Cruise Buzz News from Amsterdam
Record-breaking, massive Viking River Cruises inaugural in Amsterdam, Holland.
![Via Viking River Cruises Twitter feed](http://cruisebuzz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Screen-Shot-2013-03-21-at-7.48.14-AM-580x377.png)
Despite a time change and a lack of real-time tweeting by the North American office at Viking River Cruises (sorry but if you have a live event someone has to engage with those who woke up early to join the happening online), I was able to comb through social media to find the highlights of the day.
10 New Viking Longships and 1 Guinness World Record
Viking Aegir, Viking Atla, Viking Bragi, Viking Embla, Viking Forseti, Viking Jarl, Viking Rinda, Viking Skadi, Viking Tor and Viking Var – and was certified by a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ adjudicator as ‘The Most Ships Inaugurated in One Day by One Company.’
![One for the books: Viking River Cruises Facebook update.](http://cruisebuzz.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Screen-Shot-2013-03-21-at-7.59.07-AM-580x421.png)
According to a press release from Viking River Cruises, the river cruise company qualified for ‘The Most Ships Inaugurated in One Day by One Company’ – eight* – breaking the previous record of two ships. A first in modern history, four of the christenings took place in front of a crowd of approximately 700 in Amsterdam, and the remaining six were conducted live via satellite from the Neptun shipyard in Germany.
The making of a Viking Longship
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of a Viking Longship.
Tell us what you think
Have you experienced a Viking Longship yet? What did you think?