England's Scenic Shores Cornwall Picture courtesy of Viking Cruises

Stop dreaming, dust off those suitcases and check out SeaView’s round-up of this summer’s cruises around the British Isles

We have had to wait a a year for the pandemic gloom to lift, and at last the good news has been coming thick and fast for UK cruisers over the past couple of weeks as cruise lines roll out programmes of summer voyages around the British Isles. It means that from late May until

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Viking Venus

Viking leads the way with UK cruising in May with three voyages on new ship Viking Venus

Viking will be leading the field when it resumes domestic operations in the UK with the first of three special sailings departs Portsmouth on 22 May on the brand new ship, Viking Venus. The England’s Scenic Shores itinerary, which will call at Liverpool, Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, Falmouth and Portland, is only available

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The Sun comes out for the first time in Kiel

Viking has chalked up its first visit to the port of Kiel. Escorted by a port tug and to the accompaniment of a water fountain display, the company’s Viking Sun berthed at the Ostseekai Cruise Terminal. “It is an honour that Viking Ocean Cruises has included our port in its route planning for the first time,” port

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Big step for Viking as Jupiter touches water for the first time

Viking Jupiter, the ship destined to establish Viking as the largest small ship ocean cruise line in the industry, touched water for the first time today (10 May) at her “floating out” in Italy. Scheduled for delivery in early 2019, the ship will spend her maiden season sailing itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.

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The Vikings are coming! Cruise line orders six more new ships

The Vikings loved nothing more than invading places, and it seems little has changed with the announcement that Viking Cruise Line is off to conquer the world by ordering six more new ships. The new agreement with Italian shipbuilders Fincantieri could see the delivery of the additional ocean ships by 2027. Viking Sun is one

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