While travel broadens your horizons, onboard cultural lectures enrich your mind; topics associated with the route destination fulfill your journey. Experts and masters from various fields will share knowledge in areas such as culture, art, science, geography and cuisine, and interact with the audience. Each lecture will feature an interesting way of speech to satisfy your thirst for knowledge.

Keen readers will surely fall in love with the serene reading space aboard as well as over 2,000 books in both Chinese and English on shelves. Each book is carefully handpicked, from content to cover. With a full range of books from history and culture to science and geography, from best-selling novels to niche poem collections, there is always a book suitable to accompany you on your journey.

From the life customs and shipbuilding techniques of ancient Vikings to the operation journey of Viking Cruises till today, from the founding by Li Hongzhang to glorious achievements of today's China Merchants Group, this micro-exhibition hall will showcase the essence of these two parallel histories. Learn about the pioneering and innovative spirit shared by these two enterprises amid fascinating stories and historical relics.

Before eagerly setting foot on land to explore your destination, it's a wise choice to do some research first. Information such as spotlights, history, and culture about the on-shore destinations, practical tips for independent tours, as well as some upgrade tour experiences worth trying, will all be vividly introduced one by one here, bringing you even higher expectations.

After admiring countless views on our cruise, you may inevitably feel curious about what's "behind-the-scene". Then follow us to check it out: meet our theater performers face to face*, and unveil the stories behind the stage performances - from auditions, fittings, selection and rehearsals to performance details, they will share everything with you; visit the galley of dining room to understand its operation*, see how we prepare delicious dishes for our 930 guests aboard; visit the bridge to learn about the work of the sailing team*, and gain a deeper understanding of the China Merchants Aden you take.
*Several activities are exclusive to certain guests

If you're an art enthusiast, don't miss the digital art exhibition of the renowned Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch, where his works rotate every day, accompanied by classical music. Or you could join our guided cruise liner tours from an artistic perspective, where we'll take you deep into the Nordic space design details and art collections aboard, allowing you to feel the Scandinavian aesthetic style.