https://www.cruisehive.com/category/cruise-news/viking-cruises Cruise Ship | Cruise Ship News | Cruise Tips Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:23:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://www.cruisehive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png https://www.cruisehive.com/category/cruise-news/viking-cruises 32 32 https://www.cruisehive.com/over-100-passengers-get-sick-on-luxury-cruise-ship/104353 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:51:56 +0000 https://www.cruisehive.com/?p=104353 A Viking cruise ship that arrived in New Jersey has reported several cases of gastrointestinal illness onboard, affecting guests and crew.]]> https://www.cruisehive.com/viking-christens-newest-ocean-ship-in-new-york/103229 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:41:22 +0000 https://www.cruisehive.com/?p=103229 Viking's newest ocean ship Viking Saturn is officially christened in a naming ceremony that took place in New York City.]]> https://www.cruisehive.com/viking-debuting-three-new-arctic-voyages-in-2025/102340 Fri, 26 May 2023 16:32:59 +0000 https://www.cruisehive.com/?p=102340 Viking details new expedition voyages in the Arctic ranging from 13 to 27 days in 2025, along with voyages visiting Canada and Greenland.]]> https://www.cruisehive.com/viking-introduces-new-year-round-river-cruises-in-europe/102104 Tue, 23 May 2023 20:35:19 +0000 https://www.cruisehive.com/?p=102104 Viking is expanding its operations in Europe, with the cruise line announcing year-round operations on the Rhine river starting this winter.]]> https://www.cruisehive.com/viking-doubles-capacity-for-2023-great-lakes-season/100380 Wed, 03 May 2023 17:18:41 +0000 https://www.cruisehive.com/?p=100380 Viking is sailing both expedition ships Octantis and Polaris on amazing Great Lakes itineraries for the summer season.]]> https://www.cruisehive.com/viking-takes-delivery-of-newest-ocean-luxury-cruise-ship/99925 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:09:53 +0000 https://www.cruisehive.com/?p=99925 Viking's newest ocean going cruise ship has been officially handed over by the shipyard, with the naming ceremony to be held in NYC later this year.]]> https://www.cruisehive.com/viking-reaches-another-ship-float-out-milestone/98545 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:17:48 +0000 https://www.cruisehive.com/?p=98545 Viking celebrates the float-out ceremony of its third dedicated Nile River cruise ship, with the Egyptian fleet to grow to six by 2025.]]> https://www.cruisehive.com/january-is-best-booking-month-ever-for-viking/95045 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:26:09 +0000 https://www.cruisehive.com/?p=95045 Viking announces a record-breaking January, with huge bookings and the strongest singles sales day in the cruise line's 25-year history.]]> https://www.cruisehive.com/passengers-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out-on-viking-cruise-ship/93653 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:33:27 +0000 https://www.cruisehive.com/?p=93653 On February 3, a small fire broke out onboard the Viking Orion cruise ship while it was docked in Sydney, Australia. The ship’s crew quickly extinguished the fire, and there were no reported injuries.  The cruise line, Viking, is currently investigating the incident, with early reports indicating that the cause of the fire was electrical, […]]]>