Cruise news (Viking Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Valletta Cruise Port, Malta welcoming Viking Cruises on a number of Mediterranean sailings
Malta's Valletta Cruise Port is expected to welcome Viking Cruises on a number of Mediterranean sailings with Viking Venus and Viking Sea...
August 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' 2nd expedition ship Viking Polaris floated out
Viking Cruises on July 28 announced its 2nd expedition ship, the 378-passenger Viking Polaris had been floated out, marking a construction milestone...
July 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking celebrates first “Welcome Back” cruises in the Mediterranean
Viking OCEAN Cruises celebrated on Friday, July 23, its first “Welcome Back” voyage in the Mediterranean. This was the latest milestone...
July 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Ocean's newest cruise ship Viking Mars floated out at Fincantieri Ancona
Viking Mars, the newest ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri Italy is building for the shipowner Viking Cruises, was floated out on Thursday, July 15...
July 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Sun cruise ship officially renamed to Zhao Shang Yi Dun in homeport of Shenzhen, China
China recently named its first luxury cruise ship, which is due to operate for the domestic market. While the country has begun to develop a domestic...
July 2, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Ocean's ship Viking Sky starts cruises from Reykjavik Iceland
Viking Cruises celebrated on June 28 the latest milestone in the line's return to service as passengers were welcomed onboard in Iceland. Over the...
June 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' ship Viking Orion welcomes American guests in Hamilton, Bermuda
American guests embarked on a Viking Cruises' ship for the first time in 15 months, as the line continues the successful restart of operations...
June 16, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises announces new Mediterranean itineraries for summer 2021
Viking OCEAN plans to expand its Mediterranean deployment during summer 2021, adding a 3rd ship with homeporting in Valletta Malta. Part of the...
May 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' ship Viking Orion to complete 14-day quarantine in Bermuda
Viking OCEAN's cruise ship Viking Orion anchored on Friday, May 21, to complete quarantine before homeporting in Bermuda. According to Bermuda's...
May 22, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking restarts European river cruises in July
Viking Cruises announced it would restart European river operations in July 2021 with select itineraries on rivers in France, Portugal (Douro) and...
May 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises names its newest ocean ship Viking Venus in the English Channel
The new Viking Cruises’ ship Viking Venus set sail from Portsmouth Port (England UK) on Monday, May 17, on her maiden voyage and official...
May 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Ocean's cruise ship Viking Venus arrives at Portsmouth Port UK
Viking Cruises' ocean ship Viking Venus, which features an onboard laboratory that has daily capacity to process 3000 COVID tests, arrived at...
May 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises restarts in the Mediterranean with new voyages for vaccinated passengers
Viking Cruises announced it will restart operations in the Mediterranean with new voyages for vaccinated passengers beginning this summer. Offered...
May 7, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Sun cruise ship renamed to Zhao Shang Yi Dun
Viking Sun will no longer sail for Viking Ocean Cruises, but for the joint venture China Merchants Viking Cruises. The vessel's handover has already...
April 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking announces new 2024 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises
Viking Cruises opened for booking the new 2024 Mississippi River voyages. The company's first (under charter) vessel Viking Mississippi is scheduled...
April 21, 2021