New ship, Viking Aton will debut on the Nile River in 2022

New ship, Viking Aton will debut on the Nile River in 2022

Viking will debut a new, state-of-the-art ship, Viking Aton to sail the Nile River in Egypt in September 2022. Viking Aton, currently under construction, will sail the lineโ€™s popular 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary exploring Egyptโ€™s ancient cultural treasures and secrets with prices starting at $7295 per person. As a special launch offer, passengers can … Read more

Viking extends suspension of cruising until February next year

Viking Star Cruise

Viking has extended the suspension of its ocean and river cruises until 1 February 2021. The line has also cancelled some sailings further into 2021 because of โ€œregional complexities.โ€ Viking was the first cruise line to temporarily suspend its ocean and river cruises in March at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. โ€œAs our chairman … Read more

A rollercoaster at sea, sky suites and celebrity eats: the shiny new ships sailing in 2021

Brand new cruise ships sailing in 2021

Despite a COVID-19 throwing a sledgehammer into the travel industry, ship-builders have been busier than ever, building and readying ships across the world for sailings in 2021. Whether it be a mega-ship or a tiny expedition ship, cruise lines are gearing up for 2021 to be a year of new ships and new itineraries, some … Read more

Exclusive survey: How – and where – you’ll cruise in 2021 as lines report record bookings

Regent Seven Seas

Cruise Passenger readers are ready to sail in 2021 – but they will travel differently and they have high expectations of what they want from cruise lines. Our readership of over 400,000 Australian and New Zealand passengers – the biggest independent group in the region – have provided strong indicators of what they will be … Read more

More lines cancel grand world cruises next year

Viking Star

Once it was one of the most popular, highly sought-after itinerary โ€“ the grand world cruise which traversed the globe in more than 100 days. Today, with international borders still restricted, access to attractive ports limited and airline travel uncertain, major cruise lines including Cunard, Princess and Holland America Line have decided to pause their … Read more

Viking heads for Panama Canal next year

Viking Ocean Cruises to send new ship to Asia and Australia

Spend Christmas Day on the high seas and New Yearโ€™s Eve on the Panama Canal with Vikingโ€™s new, one-off, 18-day itinerary which departs Fort Lauderdale on 24 December 2021. Your holiday on board the 930-passenger Viking Star will visit six countries and call at exotic destinations such as Cozumel and Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, … Read more

Viking reveals a new ship to sail on the Mekong River

Viking Saigon

A new ship is slated to start sailing on the Mekong โ€“ Viking announced it will debut the Viking Saigon, which will sail between Kampong Cham in Cambodia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The 80-guest Viking Saigon will be built in the lineโ€™s stylish Scandinavian style. All of the 40 staterooms will have … Read more