By Odin's sword! Viking ships have come on a bit: Luxurious modern vessels are like elegant urban members' clubs with cultural excursions

Mail on Sunday's Frank Barrett sailed with Viking Cruises (top right) from Stockholm to Bergen.


The ships are more like elegant urban members' clubs (left) than chintzy hotels - the default design for bigger cruise ships. Along the way, he immersed himself in the fjords of Norway (bottom right) and explored the enormous Hermitage museum.