Segment: Thinking Person’s Cruise
Episode: Grand European
Air Date: 9th February 2020
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane

Viking has been deliberately created for curious, experienced travellers, which is why there is such an emphasis on enrichment and learning. Viking understands that truly enriching travel involves much more than highlights and sights, and that immersing yourself in the destination’s history, culture, culinary scene and even language will deliver a far more enriching experience.

• Viking’s Cultural Curriculum starts the moment you begin planning your holiday. Before you depart, Viking offers you a recommended reading and filmography list, so that you can delve more deeply in the destinations before you travel.
• Once on board, every experience and detail has been created to provide opportunities for you to enhance your understanding of the destinations you visit. This is achieved through libraries, port talks, guest lectures, destination-inspired performances, and even language lessons.
• Once on shore, ‘The Viking Way’ of exploration provides behind the scenes insights and opportunities through the cruise line’s selection of ‘Working World’, ‘Local Life’ and ‘Privileged Access’ shore excursions.
• Local Life Excursions allow you to experience things like the locals do, providing an insight into everyday life.
• Working World Excursions help you understand the local industry and economy and how they worked in the past.
• Privileged Access Excursions instead take you behind closed doors offering experiences that other tourists just can’t get access to.
• Cruising the rivers of Europe means you’ll enjoy smaller ships that stay longer in port, taking you closer to your destination and allowing you more time to explore.