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Viking Cruises endeavors to offer Chinese tourists premium experiences, bringing back the good old days

When Torstein Hagen started his career in the cruise industry more than 40 years ago, it was nothing like it is today. He said a cruise, whether on a seafaring ship or by river, should be quiet and elegant, rather than the currently prevalent profit-driven cruise model, which involves a bigger ship and more pressure to spend money on board.

With that purpose, Hagen is bringing his Viking Cruises to China, hoping to bring back the good old days via the privately run cruise line which came from Norway.