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2020 World Cruise (August 2018)

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  • Viking
  • Veranda
  • Lifts
  • Deluxe
  • Explorer
  • Islands
  • Launderette
  • Atrium
  • Pacific
  • Scenic

2019-2020 VIKING ULTIMATE WORLD CRUISE 2019-2020 VIKING ULTIMATE WORLD CRUISE EDINBURGH. A CLASSIC BEAUTY. THE RUGGED SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS. For centuries, the imposing battlements Our port in Invergordon lies on the doorstep of Edinburgh Castle have overseen this of the mountainous, heather-covered graceful city of historic buildings, rocky hills Scottish Highlands. One of Europe’s most and gracious green ribbons of park. Take sparsely populated regions, it provides a in Scotland’s rich history at the National fascinating glimpse into the days of warring Museum, and admire Edinburgh’s classic clans. As you explore, you are likely to see beauty along the Royal Mile. This celebrated kilts adorned in ancestral tartan patterns avenue links Edinburgh Castle and Queen and locals hoisting a dram of the country’s Elizabeth’s occasional residence, the Palace famed whisky. Perhaps you will also visit of Holyroodhouse, whose battlements still Urquhart Castle, perched on a ledge overlook the city. overlooking the legendary Loch Ness. BERGEN, NORWAY HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA URQUHART CASTLE, SCOTLAND BERGEN. HANSEATIC GIANT, We are berthed right alongside Bryggen SURROUNDED IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY. QUEBEC CITY. A SLICE OF EUROPE. SCENIC GEM. Dwarfed by gargantuan wharf for our overnight stay, so you can “Thor’s Harbor” is an early Viking Gracefully set on the St. Lawrence River, snowcapped mountains and magnificent discover this beautiful city with ease. Echoes settlement, and is thought to be one of the cultural capital of Quebec province fjords, picturesque Bergen retains the of its heady heyday whisper in the colorful Europe’s oldest capitals. Founded more exudes a royal air. The Old Town, a UNESCO quaint character of the fishing village it wooden buildings along this wharf; today than a thousand years ago, Tórshavn’s Site lined with distinctive white stone once was. Founded in 1070 on the site Bryggen wharf is a UNESCO World Heritage fishing and sheepherding industries were buildings dating to the early 17th century, of a Viking settlement, Bergen became a Site. At the Fisketorget (fish market), you mainstays of the economy and remain so lies at the foot of the Upper Town — both leading member of the Hanseatic League, will find treasures of the sea, from salmon today. The Faroe Islands are famous for crowned by the magnificent Château the Baltic economic powerhouse of the and prawns to local caviar and icy oysters. their shaggy sheep, and locally designed Frontenac. Explore the French-flavored city’s 13th to the 17th centuries. To delve into the city’s Hanseatic past, stop handknit sweaters are an important export. singular history and perhaps discover the at the atmospheric Hanseatic Museum. Most of all, unspoiled views are bountiful province’s natural beauty at Montmorency and seabirds can be seen in abundance. Falls and Sainte-Anne Canyon. 6 SEE MORE AT VIKINGOCEANCRUISES.COM CALL A VIKING EXPERT AT 1-888-850-6260 OR SEE YOUR TRAVEL AGENT 7