VIKING ANNOUNCES 10 ADDITIONAL RIVER SHIPS IN EUROPE
New Viking Longships to be Delivered in 2025 and 2026
Viking announces it will welcome 10 additional river ships to its fleet in the coming years. To meet strong demand for European river voyages, eight of the new vessels will sail Viking’s popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers. Two additional Viking Longships will join the fleet on the Seine River.
The cruise line will take delivery of five new vessels in 2025, and the remaining five in 2026. To officially mark the start of construction on all 10 ships, a keel laying ceremony took place at Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock, Germany, where all Viking Longships have been built since their debut in 2012.
“Ever since we started Viking 26 years ago, our mission has been to help our guests explore the world in comfort. We focus on the destination, and we build elegant, innovative ships,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “We look forward to welcoming these new Longships to our European fleet and introducing The Viking Way of exploration to even more guests in the coming years.”
With a current fleet of 80 river ships and more than 50 percent of the market share for North American travelers, Viking is by far the industry’s leading river line. The award-winning Viking Longships, which comprise the vast majority of the company’s river fleet, host 190 or fewer guests.
Featuring an innovative patented design, the vessels offer a wide variety of stateroom choices, the revolutionary indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terrace, and Viking’s signature Scandinavian design aesthetic. The new vessels feature a hybrid propulsion system with batteries and shore power to reduce reliance on fuel while in port. Onboard solar panels further contribute to the ships’ energy efficiency.
This announcement is the latest significant milestone for the company. Last month, Viking celebrated the float out of its newest ocean ship, the Viking Vela®, which will debut in December 2024, and announced a new ship for the Mekong River in 2025, the Viking Tonle.
SOURCE Viking
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