Viking River Cruises
Story
A rich tradition
of exploration
guides Viking River
Cruises. Chairman
Torstein Hagen, the
company's founding
chairman, is a
Norwegian of Viking
descent. He extends
his Viking legacy of
exploration through
the enriching travel
experience Viking
River Cruises offers
its guests.
An industry
veteran, Torstein
Hagen first tried
river cruising after
many years of world
travel by land, air
and sea. He found
this up-close
exploration of
culture, heritage
and historic sites
to be his favorite
way to see a
destination. Thus,
this "voyage of
discovery" played a
key role in the
establishment of
Viking River Cruises
in 1997.
Beginning with
the purchase of four
ships in Russia, the
company's expansion
continued with the
purchase in 2000 of
Europe's KD River
Cruises—a company
with a heritage of
more than a century
of river cruising,
making Viking River
Cruises the world's
most knowledgeable
and experienced
river cruise line.
The company has now
grown to be the
world's largest,
with a fleet of
deluxe ships built
to accommodate
discerning
travelers.
