# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bocc1tGBUkO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2429748-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-10-02T20:42:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

Before I conclude my stories about my recent experience on the Baltic Sea hosted by @vikingcruises - I wanted to take you on board the ship. With only 10 photos or videos in a carousel, I struggled with what to share. Having shared the outside of the ship when I talked about our cruise through the Swedish Archipelago, I thought it would be fun to take you inside the ship. But then I had to whittle it down from over 50 photos and videos that I wanted to share to just these 10. From the top deck, to my cabin, to the incredible culinary program and one of the best spas I’ve ever been to on land or at sea; I hope this is a good overview but the true, full “picture” needs to wait for the length of a blog post.
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The irony is that until my mum did a river cruise with Viking and RAVED about it, I wasn’t actually sure I was the cruising type. Having been aboard many a ship in port in New York’s harbor, I thought most, if not all, were gaudy and gross. Yet from my first experience with her aboard a river cruise to this experience on the Viking Star - I’ve found everything about Viking to set them apart from their competition. The design is not gaudy, the food is amazing, they are encouraging of women in senior leadership positions & they’ve worked hard to innovate environmentally coming up with ways to reduce sulfur in a ship’s exhaust and anything else they can do to be as eco-friendly a cruise line as is possible. AND they value the arts, history and learning as the most important components of a travel experience as I do! They don’t pay me to talk about them but the truth is I do so with more enthusiasm than most brands who do pay me. I truly ❤️ Viking! 🛳 #myvikingstory #vikingcruises #myvikingjourney

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