Part of the fleet
Viking River Cruises
The scale player in river cruising — adults-only, culture-led and standardised across more than 80 near-identical Longships.
- Introduced
- 2014
- Gross tonnage
- ~2,300 GT
- Capacity
- 106 guests
The Douro's five locks impose hard limits on length and beam, so Viking built a separate class for Portugal rather than adapting the Longship.
At 106 guests these are the smallest ships in the European fleet, and the reduced passenger count shows in the tender operation ashore and in the size of excursion groups in the Douro Valley quintas.
Unusually for Viking, the class carries a small plunge pool on the sun deck — a concession to Portuguese summer temperatures rather than a change of philosophy.
Cabins follow the Longship ladder in miniature, with French-balcony and veranda grades and a pair of larger suites at the bow.
Sister ships
Ships in the Viking Douro Class
2 sister ships share this class — near-identical layouts, cabins, and onboard venues across the Viking River Cruises fleet.
Also in Viking River Cruises
Other ship classes
Viking Longship Class
The standardised 190-guest platform repeated more than eighty times — the single most-produced river ship design in the world.
Viking Legend Class
The pre-Longship Danube generation — traditional layouts still working itineraries where Longship dimensions do not fit.
Viking Exotics Class
The non-European vessels — Nile, Mekong and Mississippi ships built to local dimensions and regulations.
Cruise line