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Mayflower Cruise Terminal - Everything You Need To Know
If you’re joining a cruise from Southampton any time soon, then you may be embarking from Mayflower Cruise Terminal.
Located in the Western Docks at birth 106, Mayflower is one of several cruise terminals in the city. If you’re not sailing from here, then you will probably find yourself at one Southampton’s other cruise terminals: City, Horizon, Ocean, or Queen Elizabeth II (QEII).
Welcome to the Viking Skaga - one of Viking Cruises’ noble river ships. She takes her name from an ancient Norse myth, where the Valkyrie Skaga rode into battle and escorted the dead to Valhalla, before preparing them to fight in the epic battle of Ragnarok.
A relatively new ship, the Viking Skaga only entered the fleet in 2020. At just 410 feet and carrying 168 guests and 48 crew, she was built specifically to sail down the Seine in France, although the specific itinerary will vary depending on the time of year. I was fortunate enough to join the ship for her week long Christmas on the Seine cruise, which starts and ends in Paris, calling at Vernon, Caudebec-en-Caux, Rouen, Honflour (via an excursion) and Les Andelys along the way.