Upper Mississippi Explorer 2024 Resources Memphis, Tennessee to St Paul, Minnesota Viking®

Table Of Content

• Viking Longships Christening 2015
• Find a Viking Mississippi Cruise from $3,499
• Viking announces new 2024 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises
• Viking Mississippi current position
• Mississippi RIver's largest cruise ship ever debuts in June 2023
• Viking Mississippi ship makes first-ever call at La Crosse’s Riverside Park WI
• Decks and Cabins
• Post: Cultural Capitals—Minneapolis & St. Paul

It may be a dark time for the cruise industry, as many ships have returned to port and passengers shuffle plans as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The 2022-built Viking Mississippi cruise ship is the first of all 6 (planned) boats built and registered in the USA (flag-state). The boat Viking Mississippi operates on the Lower and Upper Mississippi, with departures from homeports NOLA-New Orleans, Memphis TN, St Louis MO, and Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN. The streamlined Scandinavian design and generous amenities of the staterooms on board Viking Longships create a lovely place to call home while exploring the waterways of Europe. The exceptional Explorer Suites on board Viking Longships feature separate sleeping and sitting rooms, a wraparound veranda with 270° views, a French balcony and hotel-style amenities.

Viking Longships Christening 2015

All staterooms and public venues are with floor-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows. More days means more to discover, with extension packages you can add before or after your Viking cruise or cruisetour. Enjoy additional days to explore your embarkation or disembarkation city, or see a new destination altogether with a choice of exciting cities.Pre & Post Cruise Extensions vary by itinerary and are subject to change. Constructed in 2022 and purpose-built for the Mississippi River, the luxury river cruise ship hosts up to 386 passengers and 148 crew members.

Find a Viking Mississippi Cruise from $3,499

Purpose-built for the Mississippi, the ship’s cutting-edge design, expansive windows and comfortable amenities make it the first truly modern cruise ship in the region. Purpose-built for the Mississippi, the ship’s cutting-edge design, expansive windows and comfortable amenities will make it the first truly modern cruise ship in the region. Purpose-built for the Mississippi, the ship's cutting-edge design, expansive windows and comfortable amenities make it the first truly modern cruise ship in the region. MS Viking Mississippi riverboat represents a new design inland passenger vessel that is totally different from all currently available on the US market cruise ships. The boat is traditionally large-sized but with a 90% glass-enclosed superstructure.

Viking announces new 2024 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises

And whichever stateroom you choose, you will find it beautifully designed in the understated elegance for which Viking is known. Viking just announced details of the purpose-built, 386-passenger cruise ship it will bring to the Mississippi River by 2022. The new ship, aptly named Viking Mississippi, will sail between New Orleans and St. Paul, Minnesota, with the inaugural trips slated for August. All categories above V-Veranda Stateroom additionally receive as perks binoculars (in-cabin use only), coffee making machine, MARIUS (traditional Norwegian) wool blankets. PV-Penthouse Veranda and all suites additionally receive once-daily replenished minibar (complimentary alcoholic drinks, sodas, bottled water, snacks).

The shipbuilder (and shipowner) is ECO Shipyards - a fully-owned subsidiary of Edison Chouest Offshore (1960-founded as "Edison Chouest Boat Rentals" marine corporation). The ship is operated under charter by the subsidiary company Viking USA LLC via the new brand Viking River Cruises USA. During a festive waterfront Christening Ceremony in Amsterdam, Viking was proud to welcome six of its new Viking Longships to the award-winning and innovative fleet.

Immerse yourself in the blues with Viking’s Privileged Access Mississippi Delta experience. Explore the oldest city on the Mississippi, Natchez, with over 200 historic Southern estates.

If you are new to river cruising and would like to know what you can expect, watch this video. During the naming ceremony in Paris, France, Viking welcomed eight new Europe River ships to its award-winning fleet, including 4 purpose-built Viking Longships for the Seine River. In 2022, the cruise line began offering service through the Midwest, including from St. Louis to St. Paul, Minnesota. When Viking Mississippi joined the world's largest river cruise line in summer 2022, it became Viking's first ship in the U.S. Welcome to four destination-focused, culturally enriching journeys along the Mississippi River—designed for curious, experienced travelers seeking an in-depth look at the history and heritage of America’s heartland and the soul of the South. In St. Paul, tourism officials have waited for years for Viking to make good on its February 2015 announcement that it would soon be sailing from New Orleans toward the Mississippi River headwaters.

Decks and Cabins

Mississippi River expedition featured in new Viking Cruises promotion - SuperTalk Mississippi

Mississippi River expedition featured in new Viking Cruises promotion.

Posted: Fri, 05 Jan 2024 08:00:00 GMT [source]

All staterooms (except 8x handicap cabins with French Balconies) are with Outside Balconies (step-out verandas). French Balcony staterooms are ADA cabins (wheelchair-accessible), with larger bathrooms and convenient midship location (near the Atrium's lifts). French Balcony cabins are with floor-ceiling windows, slide-opening to a railing. Tour our stylish ships, designed with understated elegance and comfort in mind.

Post: Cultural Capitals—Minneapolis & St. Paul

Complete with a full-size veranda, these Viking Suites offer more space and comfort, early check-in, a welcome bottle of champagne and more. When the Viking Mississippi sails into St. Paul’s Lambert’s Landing on Saturday morning, there’s a good chance it will beat sunrise. The 386-passenger cruise ship — the first luxury liner in downtown St. Paul in roughly a decade — could float in by 6 or 7 a.m., if not earlier, sailing out again on its inaugural trip toward St. Louis at 10 p.m. “At a time where many of us are at home, looking for inspiration to travel in the future, I am pleased to introduce a new, modern way to explore this great river,” said Viking chairman Torstein Hagen in a statement.

The River Cafe offers both indoor and outdoor seating, along with a menu comprising American classics and regionally inspired favorites. It also has Norwegian menu selections culled from Mamsen's, the popular eatery on Viking's oceangoing ships that serves up dishes from the recipe book of Viking Chairman Torstein Hagen's mother, Ragnhild "Mamsen" Hagen. The adjacent Aquavit Terrace has been reimagined for the Mississippi, providing a classic American barbecue experience in a casual atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating. Cabins and public areas feature a nautical color palette of rich blues, warm earth tones and soothing natural woods. As for what to see and do, Viking has announced several eight-day itineraries that focus on northern or southern portions of the river.

Mississippi River cruises take hit as American Queen shuts down - MinnPost

Mississippi River cruises take hit as American Queen shuts down.

Posted: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT [source]

Spacious staterooms, indoor and outdoor dining venues and panoramic views enrich your travel experience. A new feature for a Viking river vessel is The Bow -- an expanded outdoor seating area positioned directly in front of the Explorer's Lounge with commanding views of the river. Viking Mississippi also features a Sun Deck, including a terrace with an infinity plunge pool. The Deluxe cabins offer additional perks such as in-suite coffee machine and early access on embarkation day. With operations based in Basel, Switzerland and a marketing office in Los Angeles, Calif., Viking offers ocean and river cruises on all seven continents, with trips including the Nile, Mekong and Mississippi rivers. The ship can host up to 386 guests and offers such amenities as free wifi, self-service laundries and laundry service, and various tiers of stateroom suites with two full-size rooms with a large veranda.

Savor delicious Cajun and Creole cuisine, as well as Memphis’s famous barbecue. And stir your soul with the rhythms of Dixieland jazz, Delta blues and gospel. Revel in the charm of “America’s Great River” as you set sail along the Mississippi. Admire the historic mansions and grand homes atop its bluffs, and delve into America’s Civil War history.

It measures 450 feet in length, 75 feet in width at the beam, or widest point, five decks and 193 all outwardly-facing staterooms, including 40 penthouse and junior penthouse suites. Explorer Suite cruise prices are also inclusive of "Silver Spirits Beverage Package" (Viking Cruises' alcohol-inclusive unlimited drink package). Suites start with Penthouse Junior Suites, which offer 400 square feet of living space and the amenities of a Penthouse Veranda Stateroom. Terrace Suites have an expansive veranda that stretches the entire width of the suite.

Delight in the region’s famed Southern cuisine and sample Memphis’s renowned barbecue, alongside artisan beers. Birthplace of American music—blues, jazz and soul—the Mississippi celebrates its musical heritage in the towns and cities that line its legendary shores. Step on board the newest and most modern ship on the Mississippi with all outside staterooms, private verandas, spacious public areas and our signature, clean Scandinavian design, reimagined for the Mississippi River. Situated at the front of the boat is the Explorer Room, a sunlit dining area ringed by 180 degrees of floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and the top deck hosts the Aquavit Terrace, an outdoor dining area located near an infinity plunge pool.

The Viking Mississippi itinerary program offers to visit seven US states - Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The following video highlights Viking Cruises' Mississippi River shore excursion experiences. Meet a master boatbuilder and learn about the role these vessels played in Viking society centuries ago. Discover Darrow, the gateway to the grand homes of the Lower Mississippi, and explore the fascinating towns along the banks of the Mississippi that preserve the memory of the American South’s early history.