The back story
Fleet: Small, all-veranda sister ships of 930 or 998 guests; Viking Vesta (2025) and Viking Mira (2026) are the newest in the ship list (vikingcruises.co.uk, Oct 2026) · New ships: Viking Libra, hydrogen-powered, delivery scheduled November 2026; Viking Astrea, also hydrogen-powered, scheduled 2027 (viking.com press, 2026) · What’s included: Return flights from London and selected regional airports with transfers, one shore excursion in almost every port, all meals, beer, wine and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, Wi-Fi, onboard gratuities, port taxes, The Nordic Spa and alternative restaurants (vikingcruises.co.uk, Oct 2026) · Ocean voyages since: 2015 (viking.com, About us) · Sails to: Scandinavia, the British Isles and Ireland, the Mediterranean, North America, the Caribbean, South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and world cruises
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The back story
Viking Ocean Cruises·In depth
A river company that went to sea in 2015 with one idea: small, quiet, all-veranda ships for travellers who come for the destination.
The fleet
Who it suits. On a budget: First-time cruisers who want one fare to cover flights from London, transfers, an excursion in almost every port, wine and beer with lunch and dinner, Wi-Fi and gratuities. A standard Veranda Stateroom (288 sq ft) gives you the same ship as every suite. Mid-range: Penthouse Veranda (360 sq ft) or Penthouse Junior Suite (432 sq ft), with earlier boarding and priority bookings at Manfredi’s and The Chef’s Table. Luxury: The Explorer Suites (808–1,215 sq ft) and the 1,448 sq ft Owner’s Suite, with the Silver Spirits beverage package included, a private car and driver in a port of your choice, and first priority at the spa.
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930 guests
Viking Ocean Cruises·Ocean ships · first generation·€€€
The original sisters: Viking Star (2015), Sea (2016), Sky (2017), Orion (2018), Jupiter (2019), Venus (2021), Mars and Neptune (2022) and Saturn (2023).
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998 guests
Viking Ocean Cruises·Ocean ships · new generation·€€€
The newer, slightly larger sisters: Viking Vela (2024), Vesta (2025) and Mira (2026), with Libra, Astrea, Lyra, Vega and Leda to follow.
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Delivery November 2026
Viking Ocean Cruises·Ocean ship · hydrogen-powered·€€€
Described by Viking as the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship, capable of operating with zero emissions; delivery is scheduled for November 2026.
