Viking Star

The ship that launched Viking's entire ocean division after decades in river cruising. Viking Star (2015, 930 passengers) set the template every subsequent ship copies: all-veranda staterooms, no kids, no casino, Scandinavian-modern design with a Nordic Spa snow grotto, and an inclusive model covering one excursion per port, WiFi, and beer/wine at meals. The trade-off for all that calm is zero Broadway shows, zero waterslides, and zero rock climbing walls. Sails Mediterranean, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe.