Viking Takes Delivery of Newest Ocean Ship
03 Diciembre 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
The New Viking Vela Joins Award-Winning Fleet
of Sister Ships
Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today announced it has
taken delivery of the company’s newest ocean ship, the Viking
Vela®. The delivery ceremony took place this morning when the ship
was presented at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy.
Classified as a small ship, as are all Viking ocean ships, the
Viking Vela has 499 staterooms that can host 998 guests. The Viking
Vela joins the company’s growing fleet of award-winning ocean ships
and will spend her inaugural season sailing itineraries in the
Mediterranean and in Northern Europe.
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Viking today announced it has taken
delivery of the company’s newest ocean ship, the Viking Vela®. The
delivery ceremony took place this morning when the ship was
presented at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Pictured here
is the Viking Vela, part of Viking's award-winning ocean fleet. For
more information, visit www.viking.com. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We are proud to welcome the newest sister ship to our
award-winning ocean fleet,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO
of Viking. “Together with Fincantieri we have built the world’s
most elegant small ocean ships. With the arrival of our newest
vessel, we look forward to introducing even more curious travelers
to the Viking way of exploration.”
Viking is working on a project for a partial hybrid propulsion
system for future ocean ships based on liquid hydrogen and fuel
cells, which could allow the company to operate at zero-emission in
the Norwegian Fjords and other sensitive environments. While the
Viking Vela has a traditional propulsion platform, she is
considered hydrogen-ready and can be retrofitted in the future.
The delivery of the Viking Vela follows a string of recent
accolades for the company. Viking was rated #1 for Oceans, #1 for
Rivers and #1 for Expeditions by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2024
Readers’ Choice Awards for the second consecutive year. This
achievement marked the first time a travel company won these three
categories in back-to-back years. Viking was also named Best Luxury
Line, Best Line for Couples and Best Line in the Mediterranean in
U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Cruise Lines ranking for
the fourth consecutive year. Viking’s ocean ships have been rated
and “Recommended” as part of the Forbes Travel Guide 2024 Star
Awards, an annual independent evaluation for luxury travel brands.
Additionally, Viking received seven awards at the 2023 Cruise
Critic Editors’ Picks Awards—more than any other line—across the
luxury, river and expedition categories.
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About Viking
Viking (NYSE: VIK) was founded in 1997 and provides
destination-focused journeys on rivers, oceans and lakes around the
world. Designed for curious travelers with interests in science,
history, culture and cuisine, Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen often
says Viking offers experiences For The Thinking Person™. Viking has
more than 450 awards to its name, including being rated #1 for
Rivers, #1 for Oceans and #1 for Expeditions by Condé Nast Traveler
in the 2023 and 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards. Viking is also rated a
“World’s Best” for rivers, oceans and expeditions by Travel +
Leisure. No other travel company has simultaneously received the
same honors by both publications. For additional information,
contact Viking at 1-800-2-VIKING (1-800-284-5464) or visit
www.viking.com. For Viking’s award-winning enrichment channel,
visit www.viking.tv.
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