Viking Provides seventeenth New Cruise Ship Since 2020

Viking introduced this morning that they’ve taken supply of the latest ocean cruise ship of their fleet, Viking Saturn.  It’s the seventeenth new ship that the cruise line has added since 2020.

The supply ceremony passed off at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. The cruise ship shall be formally christened and named throughout a ceremony in New York Metropolis on June 6, 2023. Ann Ziff, the esteemed philanthropist and Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera, will function the ship’s godmother.

“We’re very proud to welcome the latest sister ship to our award-winning ocean fleet,” stated Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “We’re additionally grateful that Ann Ziff has honored us by serving as godmother of the Viking Saturn. Having traveled with us for years, Ann is a loyal Viking visitor, and she or he shares our dedication to the humanities and cultural enrichment. Her contributions to the Metropolitan Opera, considered one of our longtime cultural companions, in addition to many different vital causes are actually spectacular.”

“I’m delighted to function godmother of the Viking Saturn,” stated Ann Ziff. “For individuals who are curious in regards to the world, there isn’t any higher strategy to discover and immerse your self than from the consolation of a Viking ship.”

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Viking Saturn is a 47,800 gross ton cruise ship and is equivalent to her sister ships.  The vessel can carry 930 visitors in 415 staterooms, all of which have a balcony.

The supply of Viking Saturn comes as Viking continues celebrating its twenty fifth anniversary. In January 2023, the corporate had its most profitable single month of bookings following current years of sturdy development.

Since 2020, Viking has welcomed 17 new cruise ships to its fleet—together with eight new Viking Longships on the rivers of Europe; new purpose-built vessels on the Mekong, Nile and Mississippi rivers; 4 new, equivalent ocean ships; and two Polar Class expedition vessels.