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
- 2012
- Gross tonnage
- ~2,850 GT
- Capacity
- 190 guests
The Longship is the reason Viking dominates European river cruising. Introduced in 2012, it solved the two structural problems of river ship design at once: a corridor offset to one side frees space for genuine suites at the bow, and the Aquavit Terrace glazes the forward lounge so it can open to the air in good weather.
More than eighty near-identical hulls have been delivered. Because they are the same ship, the class page is the right level of detail: Viking Var, Viking Skadi, Viking Radgrid and their sisters differ by name, godmother and deployment rather than by product.
Accommodation runs from a compact standard stateroom through French-balcony and veranda grades to two Explorer Suites at the bow, which are the only true suites on a conventional European river vessel.
Dining is the Restaurant plus the informal Aquavit Terrace, entertainment is a resident musician and a destination lecturer, and there is no pool, gym or spa — deck space goes to the walking track and the herb garden instead.
Sister ships
Ships in the Viking Longship Class
3 sister ships share this class — near-identical layouts, cabins, and onboard venues across the Viking River Cruises fleet.
Launched 2013
Viking Var
A Rhine and Danube Longship — the standard 190-guest platform with two Explorer Suites and the Aquavit Terrace forward.
Launched 2013
Viking Skadi
One of the original 2013 Longships, working the Rhine, Main and Danube corridor between Amsterdam and Budapest.
Launched 2019
Viking Radgrid
A later-build Longship with updated interiors and improved cabin technology on the same proven platform.
Also in Viking River Cruises
Other ship classes
Viking Legend Class
The pre-Longship Danube generation — traditional layouts still working itineraries where Longship dimensions do not fit.
Viking Douro Class
Purpose-built Portuguese vessels sized to the Douro's locks — 106 guests, a plunge pool and a shaded sun deck.
Viking Exotics Class
The non-European vessels — Nile, Mekong and Mississippi ships built to local dimensions and regulations.
Cruise line