Tag Archives: Skirnir

Melk Abbey

Posted on June 27, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Melk, Austria Melk is a city in Austria at the confluence of the Danube and Melk Rivers with a population of over 5000 people. It is best known for Melk Abbey, home to Benedictine monks since 1089. Melk has a … Continue reading →

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Viking Longship Cabins on Viking Skirnir

Posted on May 23, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Viking Skirnir is one of many of Viking’s longships sailing Europe’s rivers. Sister ships to the Skirnir have identical deck plans. There are no inside cabins on a longship, but the below water level cabins just have long narrow windows … Continue reading →

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Panoramic Vienna

Posted on April 18, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Vienna, Austria Vienna is the capitol of Austria with a population of over 2 million people. Currency is the euro. 1 euro at last check was equal to $1.10 USD. That is likely to change in the dollar’s current downward … Continue reading →

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Viking Skirnir

Posted on January 3, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our European Grand Tour 15-day river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam took place on the Skirnir, one of many identical Viking longships cruising rivers in Europe. In Budapest alone we often saw 5 or 6 of them docked on the … Continue reading →

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