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2. Viking (cruise line) - Wikipedia

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   The company was established by Torstein Hagen in St. Petersburg, Russia as Viking River Cruises in 1997. Hagen had become involved in cruising as a McKinsey and Company consultant who helped the Holland America Line survive the 1973 oil crisis, then was CEO of the Royal Viking Line from 1980 to 1984, made money in the Russian private equity markets, then bought a controlling stake in a Dutch ...

3. Köln-Düsseldorfer - Wikipedia

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   Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) is a river cruise operator based in Cologne, Germany. The company operates a total of 14 cruise ships on the Rhine, Main and Moselle rivers. The famous KD steamer line operated on the Rhine with steamers and tourist boats. The Lorelei rock was a famed day outing for pleasure seekers.

4. River cruise - Wikipedia

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   River cruise ships with accommodation facilities offer longer cruises. According to Douglas Ward, "A river cruise represents life in the slow lane, sailing along at a gentle pace, soaking up the scenery, with plentiful opportunities to explore riverside towns and cities en route. It is a supremely calming experience, an antidote to the pressures of life in a fast-paced wor

5. MS Viking Grace - Wikipedia

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   Viking Grace is twinned by MS Viking Glory, which entered service in March 2022. Viking Line and STX Finland made a contract of building the ship (shipyard project number NB 1376) [7] on 25 October 2010, and the contract went into force on 22 December 2010. The contract price was about 240 million euro, and the ship was delivered in January 2013.

6. MV Viking Star - Wikipedia

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   MV Viking Star is the lead ship of the Viking Star class [citation needed] of cruise ships, and the first such ship operated by Viking Ocean Cruises, a division of Viking Cruises. She entered service in April 2015. Two Viking Star-class sister ships, Viking Sea and Viking Sky, joined her in the Viking Ocean Cruises fleet in 2016. [5]

7. Viking Octantis - Wikipedia

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   The Viking Octantis is a Polar Class 6 purpose-built expedition ship completed in December 2021 for Viking Expeditions Cruises, a subdivision of Viking Cruises. The ship has a capacity of 378 passengers with 189 staterooms. [ 1 ]

8. Royal Viking Line - Wikipedia

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   Royal Viking Star was stretched in 1981, followed by Royal Viking Sky in 1982 and Royal Viking Sea in 1983. The lengthening of the ships improved both their profiles and their economics. In 1984, Torstein Hagen arranged a $240 million management buyout of the company, with the assistance of venture capital firm JH Whitney [citation needed].

9. Middle Rhine - Wikipedia

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   Middle Rhine (German: Mittelrhein, pronounced [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʁaɪn] ⓘ; kilometres [a] 529 to 660 of the Rhine) [2] is the section of the Rhine between Bingen and Bonn in Germany. It flows through the Rhine Gorge ( Oberes Mittelrheintal ), a formation created by erosion , which happened at about the same rate as an uplift in the region, leaving ...