The France Senate has voted to pass a new cruise passenger fee at all French ports. The €15 per passenger fee, if eventually passed, would be used to mitigate the impact of environmental damage caused ...

The Seine is a modest little river when it comes to navigable length: so short that river cruises take just a week and usually sail round-trip from Paris. It is however big on history, art and pretty ...

The French military has approximately 290 nuclear warheads and can launch them from land, air, and sea. The French Navy officially introduced the newest version of its ASMP nuclear cruise missile into ...

A common question about Viking travelers is what age is typical. I’d guess the mid-point is in the late 60s. But I saw people in their 20s traveling with family, and others in their 80s. You get to ...

Explore the Seine River in Paris and discover the landmarks along its banks. Admire iconic sights such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, and the historic bridges that make the ...

Celebrity Cruises is making its first foray into the world of river cruising with plans to sail two new luxury ships on seven-day European itineraries starting in 2027. The Celebrity Compass and ...

A man in France has been detained on suspicion of murder after four bodies were found in Paris’ River Seine earlier this month. The suspect, who prosecutors described as a “homeless man in his ...

From exploring Egypt’s ancient temples to spotting pink river dolphins leaping across the Amazon, here are 15 of the world’s best river cruises for 2025. Join Viking’s 11-night Pharaohs and Pyramids ...

The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) has announced that registration has officially reopened for the highly anticipated River Cruise Expo, taking place March 11–15, 2026, in Amsterdam.

The UK and France will agree to strengthen their cooperation on nuclear deterrence, formally declaring a willingness to coordinate any response to an extreme security threat in Europe. The two nuclear ...

Cries of "It is warm!" rang out across the Seine on Saturday morning as Parisians took a plunge in the river for the first time in more than 100 years. The French capital's iconic waterway has been ...

Europeans are over tourists flocking to their cities — as a result, they’re taking drastic measures to keep them out. Just as the Cannes Film Festival and Cannes Lions recently wrapped up, which ...