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Ahead of its first-ever World Cruise scheduled for this winter, Viking Cruises today (September 1) announced Viking Sun® will continue to sail the globe on the company’s second World Cruise, which will span 128-days, five continents, 21 countries and 44 ports, with 10 port overnights. (more…)
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Viking Ocean Cruises announced it has expanded its portfolio of partnerships with premier cultural institutions, with a summer season of events around the country. Viking has signed on to sponsor the United States tour of the acclaimed English boys choir, LIBERA, and the Ballet Sun Valley international festival this summer. (more…)
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Viking Cruises announced it has signed on to sponsor National Geographic’s first fully scripted global anthology series, “Genius,” which in its debut season tells the story of the 20th century’s most brilliant icon, Albert Einstein. (more…)
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Viking Ocean Cruises and Fincantieri signed a memorandum of agreement for the construction of two additional cruise ships, with an option for another two. (more…)
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Beginning this month, a resident historian will join the staff of all Viking Ocean Cruises ships to lead a variety of in-depth enrichment activities on all sailings. (cruisecritic.com)
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Viking is shaking up the entertainment offerings on its ocean cruise ships, cutting down on production shows and bringing more local musicians onboard, cruise line executives said Friday. (cruisecritic.com)
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Viking Sky, the third ship in the Viking Ocean Cruises fleet, made its debut this week, sailing Saturday from Rome on a seven-night voyage that ends in Barcelona, with stops in Tunisia, Italy and Spain. (cruisecritic.com)
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The keel laying ceremony for “Viking Spirit”, the fifth of six cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri, took place today at the shipyard in Ancona. (more…)
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“We give great value. We have the best value of any line. In reality, you get a luxury product at a (premium) price. That sells, people like value,” Torstein Hagen, founder and chairman of Viking Cruises, told Cruise Industry News.
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“Viking Sky”, the third of six cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri, has been delivered today at the shipyard in Ancona. (more…)
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Viking Sea has called yesterday (Jan. 18) for the first time at la Goulette Cruise Terminal. The ship had onboard almost 900 passengers, most of them were Americans and made a stopover from 9am to 6pm. (more…)
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Viking Ocean Cruises® today (Dec. 12) announced 13 new itineraries that will roll out in 2017, 2018 and 2019. By 2019, fast-growing Viking will be the largest small ship ocean cruise line, with six 930-passenger ocean ships and will offer guests new opportunities for exploration in Alaska, Australia, Asia and the Caribbean.
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Viking Sea’s January 8 cruise will continue as planned, after successfully undergoing engine repairs that forced the ship to cut short its previous sailing. (cruisecritic.com)
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“Viking Sun”, the fourth of six cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri, has been launched today at the shipyard in Ancona. Interior fittings will now begin, leading the vessel to its delivery, scheduled in autumn 2017. (more…)
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Heavy fog in Venice on December 13 forced the port to close, causing vessels — including the cruise ship Viking Sea — to make alternate arrangements for embarking and debarking passengers. (cruisecritic.com)
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Viking Cruises, the deep sea and river cruise operator, has announced details of a new promotion for the travel trade, in celebration of the company’s 20th anniversary. (cruisebusiness.com)
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The Viking Star Cruise ship clipped the Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge during its trip through the Cape Cod Canal Wednesday night, the Army Corps of Engineers said today. (capecodtimes.com)
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The Viking Sea in Venice (Courtesy Viking Ocean Cruises)
The non-traditional layout and understated Scandinavian décor of the Viking Sea is so impressive to give the feeling of being in a deluxe hotel rather than on a ship. (Steven B Stern) (more…)
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The recent news that TPG Capital and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) put up $500 million for a combined 17 percent stake in MISA Investments Limited (the parent company of Viking Cruises) have led to more insight about the company’s ownership structure and future plans. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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TPG Capital and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have invested $500 million for a minority stake in MISA Investments Limited, the parent company of Viking Cruises. (pehub.com)
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In its first year of service, Viking Ocean Cruises® – the first entirely new cruise line in a decade – has been named the #1 Ocean Cruise Line by Travel + Leisure readers in the 2016 World’s Best Awards.
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With the newly christened Viking Sea now part of its growing ocean fleet, Viking Ocean Cruises has announced the addition of 10 new itineraries to its offerings for 2017 and 2018 sailings. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Less than one year ago, Viking Ocean Cruises launched its first ship, Viking Star, and marked the arrival of the travel industry’s first entirely new cruise line in a decade. (more…)
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Viking Ocean Cruises’ fourth ship, Viking Sun, will spend its maiden season sailing a 141-day itinerary visiting five continents – the first world cruise for the line. (cruisecritic.com)
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This is the seventh cruise line to partner with Cruise Critic for its popular Meet & Mingle events. As part of the partnership, Viking will host Cruise Critic members for a complimentary cocktail party on every sailing.
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Viking Ocean Cruises has announced that its second ship, Viking Sea, has embarked on its maiden voyage from Istanbul to Venice. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Viking Sea, the second of six cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri, has been delivered today at the shipyard in Ancona. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Viking Cruises has announced that it has signed on as presenting sponsor of The Vikings Exhibition, which recently debuted in New York City’s Discovery Times Square. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Viking Ocean Cruises will make its maiden visit to Australia in 2018, according to the Sydney Ports cruise schedule. A new listing shows Viking Sun, currently under construction, booked into Sydney’s White Bay Cruise Terminal on 12 January 2018 for an overnight stay. (cruisecritic.com)
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Viking Ocean Cruises has announced plans to launch cruises in North America and the Caribbean with five new itineraries launching in September 2016. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Tor Hagen is nothing if not bold. The brash founder of Viking River Cruises and Viking Ocean Cruises obviously subscribes to the “build it and they will come” theory. (travelpulse.com)
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Viking Ocean Cruises has confirmed an order for two more cruise ships from Italian shipbuilders Fincantieri. The two new vessels will become part of Viking’s fleet in mid-2018 and at the end of 2020, boosting its ocean fleet to six vessels. (cruisecritic.com)
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Viking Ocean Cruises Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen will be facing corruption charges, along with the mayor of Bergen and the harbor master of the port of Bergen, according to Norwegian news sources. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The mayor of Bergen, Norway, Trude Drevland, and the Bergen harbor master, Inge Tangeraas, have been charged with corruption, the Bergen police confirmed today, according to Norwegian news sources. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Travel wholesaler Tourico Holidays has introduced host-to-host XML connectivity between its cruise line partners and its travel distribution clients, as well as partnered with Viking Cruises to broker more than 2,000 cruises to the company’s 4,900 clients worldwide. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Viking Ocean Cruises is removing and refitting all shower glass on its new ship, Viking Star, following two onboard safety incidents. (cruisecritic.com)
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Viking Star has reached Copenhagen to pick up passengers for its next cruise after engine troubles forced the ship to cancel the latter half of its July 25 cruise and remain in Tallinn for days for repairs. (cruisecritic.com)
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Viking Star, which is currently stranded in Tallinn with engine trouble, will delay its August 8 cruise by two days, according to a company statement posted on the Cruise Critic message boards. (cruisecritic.com)
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Viking Ocean Cruises has confirmed that Viking Star remains in Tallinn after a mechanical issue. (cruisecritic.com)
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“Viking Sea”, the second of three ships which Fincantieri is currently building for the company Viking Ocean Cruises, was launched today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona. (more…)
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