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Viking Celebrates 100 Ships Around the World with Ceremony Naming Nine Newest River Ships Across Six Countries
Historic Milestone Continues Viking’s History of Connecting Curious Travelers in Every Cor...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Viking Celebrates 100 Ships Around the World with Ceremony Naming Nine Newest River Ships Across Six Countries\n\n\n .bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc }\n \n\n\n\n\n Historic Milestone Continues Viking’s History of Connecting Curious Travelers in Every Corner of the Globe\n \n\n\n\n\n Viking® (\n \n www.viking.com\n \n ) (NYSE: VIK) today announced the naming of its nine newest river ships—including the company’s 100\n \n th\n \n ship—during a simultaneous ceremony in Basel, Switzerland. Of the nine new river ships, the\n \n\n Viking Annar\n \n\n , the\n \n\n Viking Dagur\n \n\n , the\n \n\n Viking Eldir\n \n\n and the\n \n\n Viking Honir\n \n\n will sail Viking’s most popular itineraries along the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers. The\n \n\n Viking Nerthus\n \n\n , the\n \n\n Viking Gyda\n \n\n and the\n \n\n Viking Tonle\n \n\n sail the Seine, Douro and Mekong rivers, respectively. The two other new ships named today—the\n \n\n Viking Thoth\n \n\n and the\n \n\n Viking Amun\n \n\n —sail the Nile River. The ceremony also marked a major milestone—Viking now has more than 100 ships across its award-winning river, ocean and expedition fleet, more than any other cruise line. This achievement reflects the company’s history of industry-leading innovations.\n \n\n This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\n \n https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251021249797/en/\n \n\n\n\n\n Viking today celebrated the naming of its nine newest river ships, including the company’s 100th ship during a ceremony in Basel, Switzerland. Pictured here, Viking Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen, Executive Vice President of Product Karine Hagen, and the godparents and captains of the nine ships on board the new Viking Honir for the ceremony. For more information, visit www.viking.com.\n \n\n\n “Today we are proud to name our newest river ships and to honor the nine distinguished members of our extended Viking family serving as their godparents,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking. “We have always been quite a bit different from others in the travel industry—we like to be contrarian. Over the last 28 years, we have grown from four ships to more than 100 ...