After selling out all 2018 and 2019 dates, and opening 2020, Viking has announced ten new sailings for its 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids Egypt river cruise for 2019. These new sailing will be on board the Viking operated MS Antares – a classic ship specifically built to navigate the Nile. (etbtravelnews.global)
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“Viking Jupiter”, the sixth ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for Viking, was floated out today at the shipyard in Ancona. Interior fittings will now begin, leading the vessel to its delivery, scheduled in 2019.
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Viking announced its most comprehensive itinerary to date with the new Ultimate World Cruise, which will span 245 days, six continents, 59 countries and 113 ports, with 22 port overnights and a full circumnavigation of the globe – making it the longest-ever continuous world cruise itinerary.
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Viking announced it has renewed its sponsorship of National Geographic’s fully scripted anthology series, “Genius,” which in season two explores the life and work of influential Spanish artist and pioneer of the Cubist movement, Pablo Picasso.
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Scanship announced it has been awarded a contract by the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the supply of total clean ship system for four Viking Ocean Cruises newbuilds. The newbuilds will enter service from 2021 to 2023 and Scanship will deliver equipment starting 2019 through 2021. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Viking recently announced its 2019 Ocean & River Voyages, which provide guests the unique opportunity to explore Europe’s legendary rivers on an award-winning Viking Longship® before setting sail to Scandinavia on one of Viking’s award-winning ocean ships.
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Vard Holdings Limited – a subsidiary of Fincantieri – has signed a Letter of Intent for the design and construction of two special cruise vessels for Viking, with an option for two more vessels.
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Viking today announced that its fourth ocean ship, Viking Sun®, was officially named during a spectacular celebration on The Bund, in the heart of Shanghai. The ship is currently sailing Viking’s sold-out 141-day World Cruise from Miami to London, and its stop in Shanghai marks the first time one of Viking’s ocean ships has called in China.
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Viking today announced a new agreement with Fincantieri that could see the delivery of six additional ocean ships by 2027. The new understanding expands Viking’s partnership with Fincantieri, raising the company’s total ocean ship order and options to 16 – the highest-ever for a shipyard from a single owner.
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The Vikings have reached Australia! Viking Ocean Cruises’ newest ship, Viking Sun, arrived in Sydney for the first time today (Feb. 10), marking the brand’s debut down under and its maiden voyage around the world. (cruisecritic.com)
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Viking today launched three new Central and South American itineraries – the 22-day Cuba, Panama & the Pacific, the 18-day South America & the Chilean Fjords and the 22-day Southern Atlantic Crossing. (etbtravelnews.global)
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This is the terrifying moment a giant ferry reversed into a docked cruise ship in the port of Barcelona. The authorities say the accident is ‘unusual’, particularly because visibility was good at the time. (dailymail.co.uk)
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Viking today welcomed its fourth and newest ocean ship, Viking Sun® to Los Angeles, also the home of the company’s U.S. headquarters. The ship is currently sailing Viking’s sold-out 141-day World Cruise from Miami to London, and Los Angeles is Viking’s first U.S. West Coast port of call in the company’s 20-year history.
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Following the agreement signed last April between Fincantieri and Viking Ocean Cruises, the contracts for the construction of the 7th and 8th ships have become effective and, furthermore, the company has exercised the option for the 9th and the 10th unit.
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