Cruise news (Viking Cruises-tagged)

Viking Cruises opens for booking Mississippi River cruises 2023
Viking Cruises announced that new 2023 itineraries on Mississippi River are now on sale. The company's first custom-built ship (to be operated...
July 2, 2020
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Viking Cruises' newbuild Viking Venus floated out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
The 7th ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for Viking Ocean Cruises (shipowner) - MS Viking Venus - was floated out on Thursday, June 11...
June 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises extends suspension of voayges through August 31
Viking Cruises announced it will not operate any ocean and river voyages through August 31, 2020 (this way effectively cancelling company's entire...
May 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Viking opens bookings for Mississippi River cruises
Viking River Cruises opened bookings for company's new Mississippi River cruises (in the USA) planned for 2022. The first custom-designed and...
April 19, 2020
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Viking starts Mississippi River cruises (USA) in August 2022
Viking River Cruises starts Mississippi River cruises in the USA in August 2022 with a currently under construction riverboat (to be chartered...
April 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Princess and Viking Suspend Operations
Princess Cruises suspended all ocean voyages for 2 months while Viking Cruises also halted voyages until May due to Coronavirus. Princess said...
March 12, 2020
Accidents
Dozens Held in Quarantine on Viking Mekong
Dozens of cruise passengers have been held in quarantine on a Cambodian riverboat after a British woman tested positive for COVID-19...
March 11, 2020
Accidents
Viking Sun Allowed to Dock in Bali
Bali controversially allowed hundreds of Viking Ocean Cruises passengers to disembark on the island, despite them being turned away from other ports...
March 8, 2020
Accidents
Viking Sun Denied Permission to Dock in Semarang
The Norway-flagged cruise ship Viking Sun was denied docking in Semarang (Java Indonesia) on Thursday, March 5, amid coronavirus fears, as some...
March 5, 2020
Accidents
Viking Sky Alters Course Due to Fuel Problem
(CruiseMapper emailed accident report by Guy Auxer) Gulf of Mexico, 7:12 AM, February 12, 2020, aboard the Viking Sky. The Captain apprised us...
February 12, 2020
Accidents
Viking Jupiter Officially Named in Unique Ceremony
On Wednesday night, January 15, Viking christened their latest ocean-going cruise ship Viking Jupiter in a unique ceremony that was held in Beverly...
January 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Passenger Medevaced from Viking Sun
A Coast Guard helicopter crew have hoisted a possible stroke victim from a Viking Cruises ship off the Mexican coast and flew the woman to a San...
January 2, 2020
Accidents
Holland America Provides Free WhatsApp Access for Crew
HAL-Holland America Line provided free WhatsApp access for its crew on all 14 ships in the fleet. All the crew members throughout the fleet can now...
December 27, 2019
Cruise Industry
Viking Introduces New Seine River Ships
Viking River Cruises announced new details about its 2020 season, which is expected to see the addition of 4 new ships custom built to navigate River...
December 14, 2019
Cruise Industry
Viking's Seventh Ocean Ship to Join Early 2021
Viking Cruises announced that its 7th ocean ship, Viking Venus, is due to join the fleet in early-2021. The 930-passenger newbuild (currently under...
September 18, 2019
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