Awards
TRAVEL + LEISURE
WORLD’S BEST AWARDS – 16 YEARS OF RECOGNITION
Viking River Cruises has been recognized as a World’s Best by Travel + Leisure readers in the 2020 World’s Best Awards and has been recognized 16 times since 2004. In 2015, Viking earned the highest score of all river and ocean cruise lines in the magazine’s annual World’s Best List. Viking was also named the #1 River Cruise Line on Travel + Leisure’s 2012 and 2015 World’s Best Lists.
CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER
READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS – 14 YEARS OF RECOGNITION
In 2019, Viking was once again honored in Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards, marking 14 years of recognition from 2002–2019.
In 2018 and 2017, Viking was voted the #1 River Cruise Line and has also scored in the top of the list every year since the river cruise category was introduced. Condé Nast Traveler states, “Complimentary Wi-Fi and select shore excursions encourage passengers to share experiences both on land and on the water, and Viking’s ‘Culture Curriculum’ offers experiential learning through events like regional wine tastings and menus that change with the season.”
CRUISE CRITIC
CRUISERS’ CHOICE AWARDS – 2019
In 2019, Viking was rated the #1 River Cruise Line in Cruise Critic’s Cruisers’ Choice Awards with Viking Vidar and Viking Lofn taking first and second place respectively. The Cruisers’ Choice Awards name the best cruise ships in the world, based solely on ratings submitted with member reviews published on the Cruise Critic website.
CRUISE CRITIC
EDITORS’ PICKS AWARDS – 9 YEARS OF RECOGNITION
For nine consecutive years Viking has been honored with awards including “Best River Cruise Line,” “Best New River Ships” for the Viking Longships, “Best River Cruise Itineraries,” “Best Enrichment,” “Best Shore Excursions” and “Best for First-Timers.” Cruise Critic states, “In an expanding river market, Viking continues to reign.”
USA TODAY
10BEST READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS – 2017, 2016 Viking was named “Best River Cruise Line” in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for the second year in a row. Nominated by travel experts and voted on by travelers, Viking was recognized for its “all-inclusive cruises, outside staterooms, WiFi, wine and beer with meals, shore excursions in every port and signature Culture Curriculum program.”
CRUISE CRITIC
CRUISERS’ CHOICE DESTINATION AWARDS – 2018
In 2018, Viking was rated one of the top European River Cruise Lines in Cruise Critic’s Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards. The Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards highlight the world’s best destinations and cruise lines, based solely on member reviews published on the Cruise Critic website.
AFAR TRAVEL
TRAVELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS – 2017 Viking was named “Best Danube River Cruise Operator” in AFAR magazine’s Travelers’ Choice Awards. Travelers chose Viking Rivers Cruises for its small ships, elegant staterooms, regional Austrian and Hungarian cuisine and expert staff.
TOWN & COUNTRY
CRUISE AWARDS – 2016 In the 2016 Town & Country Cruise Awards, Viking Longships were awarded “Best for Suites” and “Best for Design.” Town & Country editor remarked, “The simple Scandinavian design of Viking’s nearly 50 newly built Longships makes the best use of space we’ve seen.”
CRUISE FEVER
FAN AWARDS – 2016, 2015 Cruise Fever fans named Viking “Best River Cruise Line” for the second year in a row in their 2016 Cruise Fever Fan Awards.
PORTHOLE CRUISE
READER’S CHOICE AWARDS – 2016, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008 Viking has been honored five times by Porthole Cruise Magazine readers, with awards including “Best River Cruise Line” and “Best River Ship.”
CRUISEREPORT.COM
EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARDS – 2016, 2012, 2007, 2006 CruiseReport.com honored Viking River Cruises with “Best River Cruise Accommodations” in their 2016 Editors’ Choice Awards. Previously, Viking has been named “Best River Cruise Line” three times, and in 2012 was named “Best Way to See Russia.”
TRAVELAGE WEST
WAVE AWARDS – 11 TIME WINNER Viking has now been named “Best River Cruise Line” eleven consecutive times (2006 to 2016) by this prestigious travel industry publication in their WAVE Awards.
TRAVEL WEEKLY
READERS CHOICE AWARDS – 11 TIME WINNER Viking has now been named “Best River Cruise Line” eleven times (2006 to 2016) by this prestigious travel industry publication in its Readers Choice Awards.
LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – 4 TIME WINNER In 2017, Viking became the first cruise line to win both rivers and oceans categories in the prestigious luxury trade awards: Best Luxury River Cruise Company (for the fourth time) and Best Luxury Ocean Cruise Company (for the first time).
RECOMMEND
READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS – 11 TIME WINNER For the eleventh consecutive time, Recommend magazine awarded Viking “Best River Cruise Line” in its Readers’ Choice Awards.
FODOR’S TRAVEL
WORLD’S BEST CRUISES – 2016, 2015 Viking was honored on Fodor’s Travel 10 Best River Cruises for 2016, and in 2015 received the “World’s Best Cruises for 2015” award for its Legends of the Rhine.
SEATRADE INSIDER
CRUISE AWARDS – 2011 The River Cruise Innovation Award was presented to Viking in 2011 for our innovative Viking Longships. This was the first award presented to “a company, organization or individual who has provided an exceptional service, or product or initiative in the river cruise sector.”
MONEY MAGAZINE
BEST IN TRAVEL – 2017
In search of the “Best Cruises for Your Money,” Money magazine named Viking River Cruises the “Best River Cruise Line” for providing “the greatest choice of waterways, ports, and cruising dates . . .” while also offering exceptional value.
