From its source at Martinskapelle in the Black Forest, the Danube forges an easterly course for 1,771 miles before it reaches the Black Sea in a sprawling delta.  Passing through no fewer than ten countries, this fabled waterway has been a cultural lifeline and commercial highway since Roman times. Despite Johann Strauss’s waltz extolling the...

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In just twenty years, Viking River Cruises has evolved from a fledgling operation with four Russian river ships to a company that conveys 350,000 guests each year, sailing Europe's rivers as well as those in Egypt, Asia and Russia. World Record-breaking Christening ceremony In the last few years the growth of Viking River Cruises has...

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