All Viking Ocean ships are from one series - same-designed, with same layouts, interiors and amenities, featuring spacious lounges, multiple dining options (several al-fresco / outdoor deck venues), 3-story Atrium, premium theater/show lounge, Sun Deck (with 2 swimming pools), Nordic-design Spa, Gym and sports area, Snow Room, duty-free boutique shops. Yes, we are booked on the Mani, Basel to Amsterdam December 3rd. Our August 9th British isles Explorer cruise (which was supposed to be on the Venus) has obviously been canceled. Viking Cruises. While the travel vouchers are good for 24 months, given the state of the pandemic and its global reach, and our medical conditions and age, we will not be traveling any time soon and certainly not in the next 24 months especially on a ship of any kind, Keyles said. VIKING OCEAN operates a 10-ship fleet of newbuilds (identically designed vessels). Next YouTube video is about the original longships of the Vikings. Exclusively for Viking Expeditions voyages, Viking Cruises partnered with Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute (Polar Museum) that specializes in polar researches and glaciology. . That's just what happened, and we are now booked in July 2021 with an upgraded cabin and air fare. On March 16, 2022, were joint-christened 8 riverboats - 4x in Paris (Fjorgyn, Kari, Radgrid, Skaga) and 4x in Amsterdam (Egdir, Gersemi, Gymir, Hervor). They include both the river cruising portion and hotel stays. During the 2015 christening, 8 longships were in Amsterdam. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Currently, Viking River Cruises USA offers 4 itineraries, themed as: The Viking Mississippi itinerary program offers visiting 7 states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota) and the port cities Baton Rouge, Darrow, New Orleans, St Francisville, Natchez, Vicksburg, Memphis, Hannibal, St Louis, Burlington, Dubuque, Davenport, La Crosse, Red Wing, St. Paul. Both are privately owned and operated by Viking under a charter. Next are listed all Viking Expeditions cruise itineraries by length and theme. In 2017, Viking signed a sponsorship with National Geographic Society for shooting NatGeo's "Genius" (anthology series). They try to make it better by giving us $250 PP OBC, but after the cancellation of prepaid excursions, we had a pile of OBC and NOTHING to spend it on. All Viking Cruises Longships are named after Norse mythology gods and entities. He advised us that if we were thinking about rebooking in 2021, we should wait to see if Viking cancelled our 2020 cruise making us eligible for a 125% voucher. The London City (Port Greenwich) roundtrip itinerary was officially listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's "longest continuous passenger cruise". Fingers crossed that it will all work out in the end. Nafpilo, Greece is set between the Bay of Argos and breathtaking mountains. Of course, this is the US website. Environmental impact is further reduced through the ship's membrane water treatment plant. Could be US only, as we have no itineraries listed under Welcome Back. Shorter itinerary segments are also available for booking, including the 119-day "Viking World Horizons 2022" (Los Angeles to London, departure January 10, 2022) that visits 49 ports in 22 countries. Risk-Free Guarantee - Viking River Cruises Got the email from Viking on our Aug 25th, 2021 Paris to Normandy. Viking Expeditions (as a travel brand) was officially launched on January 15, 2020, with cruising operations starting in January 2022. I had an online chat with Viking yesterday, where he said that our cruise had not been cancelled (yet) and to check back in 24-48 hours when MVJ is back online. 2022-2023 Viking Mississippi itineraries include: In April 2021, Viking announced that the new 2024 sailings of its Mississippi River voyages were open for sale. The company is responsible for vessels berthing (cruise terminal arrangements), logistics, freshwater supply, customs, crew changes, passenger disembarkation/embarkation. In the wake of Austria imposing a country-wide lockdown as part of an effort to break a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, river cruise lines in Europe have announced changes and cancellations to various itineraries, bringing the final weeks of 2021 to a sour close. In early-April 2019, Viking and China Merchants Group (China's first commercial corporation/1872-founded) unveiled a plan to launch a new cruise line (joint venture company) for the Chinese market. The shipbuilding contract was officially signed on July 23, 2018. We'll try for something in 2022. In the UK, Viking OCEAN ships are homeported in London-Greenwich England. Today, 1/22/22 I contacted Viking Cruise lines about canceling a river cruise to France for this June, plenty of days before the cancellation date, and was told that I could not get ALL my money back. CruiseMapper provides you with free-of-charge schedules with listed cheapest ticket prices per person per itinerary. However, due to ongoing travel restrictions in Europe and the USA, as well as Canada's and Australia's ban on cruise shipping, Viking canceled the entire 2020 program (river+ocean) in mid-August. VIKING RIVER (European boats) restarted in July 2021 (Rhine-Douro-France rivers), VIKING's Egypt boat (Ra) - in August. Patience. Viking OCEAN's fleet consists of all 10 liners - Viking Star (2015), Viking Sea (2016), Viking Sky (2017), Viking Sun (2017), Viking Orion (2018), Viking Jupiter (2019), Venus (2021), Mars and Neptune (2022), Viking Saturn (2023). Northbound Atlantic: "VIKING EMPIRE" (Istanbul-Stockholm), Southbound Atlantic: "PASSAGE THROUGH WESTERN EUROPE" (Bergen-Barcelona), "SCANDINAVIA TO SPAIN" (Stockholm-Barcelona). Passengers can experience the exciting scenery of Meteora, with its medieval monasteries, or explore the religious center of Dion, situated on the foothills of Mt Olympus. Viking Expeditions ships operate in Arctic-Antarctica, Great Lakes, USA and Canada), Viking Ocean (global). MS Amarco Antares (Nile River, Egypt) is an Amarco-owned hotelship operated by Viking under a charter. Since August 2018, Viking Cruises (both brands/river and ocean) is an adults-only company that doesn't allow minor passengers (under 18 years of age) on its vessels. Keyles reached out to Bamboozled for help. No one expects to have to cancel a cruise. The 7-day American itineraries include roundtrips from NOLA/New Orleans, as well as one-ways between New Orleans and Memphis TN, and between St Louis MO and Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN. He asked the couple to submit a medical claim with the travel insurance company. Viking Mediterranean itineraries are themed as: In November 2018, Viking announced an 11-day itinerary named "Greek Odyssey". It is fitted with benches and has dark stone walls illuminated by blue light. Worldwide, Viking Cruises hires over 2,500 staff and crew. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Claire and Stanley Keyles planned a dream vacation for June 2020. November 29, 2021 Viking.TV Celebrates the Rhine River with Week of New Programming Read More. Could all be perfectly benign, may not be. CruiseMapper's Viking schedules also show how much will cost you to travel with the Viking brand. While in port, passengers can walk the waterfront promenade with its many restaurants and cafes, or head outside the port city to the remains of the Macedonian kingdom of Alexander the Great. We had planned a trip in 2021 and when Viking changed their requirements we chose to cancel our trip. The bright return of holiday river cruising in 2021, heralded as the year the European Christmas markets would return, has dimmed even further as the German states of Bavaria and Saxony have also. And I hope it is a good answer for you. Departing on December 22, 2022, from Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale Florida), Viking World Voyage 2022 visits ports in Central America, follows Panama Canal transit and sailing up North America's West Coast. In Strasbourg, passengers take the high-speed TGV train to Paris. Viking cruises add more dates but gloom as St George's misses out I just pulled my Viking folder and on 6-25 (a month ago I was rudely dismissed by a Viking rep). Plus two new Med itineraries in the welcome back program (don't know if this is for US pax only or not). These new types marine engines use 20% less fuel than the conventional ones. The VIKING cruise travel brand was officially inaugurated on August 5, 1997. All rights reserved (About Us). Until the 2015 slowdown, the company reported a steady growth of over 30% per year for the period 2010-2015. Note that for the Rhine and some other itineraries it is intentional that Viking starts with two ships on the same date at the ends of the itinerary to meet in the middle for a ship swap if necessary, it is a "ship pair". American Queen Steamboat Company: Crusing as of mid-March 2021 American Queen Steamboat Company resumed select sailings in the South in mid-March, followed by voyages through the Pacific. These ships also use seawater as a lubricant for their propeller shaft bearings. In Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) Viking River Cruises charters riverboats from the Pandaw fleet - including the ships Katha Pandaw (as Viking Mandalay), and Orient Pandaw (as Viking Orient). Next is the Viking Yangtze River (China) cruise itinerary map that shows all ports locations (along Yangtze River) as well as the domestic flight connections (Beijing-Xian-Chongqing and Shanghai-Wuhan). Posted elsewhere, but we received our official cancellation email this am from Viking for our Oct 4 Trade Routes Bergen to Barcelona. Baltic-UK: "BALTIC JEWELS and THE MIDNIGHT SUN" (Stockholm-London) and "INTO THE MIDNIGHT SUN" (Bergen-London). Started August 27, 2021, By Aft-located (at the stern) indoor-outdoor pool deck lounge (Aquavit Terrace) with 3 infinity pools - positioned side by side and covered by a retractable glass roof. The 7-ship "virtual" naming ceremony was via satellite connections and held in 4 riverports - Basel Switzerland (Sigrun and Einar), Rostock Germany (Ullur and Sigyn), Brunsbuttel Germany (Vali and Tir) and Oporto Portugal (Helgrim). The move. Some vendors may process your personal data on the basis of legitimate interest, which you can object to by managing your options below. All the 6 ships will be built and owned by ECO Shipyards (subsidiary of Edison Chouest Offshore) and operated under charter. Viking ships in Russia are with average capacity 200+, the ships in China - up to 246. Aula Auditorium provides direct access to Finse Terrace, which makes it an indoor-outdoor observation lounge. The 136-day itinerary visits 56 ports in 27 countries, with 11 port city overnights and 3x new for Viking cruise ports (Phillip Island Victoria Australia, Eden NSW Australia, Yangon Burma). Look for a link at the bottom of this page or in our privacy policy where you can withdraw consent. Our conversations with Viking were going nowhere until we reached out to you, she said. At additional cost are only spa massages, beauty salon services; specialty beer, premium alcohol (wine and spirits), and some shore excursions. Thanks for the update! Viking Ocean Ships Currently Sailing: Viking Jupiter Viking Orion Viking Mars Viking Neptune Viking Saturn Viking Sea Viking Sky Viking Star Viking Venus Viking's expedition fleet will operate mainly polar cruises - in the European Arctic (Svalbard Islands and Arctic Russia, roundtrips from homeport Tromso Norway) and Antarctica (roundtrips are from homeport Ushuaia Argentina, with fly-cruise packages from Buenos Aires / included an overnight hotel stay prior departure and return flights). The fact that Viking has so many ships on a route means that when they hit low water there is very likely another ship nearby going in the opposite direction. This looks to me like a lot of cruises that they have been taking reservations for and collecting payment for may be cancelled. On January 11, Norwegian Cruise Line informed passengers that near-term sailings on additional ships would be canceled, primarily for departures over the next two weeks (details below). Feels like it is time to brace for another round of cancellations. Cornell Lab's ornithologists are also always present on the ship to interact with the passengers. In November 2020, Viking Cruises announced investments from its minority shareholders TPG Capital (fka Texas Pacific Group) and CPP Investments (Canada Pension Plan Investment Board) that added ~USD 500 million net proceeds to support Viking's development. The other 4 longships were named via live video link with the shipbuilding shipyard in Neptun Werft (Rostock, Germany). The longer/71-day itinerary visits 33 ports (10 countries, 3 continents). All the 6 ships will be built and owned by ECO Shipyards (subsidiary of Edison Chouest Offshore - 1960-founded as "Edison Chouest Boat Rentals" marine corporation) and operated under charter by Viking Cruises USA. Viking OCEAN's product was introduced in May 2015 with the launch of its first vessel MV Viking Star. The lounge has floor-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows (providing 270-degree unobstructed views) and an outdoor deck seating (Finse Terrace). Just got the official email from Viking saying our cruise has been canceled with the details of the 125% future cruise voucher which must be used on a 2021 or 2022 cruise. In March 2021 were delivered Egdir and Gymir - the last longships on order with Neptun Werft. 15-day Ancient Adriatic Treasures, sailing between, 15-day Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities, sailing between, 22-day Iconic Mediterranean Treasures, sailing between. Itineraries include "In Search of the Northern Lights", "Into the Midnight Sun", "British Isles Explorer" and "Viking Homelands". Exploring the World in Comfort | Viking River Cruises The first custom vessel of the company, Viking Mississippi, is scheduled to debut in August 2022 and sail cruises on the Lower and Upper Mississippi River, between Saint Paul Minnesota, and New Orleans Louisiana.