Viking River Cruise on the Rhine River: Basel to Amsterdam
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2017
- I boarded the Viking River Cruise Hlin today!
Find me on Instagram at @brendanvanson.
It was a bit sad leaving Freiburg as I really kind of loved the city, but I was pretty excited to be heading towards one of the viking river cruise longships in Basel. After some hard travel in Patagonia, I feel like I deserve to be pampered a little bit. I'm on assignment with them for a full week, so it will be nice to be in a little bit of luxury for a while.
For the trip, I'm on the Hlin doing the Rhine Getaway which is a Viking River Cruise from Basel to Amsterdam. It's an 8 day trip, and it should lead to lots of cool destinations and hopefully images.
My job is to vlog my experience on the trip as well as capture photos of the experience.
The trip starts in Basel, so that's basically where this vlog starts. I rolled into Basel, dropped my things off at the longship, and then went out for a bit of a wander throughout the city. I've never spent any time in Basel before, so it was cool to wander around. It's a really cool town, actually. I need to add it to my list of places to go back to. When I got back to the boat, I gave a bit of a tour of my stateroom.
Unfortunately, as I got back on the longship, it started pouring rain. As we set sail from Basel to Amsterdam, the rain just crushed us. But, being a bit of a trooper, and wanting to capture our departure, I went out to the front of the ship to film.
This Viking River Cruise on the Rhine is going to be a lot of fun, actually. There are a number of other photographers and journalists on board doing reviews and vlogging their experiences, so it should be cool. Always nice to hang out with some other people in the industry, I'm looking forward to seeing their reviews and the work they come up with here on the Rhine.
Tomorrow, the Hiln and I roll into Breisag, Germany and we'll explore the Black Forest and Colmar, France, so stay tuned for that Viking River Cruise vlog!
I've been staying at a place with no internet and finally decided to just use up all my cell data to binge watch your last 10 videos last night. I'm still trying towards starting my traveling in September and was feeling in a bit of a rut these past few weeks but all your videos made me feel inspired and motivated again.
I’m doing this trip in reverse next year! Thanks for sharing! You’ve definitely shown me what I have to look forward to!
Thank you for introducing this wonderful place
Can't wait to do this cruise in a few weeks. Loved our blog!
Just discovered your videos... love them!! Love your photigraphy and music choices! Thank you for cutting the music while you talk! Great quality vids... 💖
that cruise looks amazing.
This room is amazing!! You'll love Colmar, it's realy small but so beautiful! The surroundings are also great with some of the nicest villages in France, like Riquewihr.
Looking forward to the vlogs from this trip :)
I love Basel. currently here for two weeks.
I took lots of photos from inside and long exposures of the Rhine with the middle bridge as my subject.
went to Colmar over xmas. such a beautiful city. can't wait to see your blog about colmar.
Going on Viking Eir 21 Sept. Looking forward and yeah bringing rain gear/chilly day gear for the Fall weather. Appreciate the vloggers giving insight on what to expect
awesome boat timelapses Brendan ;)
amazing
Loved Basel am going back for the Viking Christmas on the Rhine in December 2024.
Awesome video! So much fun, I did this river cruise last year! If you're not into making you're own plans in the port cities, join the group activities and tours! They are very educational and engaging, especially if you're a fan of history. Most of the tourists were a little more advanced in age and maturity, and I didn't see a lot of younger folks under 18. The bar scene was fun, the staff were great! We met a lot of very interesting people and had a blast doing fun stuff with them. Great time, I would definitely do it again!
Basel is an amazing spot to spend a few days and explore
Nice time lapse Brendan.
wow that is awesome!I think Viking cruises is a must try!
Thanks for posting! I see you published in May. Did you also travel in May?
I really hate packing too! Lol. I brought way too many clothes on our cruise!
u got moving balcony there. Sick !!!
Ah, there's another youtuber who likes river cruise ships. Nice video.
Awesome presentation, as a professional voice over. You could easily get a job doing presentations ect. Great video looking forward to seeing more
Hey Brendan!
You missed the Airbnb info... 😝
Thanks for being Canadian! You give the world some hope. Apologies for your southern neighbor.
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gonnie enjoy it... don't think about the 'gram. just enjoy your cruise....
The music in beginning is Leon Thomas China Town
Love the video! Your style is awesome! I subscribed! I recently made some Viking videos too- such a fantastic cruise line!
What kind of camera do you use for the vlog?
If you ever are back in or near Basel, or even in Switzerland, i would like to meet you
This is the thing I could of went on.You fly to Switzerland that's where you get on the boat.This lady I met though,she was nice, but I just couldn't see me speeding ten days with her.........lol.She had two other couples she went with, she had company but no hankie pankie.That's just way it b sometimes.Sucks when its not there.
Want take river cruise in April 2024
how about some of the cruise?
Are the trips all scheduled out or do you get time away to explore with your family or friends? Do you stop each day at one location?
+Clifton Dennis lots of free time to explore on your own. You can do as much or as little with the boat as you want.
Hey, thanks for the response. Is the food cost included when you buy your ticket or do you pay as you go? What would you rate this trip out of 10?
Hey Brendan, I'm about to take this same cruise. Can you tell me if the rooms have US power outlets and if I should bring a multi outlet/USB charger extension? It's my first trip out of the US so I'm trying to properly prepare. Thanks for the videos! :)
It was years, but I think they only had european. I could be wrong, though. Tweet at Viking they'll help you out.
@@BrendanvanSon thanks, I have enjoyed watching your experiences. Thanks again for sharing and would love to get your thoughts on what else you experienced here.
Colmar is beautiful. Try a Flammkuchen or a Kugelhof (like panettone but Alsatian and delish)!
Hi! I’m 13 and my parents and I are planning to go on a Rhine cruise. I’m really interested in that one but it says that it’s 8 days. But my dad can only be off for 7 days. Is there anyway we can go on that cruise? And you said the cruise was 7 days? Plz respond.
I imagine you could always get off the day early and catch a train to Amsterdam.
I'm doing exactly the same trip next month so I found this really useful. One question I would like to ask though, is there a dress code of any kind for dinner?
Im going 21 Sept. I understand its a bit casual. What did you see cruisers wearing for dinner?
8:16 lost forever. All yapping, no cruising.
first!!!!
+Nicolas Gilly second!
Publicat pe 8 mai 2018
Dude, I hope you didn't wear that reversed baseball cap to dinner!
Nice video - New subscriber - Looking forward to more videos - I'll be back - Thank you. 🙂
Should of shown the river
Drop the Backwards Cheap Hat ...too Juvenile get a European Backwards Brown Beret adds more Character ....more actual Cruising Pictures...Just Good Advice from a German Canadian....whos travelled the World amongst Classy Society
lol sage advice from a ClasSy guy that can’t use capitalization correctly.
Will Viking be cancelling it's cruises to Russia, given Russia's unprovoked war on Ukraine and it's people, and the immeasurable suffering it has caused? Other cruise lines already have; why hasn't Viking??? I am looking forward to a Romantic Danube cruise in September, but cannot support a company that enriches this murderous regime. Please do the right thing and cancel all cruises to Russia. I will be watching for developments; please don't force me to cancel my cruise. I would encourage all other Viking customers to let Viking know if you share similar views as my own. To all Ukrainians; we support you!
Get rid of your hat.
I would really prefer to hear ambient sounds rather than canned music.
How much did you pay for the cruise?