinity Pool
  • Theatre
  • Torshavn
  • Cinemas
  • Main Restaurant
  • Spa
  • Fitness Centre
  • Shops
  • Salon
  • Viking Bar
  • Viking Living Room
  • Private Dining Rooms
  • The Chef’s Table
  • Manfredi’s Italian Restaurant
  • The Kitchen Table


Cruise Itinerary

DateActivityArriveDepart
22 Mar '21
Greenwich, England
23 Mar '21
Greenwich, England
24 Mar '21
Dover, England
25 Mar '21 At sea    
26 Mar '21
Dublin, Ireland
27 Mar '21
Holyhead, Wales
28 Mar '21
Liverpool, England
29 Mar '21
Belfast, Northern Ireland
30 Mar '21
Ullapool, Scotland
31 Mar '21
Kirkwall, Scotland
01 Apr '21
Edinburgh, Scotland
02 Apr '21
Invergordon, Scotland
03 Apr '21
Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
04 Apr '21
Bergen, Norway
05 Apr '21
Bergen, Norway

All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

14 Night Cruise sailing from London to Bergen aboard Viking Venus.

The Isles, north to south

Immerse yourself in the British Isles during a 15-day cruise, with overnight stays in Bergen, Norway, and Greenwich, England. Discover Scotland’s legendary Highlands and Western Isles and the capital of Edinburgh. Visit the Shetland and Orkney Islands and contrast modern Belfast with traditional Dublin. Witness Welsh culture in Snowdonia. In England, visit maritime Liverpool, see historic Dover and enjoy a tour of London.

Highlights of this cruise:

Greenwich
Greenwich is located some 6 miles east of central London, on the south bank of the River Thames, a few minutes by rail or tube, or a short river cruise from central London. Greenwich is where East meets West at the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and where world time is set Greenwich Mean Time.

Nautical attractions include the National Maritime Museum, the Cutty Sark (a 19th Century tea clipper) and the Gipsy Moth, a tiny yacht which became a potent symbol of British sailing heritage after being sailed solo around the world.

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is in Greenwich Park along with the Queens House (on which the White House in Washington DC, USA is based.

Greenwich has a long heritage; it was the birth place of King Henry VIII and his daughters Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) and Queen Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen). All the English monarchs can be found at Royal History.It has also seen many famous visitors from Peter the Great through Charles Dickens to Bob Hope.

There’s a laid-back feel to Greenwich. It’s the sort of place that you can while away several hours browsing market stalls – crafts, antiques, records, bric a brac and, most famously, vintage clothing. Then you might pop into a riverside pub for lunch and find yourself still there in the evening listening to some mellow jazz.

Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city in Ireland, near the midpoint of Ireland’s east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. Founded as a centre of Viking settlement, the city has been Ireland’s capital since mediæval times.

Dublin is a vibrant city known for its nightlife and tourist attractions. It is the third most visited capital city in Europe (after Paris and London) with over four million visitors a year.

Kirkwall
Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, an archipelago of islands some 10 miles off the north coast of Scotland. Founded around 1035 by Earl Rognvald Brusason, the City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall is the capital and administrative centre of Orkney. The name comes from the Old Norse, ‘Kirkjuvagar’ meaning ‘church-bay’ and refers to a much older church than the present day Cathedral.

The original town is one of the best preserved examples of an ancient Norse town. At the heart of the town stands St Magnus Cathedral, its tower and spire widely visible across both land and sea. It was founded in memory of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney 1108-1117 by Earl (later saint) Rögnvald Kali. Next to the Cathedral are the ruins of the former Bishop’s Palace and Earl’s Palace. The town has two museums: Tankerness House Museum, which is contained within one of Scotland’s best-preserved sixteenth century town-houses, contains items of local historical interest. The prehistoric, Pictish and Viking collections are of international importance. The other museum is the small ‘Wireless Museum’, dealing with the history of radio and recorded sound.

Kirkwall is one of the most attractive and well-preserved small towns in Scotland. Apart from the main historical buildings, mentioned above, there are many 17th-18th century houses and other structures in the local vernacular style. The ‘Kirk’ of Kirkwall was not the Cathedral (which was originally at Birsay), but the 11th century church of St. Olaf of Norway. One late medieval doorway survives from this church. An aumbry from the original church survives within the late 19th Century structure of the present-day St. Olaf’s Church (Anglican) in the town’s Dundas Crescent. Kirkwall also once had a medieval castle (destroyed in the 17th century).

Bergen
Bergen is located on the south-western coast of Norway, in the county of Hordaland, in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell (“the Seven Mountains”). It is recognized as the unofficial capital of the region known as West Norway, and also recognized and marketed as the gateway city to the world famous fjords of Norway.

The oldest part of the city is on the north side of the bay of VÃ¥gen. Here you find Bryggen, a number of old, wooden houses dating from the early 18th century.

A popular tourist attraction is the open air fishmarket on the harbour. Further down you find the main shopping area, rebuilt after a fire in 1916 in art nouveau and functionalism, around the main square Torgalmenningen. Several old quarters of white, wooden houses surround the centre, notably Nordnes, Marken and Sandviken.

Visitors should not miss the ride with the funicular up to Mount Fløyen, where one is rewarded with a splendid view over the city and the fabled seven mountains.

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