Cruising Norway in the Footsteps of Vikings

Nothing says Norway like massive glaciers, deep and winding fjords, and, of course, Vikings—those fearsome seafaring warriors who once terrorized inhabitants of the North Atlantic. Less well known, perhaps, is that Vikings were also explorers.

Cruising the Volga with Love

In Russia, we learned that you don’t sip vodka. You drink it straight out of a shot glass and follow it with a sweet pickle, preferably one homemade by the sweet young grandmother who has invited you and eleven of your shipmates into her Uglich home for the afternoon.

Trip Down the Danube River

Some people look at the world through rose colored glasses. Johann Straus may have been looking at the Danube River through sepia toned lenses.