National Cruise Vacation Week’s World’s Largest Cruise Sale

If you’ve been thinking about taking a cruise for your next vacation, there’s no better time to pick one out than now. October 20-27 is National Cruise Vacation Week. If you’d like to know what that means for you, keep reading.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) holds National Cruise Vacation Week. National Cruise Vacation Week also includes the “World’s Largest Cruise Sale“, a time when many participating member organizations of CLIA have special sales, discounts, and package offerings for cruise vacations. It’s the best time of the year to buy a cruise package at a discount.Continue reading

Viking River Cruises Expands Its Offerings

One of our partners, Viking River Cruises, is offering some great deals on travel packages as they introduce ocean cruising and expand their river cruise products. Book a Viking cruise or a river cruise through AffordableTours.com today and you can save big.

The Ocean Cruise Line

Earlier this year, Viking announced plans for a new line of vacations, Viking Ocean Cruises. Expanding on Viking’s classic line of river cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises will allow travelers to take tours of Europe’s biggest and most famous seas, offering the same level of service and exclusive events and sights that have become a staple of the Viking name. The first planned expeditions are set to launch in May 2015, with voyages from Scandinavia through the Baltic Sea, as well as cruises that cover both the Eastern and Western Mediterranean.

Viking is already offering deals for the 2015 maiden voyages of the Viking Ocean Cruises line:Continue reading

Touring the European Christmas Markets with Viking River Cruise

Throughout Europe (especially Germany and Eastern Europe), in a historic tradition dating back hundreds of years, many towns and villages open their “Christmas Market” for the holiday season. Buildings light up with Christmas decorations, vendors sell hand-made, traditional toys and other Christmas mementos, and the town square is turned into an open-air celebration of Christmas. (You can watch this short video to get an idea of what to expect at a European Christmas Market.)

The Christmas Markets in Europe are rich with tradition and history, each one a unique reflection of local culture. If you have an interest in a unique Christmas vacation you’ll remember for a lifetime, consider a European Christmas Market tour with Viking River Cruises.

Let’s pick a few major cities and take a closer look at what makes some of the more notable destinations on the European Christmas Market river cruise so special.Continue reading