Tag: Viking Cruises
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Viking wins Silver gilt medal at 2021 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.
‘The Viking Friluftsliv Garden’ is awarded prestigious honour in the Show Garden category.’ Viking, the award-winning river and ocean cruise line, has been awarded a Silver Gilt medal for ‘The Viking Friluftsliv Garden’ in the Show Garden category at the 2021 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, which runs from 5 – 11 July. Viking…
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Viking welcomes guests back on board in Iceland, continuing their successful restarts.
New “Welcome Back” Voyages mark Viking’s Return to Nordic Countries Viking® (www.viking.com) celebrated today the latest milestone in its return to service as guests from the US were welcomed on board in Iceland. Over the weekend, guests boarded the award-winning Viking Sky® in Reykjavík, where the ship will homeport this summer along with sister shipViking…
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Viking confirmed as a title sponsor of LTA summer grass court events in Nottingham, Birmingham and Eastbourne.
The LTA announces a new partnership with award-winning river and ocean cruise line, Viking, which will become the new title sponsor of the governing body’s summer grass court events in Nottingham, Birmingham and Eastbourne in 2021. The high-profile ATP and WTA events in June will now be known as the Viking Open Nottingham, Viking Classic Birmingham and…
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Welcome Viking Venus! Viking’s newest Ocean ship officially named by iconic British broadcast Journalist Anne Diamond.
Viking® (www.viking.com) today named its newest ocean ship, Viking Venus®, with a celebration at sea in the English Channel as the ship set sail for her inaugural voyage. As part of the intimate event, the ship’s ceremonial godmother, revered British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond, offered a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing for…
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Viking begins a new chapter with arrival of Viking Venus in the UK.
Celebrations kick off as new ocean ship Viking Venus sails into Portsmouth on her maiden call Viking® (www.viking.com) is heralding the arrival in the UK of its newest ocean ship, Viking Venus®, after she sailed into Portsmouth for her maiden call at 7am this morning. Delivered in April 2021 at Fincantieri’sshipyard in Ancona, Italy, Viking…
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Viking expands “Welcome back” collection with new Mediterranean voyages for Summer 2021
Two Ships Will Homeport in Malta Starting in July Viking® (www.viking.com) announced today that it will restart operations in the Mediterranean with new ocean voyages for vaccinated guests beginning this summer. Offered as part of Viking’s Welcome Back collection, Viking Venus® and Viking Sea® will homeport in the Maltese capital city of Valletta—a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site—and sail two…
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VIKING ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL SAILINGS FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER CRUISES
Viking (www.viking.com) announces that new 2024 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises are now on sale. The company’s first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, will debut in August 2022 and will sail voyages on the Lower and Upper Mississippi River, between New Orleans and St. Paul. Viking’s first river cruises in the U.S. had been highly…
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Viking takes delivery of newest Ocean Ship!
Viking Venus Will Be Officially Named in England on 17 May Viking® (www.viking.com) today announced it took delivery of Viking Venus®, the company’s newest ocean ship. The delivery ceremony took place this morning when the ship was presented at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Viking Venus will now make her way to the United Kingdom,…
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Viking.TV celebrates one year of award-winning programming.
Cultural enrichment channel continues to offer virtual exploration for curious travellers This week Viking® (www.viking.com) marks the one-year anniversary of its award-winning enrichment channel, Viking.TV (https://viking.tv/). Launched last March in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Viking.TV was conceived as a way to build community, stay connected and share positive experiences while people are…
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Viking have announced a May 2021 restart of limited operations in the UK.
Last week, Viking announced that it will restart limited operations in May 2021 with three special sailings along the coast of England. Available exclusively for UK residents, the new eight-day ocean itinerary—England’s Scenic Shores—will sail roundtrip from Portsmouth, with departures on May 22, May 29 and June 5, 2021. Guests on the England’s Scenic Shores itinerary will…