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Itineraries of the Viking Longships Vidar

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Ship's attributes

Services And Amenities

  • Self-service laundry room

Technical specifications

  • Classe:  Longship Class
  • Passengers:  238

History

  • 2015: Année de construction

Viking Vidar: 59 departures, and why long routes offer so few

Measured on 25 August 2026: 59 departures, of which 8 from Passau to Budapest and 7 from Budapest to Amsterdam.

The arithmetic of a calendar

The question comes up often: why does this ship offer three times fewer dates than Viking Heimdal on the Rhône? The answer has nothing to do with popularity, it is purely mechanical.

A European river season runs roughly from March to December. A one-week route occupies the ship for seven or eight days, which allows about thirty rotations. A fifteen-day route occupies twice that: the same season leaves room for only fifteen or so departures, and each one holds 190 berths for a fortnight.

The practical consequence is simple and better heard early: on long crossings, inventory is structurally scarce. It is not a commercial tactic, it is a calendar. Anyone aiming at a precise date on this format needs to move considerably earlier than for a week on the Rhine.

The format in one sentence

Fifteen days, five countries, one suitcase unpacked, and the same crew from the first day to the last. People who come back from this route rarely describe it as a cruise: they describe it as a slow move across Europe.

The hull, in figures

Length 135 metres, capacity 190 guests, crew 53, 95 staterooms split into 25 Standard, 22 French Balcony, 39 Veranda, 7 Veranda Suites and 2 Explorer Suites. The length is not a choice: it is what the locks accept.

The crew ratio, 3.58 guests per crew member, belongs to this class alone. On the Nile, the same company falls to 1.71.

Viking Gefjon makes the same crossing with 76 departures, and Viking Ve with 71.

Víðarr, the silent god

Víðarr almost never speaks in the texts. His function arrives right at the end: at Ragnarök, when the wolf Fenrir has swallowed Odin, it is he who sets a foot in the beast's jaw and tears it apart. His shoe, the sources say, is made of every leather offcut men have thrown away since the beginning of time.

Getting there from Montreal

Amsterdam is served by direct flights; Budapest and Passau require a connection. Viking Magni completes the series with 40 departures.

Going through an agency is not optional here

Try it from home: Viking's reservations site redirects Quebec addresses to a page announcing it is unavailable and inviting travellers to reach an agent. 30 seconds is enough to see it. On this line, a Quebec client has no other way in.

Our Viking River Cruises advisors give you in writing, before you book, the exact fare, the inclusions, the exclusions and the conditions. AquaTerra Travels follows Quebec consumer protection rules and participates in the compensation fund for travel agency customers.

Frequently Asked Questions

59, measured on 25 August 2026, of which 8 from Passau to Budapest and 7 from Budapest to Amsterdam.
Because she runs long routes. A fifteen-day trip occupies the ship twice as long as a one-week route, which halves the number of rotations possible in a season.
About thirty for a one-week route, about fifteen for a fifteen-day route. The European river season runs roughly from March to December.
No, it is a calendar. Inventory on long crossings is structurally scarce because each departure holds 190 berths for a fortnight.
Considerably earlier than for a week on the Rhine. Anyone aiming at a precise date on a fifteen-day route needs to move well ahead.
Fifteen days, five countries, one suitcase unpacked, and the same crew from the first day to the last. People who come back describe it as a slow move across Europe.
Víðarr is the silent god of the Norse pantheon. At Ragnarök he tears apart the jaw of the wolf Fenrir after the wolf has swallowed Odin.
190 guests in 95 staterooms: 25 Standard, 22 French Balcony, 39 Veranda, 7 Veranda Suites and 2 Explorer Suites.
53, or one for every 3.58 guests. That is the Longship-class ratio; it falls to 1.71 on Viking's Nile ships.
135 metres, the limit of the Rhine, Main and Danube locks. Viking's entire European fleet is drawn around that constraint.
Viking Gefjon with 76 departures, Viking Ve with 71 and Viking Magni with 40. The hulls are identical.
Amsterdam is served by direct flights from Montreal. Budapest and Passau require a connection, usually through Frankfurt, Zurich, Paris or Amsterdam.
No. From a Quebec address the site redirects to a page stating it is unavailable and inviting travellers to contact an agent.
Viking states one included excursion per port of call, beer, wine and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, and Wi-Fi on board. Gratuities are not included.
Our advisors confirm the exact fare, inclusions and applicable conditions in writing. AquaTerra Travels follows Quebec consumer protection rules and participates in the compensation fund for travel agency customers.
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