Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lois Alter Mark is an award-winning writer who covers travel. Jan 14, 2024, 07:10pm EST Canterbury was a lovely stop on our ...

Viking Vela made its maiden voyage in December 2024. Stretching 784 feet long and carrying 998 passengers (at double occupancy), Vela is slightly larger than its sister ships, which almost all measure ...

But here I am on a Viking cruise, aptly named the British Isles Explorer, suddenly wondering what took me so long to get here. In the early years, I hung out in Asia with alleged headhunters and ...

I’ve been knocking around the world for half a century, on land and sea, but never really focused on the U.K., figuring it was too tame, had one too many cathedrals and everybody spoke English with ...

But here I am on a Viking cruise, aptly named the British Isles Explorer, suddenly wondering what took me so long to get here. In the early years, I hung out in Asia with alleged headhunters and ...