The Vacation of a Lifetime

Viking River Cruises Offers Moms the Vacation of a Lifetime Just in Time for Mother's Day!

Roundtrip Airfare to China From Just $99 for a Limited Time

LOS ANGELES, May 3 
To celebrate mothers across the nation this year, Viking River Cruises is offering special roundtrip trans-Pacific airfare to China from only $99 in conjunction with any 15-night China's Cultural Delights Cruisetour.

"Viking River Cruises always tries to offer the most unique travel experiences with excellent value for the money," says Jeff Dash, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, Viking River Cruises. "With this limited-time only special of $99 airfare, we hope to reward Moms and pamper them on our China Cruisetours."

Passengers get to sample the very best China has to offer with highlights in Beijing; the Terra Cotta Warriors; a Yangtze River cruise on the newest, most deluxe ship; plus Shanghai and much more.

The China's Cultural Delights Cruisetour itinerary features:
* 15-night China Cruisetour Beijing to Shanghai (or reverse) including
6 nights in 5-star hotels & a 9-night deluxe Yangtze cruise, with
English-speaking escorts, all tours & excursions.
Highlights include:
* Beijing's Forbidden City, Great Wall, Tiananmen Square & Summer Palace
* Xian's Terra Cotta Warriors
* Yangtze River: Three Gorges, Wuhan Museum, "Birthplace of Porcelain,"
Jingdezhen's Ceramic History Museum, sacred Mt. Jiu Hua & Buddhist
temple tour and more
* Nanjing, Suzhou, and 2 overnights in Shanghai

The Yangtze cruise is aboard Viking Century Sun, a brand-new ship that just launched this year, which provides spacious, all outside cabins with private balconies for 306 passengers. Each cabin is equipped with a phone, color television, private bathroom and shower, hotel-style beds and climate control. The ship also includes a restaurant, observation lounge and bar, coffee bar, sauna, business center, internet cafe, sun deck, shop, and laundry service. A doctor, massage services, and beauty salon are also available onboard.

In addition to experiencing some of China's best-kept secrets, Viking Century Sun guests will be treated to some of the best in Chinese cuisine with Chinese menus designed by world-famous chef Martin Yan, of Yan Can Cook. Yan was contracted by Viking River Cruises to ensure the best Chinese food was available to passengers onboard, in keeping with the line's reputation for quality. In addition to the Chinese meals, passengers can also enjoy the same level of European service and gourmet meals that are standard onboard the company's European itineraries because the line offers the only Western food and Western-style kitchen on the Yangtze, managed by the Viking River Cruises Swiss hotel management team.

The $99 promotional roundtrip airfare to China is available with purchase of a 2006 15-night China's Cultural Delights Cruisetour for passengers flying from Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle. Passengers flying from Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, Newark, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Tampa or Washington D.C. fly for just $199 per person. Special air rate is subject to availability and must be booked prior to May 31, 2006. Passengers must pay in full at time of booking to secure air special. Travelers can obtain this special by referencing offer code "05Papa."

For more information about this special promotion, please call Lighthouse Travel at 800-719-9917.

About Viking River Cruises

Viking River Cruises, the world leader in river cruising, offers quality service, gourmet cuisine and comfortable scenic cruising along Europe, Russia and China's majestic rivers. The company was honored multiple times as the top river cruise line on Conde Nast Traveler's "Gold List" and Travel & Leisure's "World's Best" Awards as well as being named "Best River Cruise" by CruiseReport.com. Since its 1997 inception, the company has grown to a fleet of 23 vessels, and provides a unique, affordable vacation to experienced travelers with an interest in geography, culture and history. For additional information, contact your travel professional.
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