British Isles Explorer
Expand your horizons on this comfortable, award-winning ship design, intimate and thoughtfully created by experienced nautical architects and designers to enrich your interaction with your destination in every way.
![Viking Ocean Cruises Logo](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=200,quality=95/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/10/27/08/57/22/bbdb4011-01b1-4d44-9561-a139cdfd570a/VIKING_4C_Tag.jpg)
Viking began as a river cruise line and entered the ocean-cruise market with the launch of the 930-guest Viking Star.
Viking has already made an indelible mark on the sector with its fleet of stylish, near-identical, adult-only ships.
The cruise line currently has 10 ships in its fleet.
![London (Greenwich), England image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/01/12/10/28/17/304ea999-0a6e-4ddf-a76a-a558aabd6aae/Viking Cruises - Viking Neptune.jpg)
![River travel image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/01/12/10/28/17/304ea999-0a6e-4ddf-a76a-a558aabd6aae/Viking Cruises - Viking Neptune.jpg)
![Dun Laoghaire, Ireland image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/07/14/13/09/24/748904e2-9a1e-452b-9fd9-d5be7b630223/GBDVR - Dover, England - PC Magda V.jpg)
![Holyhead, Wales image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/07/14/13/09/24/748904e2-9a1e-452b-9fd9-d5be7b630223/GBDVR - Dover, England - PC Magda V.jpg)
![Belfast, Northern Ireland image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/07/14/13/09/24/748904e2-9a1e-452b-9fd9-d5be7b630223/GBDVR - Dover, England - PC Magda V.jpg)
![Ullapool, Scotland image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/07/14/13/09/24/748904e2-9a1e-452b-9fd9-d5be7b630223/GBDVR - Dover, England - PC Magda V.jpg)
![Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/07/14/13/09/24/748904e2-9a1e-452b-9fd9-d5be7b630223/GBDVR - Dover, England - PC Magda V.jpg)
![Newhaven/Edinburgh, Scotland image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/07/14/13/09/24/748904e2-9a1e-452b-9fd9-d5be7b630223/GBDVR - Dover, England - PC Magda V.jpg)
![Invergordon, Scotland image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/07/14/13/09/24/748904e2-9a1e-452b-9fd9-d5be7b630223/GBDVR - Dover, England - PC Magda V.jpg)
![Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland image](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=700,quality=90/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/07/14/13/09/24/748904e2-9a1e-452b-9fd9-d5be7b630223/GBDVR - Dover, England - PC Magda V.jpg)
![](https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/01/12/10/28/17/304ea999-0a6e-4ddf-a76a-a558aabd6aae/Viking Cruises - Viking Neptune.jpg)
![Viking Ocean Cruises Logo](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=200,quality=95/https://widgety-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/10/27/08/57/22/bbdb4011-01b1-4d44-9561-a139cdfd570a/VIKING_4C_Tag.jpg)
Expand your horizons on this comfortable, award-winning ship design, intimate and thoughtfully created by experienced nautical architects and designers to enrich your interaction with your destination in every way.
![Find your perfect cruise!](/assets/img/find-your-perfect-cruise.webp)