VIKING EXPANDS EUROPEAN RIVER FLEET WITH NAMING OF EIGHT NEW SHIPS AND MARKS BEGINNING OF 2022 RIVER SEASON
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LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today welcomed eight new river ships to its award-winning fleet during a celebration in Paris. Of the eight new Viking Longships®, four ships – Viking Fjorgyn, Viking Kari, Viking Radgrid and Viking Skaga – are built specifically to navigate the Seine River and bring guests to the heart of Paris with an exclusive docking location at Port de Grenelle, just a short walk from the Eiffel Tower. The four additional ships – Viking Egdir, Viking Gersemi, Viking Gymir and Viking Hervor – will sail Viking's popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers.
Key Points:
- The four additional ships Viking Egdir , Viking Gersemi , Viking Gymir and Viking Hervor will sail Viking's popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers.
- The naming of the new river ships comes as Viking continues its 25th anniversary and a year of multiple milestones.
- In January 2022, the company launched Viking Expeditions and its first Polar Class vessel, the Viking Octantis .
- "Today we are especially pleased to honor eight talented and accomplished individuals as godmothers of our newest river ships, and we look forward to the start of another season of European river voyages."