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VIKING ANNOUNCES NEW EXPEDITION VOYAGES IN THE ARCTIC

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today announced three new summer season expedition voyages in the Arctic. Debuting in July 2025, the new itineraries, which range from 13 to 27 days, explore the polar north in Canada and Greenland, with two of the three voyages visiting the Canadian High Arctic.

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  • LOS ANGELES, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® ( www.viking.com ) today announced three new summer season expedition voyages in the Arctic.
  • "Our guests are curious travelers who are eager to explore new and different regions of the world, in Viking comfort," said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking.
  • Join Viking on a fascinating voyage exploring the Canadian High Arctic to undiscovered territories beneath the skies of the midnight sun.
  • Enrichment On Board and On Shore: Viking has created the world's leading scientific enrichment environment in an expedition setting.

VIKING EXPEDITION TEAM PUBLISHES FIRST SCIENTIFIC PAPER FROM INAUGURAL ANTARCTIC SEASON

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today announced its Viking Expedition Team has published the company's first scientific paper, following observations of the rarely encountered scyphozoan Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly known as the giant phantom jellyfish. The encounters took place during submersible dives in the coastal waters of the Antarctic Peninsula in early 2022. Despite reaching up to 30 feet (10 meters) in length, only 126 encounters with the giant phantom jellyfish have ever been recorded since the species was first described in 1910. During Viking's inaugural season in Antarctica in 2022, direct observations of the giant phantom jellyfish were made three times from submersibles deployed from Viking's expedition vessel, the Viking Octantis®, and documented through stills and video photography.

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  • With citizen science activities being popular among expedition guests, the paper also notes the potential to gather guest-derived data from submersible dives.
  • "In creating 'the thinking person's expedition,' it was our intention that every voyage should provide opportunities for scientific discovery," said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking.
  • During each expedition, visiting researchers from partner institutions are part of the 36-person Viking Expedition Team.
  • Viking offers destination-focused expeditions in Antarctica and North America's Great Lakes, with an expedition fleet that includes the Polar Class Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris .

VIKING TAKES DELIVERY OF SECOND EXPEDITION SHIP

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today announced it has taken delivery of the Viking Polaris®, the company's second purpose-built expedition ship. The delivery ceremony took place this morning at Fincantieri's VARD shipyard in Søviknes, Norway, where Viking's first expedition ship, the Viking Octantis®, was delivered in December 2021. The Viking Polaris immediately set sail toward Amsterdam, where she will be named on September 30 by her ceremonial godmother, Ann Bancroft, one of the world's preeminent polar explorers. Currently sailing in the Great Lakes, the Viking Octantis will also be named on September 30 by her ceremonial godmother, Liv Arnesen, the world-renowned Norwegian explorer, lecturer, author and educator. From Amsterdam, the Viking Polaris will make her way to South America, and both ships will spend the Austral summer in Antarctica, before traveling north to the Great Lakes for a series of voyages during spring and summer.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking ( www.viking.com ) today announced it has taken delivery of the Viking Polaris , the company's second purpose-built expedition ship.
  • The delivery ceremony took place this morning at Fincantieri's VARD shipyard in Sviknes, Norway, where Viking's first expedition ship, the Viking Octantis , was delivered in December 2021.
  • "Today is a proud day for the Viking family as we welcome the Viking Polaris to our fleet.
  • The new Polar Class Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris host 378 guests in 189 staterooms.

VIKING ENDOWS NEW CHAIR OF POLAR MARINE GEOSCIENCE AT UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today announced it has partnered with the University of Cambridge to establish a new Professorship aimed at advancing research in the field of polar environmental science. The Viking Polar Marine Geoscience Fund will endow the University's Scott Polar Research Institute with its first-ever fully funded professorship—the Viking Chair of Polar Marine Geoscience. This new post will enhance the scientific leadership at the Institute and will enable the development of new lines of research into the behavior of polar environments, including polar ice sheets, sea ice and ocean circulation. The research fund builds on Viking's existing partnership with Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute, which played a significant role in developing the scientific enrichment program for the company's new expedition vessels that launched earlier this year.

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  • The Viking Polar Marine Geoscience Fund will endow the University's Scott Polar Research Institute with its first-ever fully funded professorshipthe Viking Chair of Polar Marine Geoscience.
  • Viking's first expedition vessel, the Viking Octantis , debuted in January 2022 and spent the Austral summer in Antarctica.
  • By establishing the Viking Polar Marine Geoscience Fund, we are also ensuring that the Scott Polar Research Institute is able to continue critical work in perpetuitysome of which will be conducted on board."
  • Viking's expedition fleet includes the new Polar Class Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris , which host 378 guests in 189 staterooms.

VIKING ENDOWS NEW CHAIR OF POLAR MARINE GEOSCIENCE AT UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today announced it has partnered with the University of Cambridge to establish a new Professorship aimed at advancing research in the field of polar environmental science. The Viking Polar Marine Geoscience Fund will endow the University's Scott Polar Research Institute with its first-ever fully funded professorship—the Viking Chair of Polar Marine Geoscience. This new post will enhance the scientific leadership at the Institute and will enable the development of new lines of research into the behavior of polar environments, including polar ice sheets, sea ice and ocean circulation. The research fund builds on Viking's existing partnership with Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute, which played a significant role in developing the scientific enrichment program for the company's new expedition vessels that launched earlier this year.

Key Points: 
  • The Viking Polar Marine Geoscience Fund will endow the University's Scott Polar Research Institute with its first-ever fully funded professorshipthe Viking Chair of Polar Marine Geoscience.
  • Viking's first expedition vessel, the Viking Octantis , debuted in January 2022 and spent the Austral summer in Antarctica.
  • By establishing the Viking Polar Marine Geoscience Fund, we are also ensuring that the Scott Polar Research Institute is able to continue critical work in perpetuitysome of which will be conducted on board."
  • Viking's expedition fleet includes the new Polar Class Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris , which host 378 guests in 189 staterooms.

EARLY REVIEWS ARE IN: VIKING EXPEDITIONS ARE SETTING A NEW STANDARD

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Monday, February 28, 2022
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Today, Viking has released new architectural photos that detail the award-winning interior design of Viking Octantisas well as a new 360-degree Ship Tour that provides a deck-by-deck virtual onboard experience.

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  • Today, Viking has released new architectural photos that detail the award-winning interior design of Viking Octantisas well as a new 360-degree Ship Tour that provides a deck-by-deck virtual onboard experience.
  • The new Polar Class Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris host 378 guests in 189 staterooms.
  • The vessels are purpose-built for expeditions, at an ideal size for safety and comfort in remote destinations.
  • Viking has also been consistently rated the #1 ocean cruise line and one of the best river cruise lines inTravel + Leisure's"World's Best" Awards.