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Viking Cruises to Norway & the UK: An “Into the Midnight Sun” Travelogue

by Howard Blount | Published on Aug 30, 2018 | 6 comments

Have you ever dreamed of sailing with Viking Cruises to Norway and the UK? Backroad Planet’s annotated travelogue explores the 15-day “Into the Midnight Sun” itinerary, introduces its scenic destinations, and evaluates its shore excursion options. I...

Viking Ocean Cruises: A Guide for Planning a Voyage of a Lifetime

by Howard Blount | Last updated Dec 2, 2018 | Published on Aug 6, 2018 | 20 comments

A guide for planning, booking, and embarking on a Viking Ocean Cruises voyage of a lifetime, featuring exclusive insider tips from Viking Explorer Society members. We were guests of Viking Cruises, but all thoughts and opinions are our own. Note: Unlike most of our...

The Viking Sun Embarks on the Inaugural World Cruise

by Howard Blount | Last updated Jan 22, 2018 | Published on Dec 31, 2017 | 6 comments

The Viking Sun embarks on the inaugural World Cruise from Miami to London. This 141-day cruise will visit 5 continents, 35 countries, and 64 ports, cross the Equator twice, the International Date Line once, and pass through both the Panama and Suez Canals. I was a...

Viking Christmas River Cruises: A Rhine Getaway Travelogue

by Howard Blount | Last updated Jun 17, 2018 | Published on Jul 30, 2017 | 9 comments

Viking’s Christmas river cruises offer the best of Europe’s medieval castles, cathedrals, and storybook towns, with festive Christmas markets in every port. I was a guest of Viking River Cruises, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Viking Christmas...

18 Reasons to Cruise the Mediterranean on the Viking Star

by Howard Blount | Last updated Dec 2, 2018 | Published on Mar 1, 2016 | 55 comments

A luxury sailing on the Viking Star is the perfect way for destination-oriented travelers to cruise the Mediterranean and tour Europe’s great port cities. It is no secret that I love river cruises. Ocean cruises are great, too, but my heart always...

Portugal in Panorama: An Annotated Photo Gallery

by Howard Blount | Last updated Dec 3, 2018 | Published on Oct 27, 2015 | 14 comments

Portugal in Panorama is a captioned photo collection of 22 locations captured with the Apple iPhone camera. It was my honor to join a select group of 22 travel writers, photographers, PR executives, and social media influencers as guests for Viking’s...

Backroad Planet on “This Week in Travel” Podcast #196

by Howard Blount | Last updated Dec 2, 2018 | Published on Oct 13, 2015 | 2 comments

Howard shares publicly for the first time his crazy twisted story involving a detached retina, JohnnyJet, and Viking Cruises on “This Week in Travel” podcast #196 with Chris Christensen. It was an honor to join host Chris Christensen and...

24 Viking River Cruise Insider Tips

by Howard Blount | Last updated Dec 9, 2018 | Published on Aug 9, 2015 | 97 comments

Exclusive tips from Viking River Cruise Explorer Society members to help make your European journey the cruise of a lifetime! We were guests of Viking Cruises, but all thoughts and opinions are our own. Don’t miss our newest Viking post: Viking Ocean Cruises: A...

European Panoramas: An Annotated Photo Gallery

by Howard Blount | Last updated Dec 9, 2018 | Published on Jul 27, 2015 | 6 comments

An annotated photographic collection of European locations captured with the Apple iPhone panorama feature. We were guests of Viking Cruises, but the eye candy of European panoramas was all ours. European Panoramas I am not a photographer, although I wish I were . . ....

Top 11 Viking River Cruise Ship Amenities

by Howard Blount | Last updated Dec 9, 2018 | Published on Jul 20, 2015 | 78 comments

Viking river cruise amenities are designed to pamper passengers with the ultimate in creature comforts. Here are Backroad Planet’s Top 11 amenities! We were guests of Viking Cruises, but the pleasure of shipboard amenities was all ours. Viking River Cruise...

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