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The rebuilding of Lerwick Harbour’s important cruise traffic in the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions will potentially receive extra impetus next month with the earliest start yet to the annual season. (more…)
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“Viking Neptune”, eighth of this class, has been designed by experienced naval architects and engineers, including an interior design team of London-based SMC Design, and Los Angeles-based Rottet Studios, who gave the ship a modern design of Scandinavian inspiration, characterized by sophisticated yet functional elegance. (more…)
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Viking announced it has taken delivery of Viking Octantis®, the company’s first of two new purpose-built expedition ships. The delivery ceremony took place this morning (December 22, 2021) at Fincantieri’s VARD shipyard in Søviknes, Norway. (more…)
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The Minister for Business and Tourism, the Hon Vijay Daryanani MP has yesterday welcomed MV Viking Sea to the port of Gibraltar. (more…)
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Viking announced the summer 2023 season of its expedition voyages, including a new two-week itinerary in the Great Lakes—as well as additional offerings in North and South America. (more…)
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Viking today announced its newest ocean ship, Viking Saturn®, will join the company’s award-winning fleet in early 2023. (more…)
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Viking announced today (October 1, 2021) the maiden voyage of Chinese-flagged ship “CM-Yidun” under a joint-venture with China Merchants Shekou. (more…)
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Viking announced its new 2023-2024 Viking World Cruise, which will span 138 days, 28 countries and 57 ports, with overnight stays in 11 cities. (more…)
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China Merchants Viking Cruises won’t be cruising in August and has delayed its start up until further notice, according to a statement sent out locally in China. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Viking celebrated today (July 30, 2021) the official restart of its popular river itineraries in France, marking the latest milestone as the company resumes operations in Europe. (more…)
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Viking Cruises – New Expedition Ships | Viking Octantis & Viking Polaris
Viking today (July 28, 2021) announced its second expedition ship—the 378-guest Viking Polaris was “floated out,” marking a major construction milestone and the first time that the new ship touches water. (more…)
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Viking celebrated today (July 23, 2021) its first “Welcome Back” sailings in the Mediterranean—the latest milestone in the company’s return to service. (more…)
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“Viking Mars”, the newest ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, has been floated out today at the shipyard in Ancona. (more…)
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China recently christened its first luxury cruise ship, which will operate for the domestic cruise market. The ceremony marking the official renaming of the cruise ship, which had been built in 2017 by Fincantieri as the Viking Sun, took place on June 26 in her new homeport of Shenzhen, China. (maritime-executive.com)
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Viking celebrated today (June 28, 2021) the latest milestone in its return to service as guests were welcomed on board in Iceland. (more…)
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Viking announced that it will expand its presence in the Mediterranean this summer, adding a third ship to sail roundtrip voyages from the Maltese capital city of Valletta—a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site. (more…)
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Viking announced today that it will restart its European river operations in July 2021 with select itineraries in Portugal, France and along the Rhine. (more…)
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Viking Venus departs Portsmouth (13/05/2021) (Cruise Capital)
Viking today (May 17, 2021) named its newest ocean ship, Viking Venus®, with a celebration at sea in the English Channel as the ship set sail for her inaugural voyage. (more…)
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New Viking Cruises’ ship Viking Venus will set sail from Portsmouth today (Monday) on its maiden voyage and naming ceremony. (travelweekly.co.uk)
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Viking announced today that it will restart operations in the Mediterranean with new ocean voyages for vaccinated guests beginning this summer. (more…)
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Viking announced today that new 2024 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises are now on sale. The company’s first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, will debut in August 2022 and will sail voyages on the Lower and Upper Mississippi River, between New Orleans and St. Paul. (more…)
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“Viking Venus”, the newest ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, has been delivered today at the shipyard in Ancona. (more…)
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Viking announced today that it will continue restarting limited operations with a collection of sailings around Bermuda and Iceland beginning in June 2021. (more…)
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NEPTUN WERFT today (March 25th) delivered two river cruise ships to the shipping company Viking River Cruises (Basel). The ships, which will in future be known as Viking Gymir and Viking Egdir are the last two river cruise ships in the current order book. (more…)
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Viking this week marks the one-year anniversary for its award-winning enrichment channel, Viking.TV (https://viking.tv/). (more…)
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Viking announced today that it will restart limited operations in May 2021 with three special sailings along the coast of England. (more…)
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The keel laying of “Viking Mars”, the eighth ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, took place today at the shipyard in Ancona. The vessel will be delivered in 2022. (more…)
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Viking today announced an expansion of its Egypt fleet with Viking Aton, a new state-of-the-art river vessel. Inspired by the design of the award-winning Viking Longships and built specifically to navigate the Nile River, Viking Aton is currently under construction and is scheduled to debut in September 2022. (more…)
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Viking today announced that revered British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond will be the godmother of its seventh ocean ship, Viking Venus®, which is scheduled to debut this spring. The 930-guest Viking Venus was “floated out” in June 2020 and is now under final construction at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. (more…)
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Two companies that offer Mississippi River cruises can start making improvements to the waterfront in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The city’s mayor and aldermen reached an agreement with a railway company Wednesday, clearing up questions about who owns some waterfront property, the Vicksburg Post reported. (modbee.com)
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Viking today (Dec.22) announced its first expedition ship – the 378-guest Viking Octantis® – was “floated out,” marking a major construction milestone and the first time that the new ship touches water. (more…)
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In response to strong demand for its World Cruise itineraries, Viking has announced its new 2022-2023 Viking World Cruise , which will span 138 days, 28 countries and 58 ports, with overnight stays in 11 cities. (more…)
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Viking® announced today that it has hired Raquel C. Bono, M.D. as the company’s Chief Health Officer. A board-certified trauma surgeon and retired Vice Admiral of the United States Navy Medical Corps, Dr. Bono most recently led Washington State’s medical and healthcare systems response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
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Viking Cruise Lines is leasing a 600-foot section of Vicksburg’s riverfront along the Yazoo Diversion Canal to build a docking facility for its cruise boats expected to dock at the city in 2022. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Monday approved a 20-year ground lease with Viking USA LLC at a rate of $1 per passenger to use the site. (vicksburgpost.com)
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Imagine, if you will, a Mississippi River cruise ship docking at downtown St. Paul’s Lambert’s Landing. The date is July 23, 2022, and nearly 400 passengers debarking from the maiden voyage of the “America’s Heartland: St. Louis-to-St. Paul” Viking River Cruise are ready for their first tastes of a Jucy Lucy, cheese curds, hot dish, pho soup and walleye. (twincities.com)
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Viking announced that it has completed installation of the first full-scale PCR laboratory at sea. This new onboard facility – an industry first – allows for unprecedented testing capacity in the cruise industry, enabling Viking to conduct PCR testing of all crew members and guests with a non-invasive saliva test. (more…)
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Viking announced its new 2021-2022 Viking World Cruise, which will span 136 days, 27 countries and 56 ports, with overnight stays in 11 iconic cities. Setting sail on December 24, 2021, from Fort Lauderdale, the itinerary will include three new ports of call for Viking, including Phillip Island and Eden, Australia, as well as Yangon, Myanmar. (more…)
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Viking announced it will launch a new ship next summer for its popular Magnificent Mekong cruisetour. Currently under construction, the 80-guest Viking Saigon℠ is scheduled to debut for the August 30, 2021, cruisetour departure; the river cruise portion of the itinerary sails between Kampong Cham, Cambodia and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. (more…)
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Viking today announced that new 2023 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises are now on sale. The company’s first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, will debut in August 2022 and will sail voyages on the Lower and Upper Mississippi River, between New Orleans and St. Paul. (more…)
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“Viking Venus”, the seventh ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, was floated out today at the shipyard in Ancona. Interior fittings will now begin, leading the vessel to its delivery, scheduled in 2021. (more…)
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