Viking launches its 2024 World Cruise
Viking has released its 2024/25 brochure that has all the options for Viking World Cruises, including some previously sold-out voyages.
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Viking takes delivery of the latest ship with brand new itineraries
Viking has announced that it has taken delivery of its newest ocean ship, the Viking Saturn. The ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Italy, with the ship just a couple of weeks off taking guests for the first time. Viking Saturn will have its more formalised and celebratory naming in New York City on June … Read more
My Viking Polaris Expedition: The Ultimate Adventure to Antarctica
In a world filled with greenwashing gobbledygook, “travelling with purpose” is a phrase you hear a lot nowadays. But if there is one place that really brings home the perilous state of our planet and the need for change, it is Antarctica. Here, the balance of nature is a matter of life and death for … Read more
Viking reveals 2024/2025 world cruise itineraries – including 37 countries in 180 days
Viking has announced its 2024/2025 World Cruises itineraries, which includes a brand new voyage that stops in 37 countries and 85 ports over 180 days. This unique sailing leaves from Fort Lauderdale Florida on December 19, 2024, before eventually making its way back to New York after 180 days and 13 overnight stays in iconic … Read more
Seven lines hit by New Zealand’s bio-blockade as passengers fume
From Carnival to Viking, almost every cruise line has fallen foul of New Zealand’s tough biosecurity regulations about hull cleaning. It’s meant disaster for many passengers who have travelled around the world for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. At least seven ships have changed their itineraries – and earned the ire of passengers for late calls that … Read more
Viking’s newest ship receives its name from decorated astronaut
Viking has bestowed its newest ocean ship with the name Viking Neptune, at a ceremony in Los Angeles. The ships godmother Nicole Stott is a now-retired NASA astronaut, aquanaut and artist, honoured tradition by offering her blessings and well-wishes for the new vessel. Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking said: “Today is a proud day for the … Read more
Viking is creating an expedition revolution with the new Viking Polaris
Margrith Ettlin, Viking’s first female captain, is feeling particularly satisfied – the brand new Viking Polaris is flying across the Drake Passage at a racy 17 knots.
Viking Neptune joins the Viking fleet
Following a ceremony in Ancona, Italy, Viking Neptune has become Viking’s newest ocean ship. Notably, despite being otherwise identical to other Viking vessels, Viking Neptune is the first ship in both its fleet and the cruise industry to test small hydrogen fuel systems for ship operation. This first-of-a-kind system will test how hydrogen fuel could work on a … Read more
Viking orders four new “green” ocean going ships with Italian Fincantieri shipbuilder
Viking, the cruise line with the catch-cry, “No kids, No casinos“ policy, has ordered four new hydrogen-fuelled ships to cruise the world’s oceans. Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri confirmed the four “green” ships are worth Euro 1.7 billion with the first ship to roll out in 2026, the second in 2027 and the remaining two in 2028. … Read more
