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Viking RiVeR CRuises
54 Cruise Planner 2014
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Viking river cruises broke a Guinness world record in 2013 by launching eight river ships in one naming ceremony; in 2014 a total of 14 new ships will join the fleet. the new longships epitomise the best of scandinavian design with sleek staircases, solar panels and organic herb gardens on the large sun decks. there are cruises along europe’s major rivers, russia and the ukraine and china’s Yangtze. in 2014 there’s a new 16-day Memories of Mandalay cruise exploring south-east asia along the mekong river. 0208 780 7900; vikingrivercruises.co.uk 8 cru ise -i n t er nat iona l .com