Viking took the wraps off its 2024-25 world cruise itinerary, Viking World Voyage I, a 180-day journey to 37 international locations and 85 ports of name. The crusing, which additionally provides the shorter Viking World Voyage II, might be operated aboard Viking Sky.
Voyage to Get Underway From Fort Lauderdale
Viking’s world cruise in 2024 will circumnavigate the globe and go to 5 continents after Viking Sky departs Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 19. Its last name might be in New York on June 17, 2025.
The 930-guest ship will name at ports in Central America earlier than transiting the Panama Canal and crusing the West Coast of North America. Crossing the Pacific, Viking Sky will go to Hawaii and French Polynesia earlier than reaching New Zealand and Australia.
From there, it cruises by means of Asia and the Middle East, then to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. A transatlantic crossing to New York will conclude the voyage.
Viking Chairman Torstein Hagen mentioned, ”For 25 years, we’ve been dedicated to offering our company with immersive and culturally enriching experiences whereas touring the world in consolation. Our earlier world cruises bought out in a matter of weeks, and we proceed to see sturdy demand from our company for prolonged voyages. Our seamless world cruises are the best of all adventures and permit company to discover extra of the world with us.”
Multi-day Stays in Some Ports of Call
Highlights of the voyage embrace overnights and double overnights in some locations.
Guests will expertise three days within the cosmopolitan metropolis of Auckland, New Zealand, as an illustration, and three days in Mumbai, India, the place company can discover the metropolis, its colourful markets, and different points of interest. Overnights are deliberate for Singapore and Istanbul, house to main websites such because the Blue Mosque.
On world cruise bookings made by means of March, Viking is providing a number of complimentary incentives, together with enterprise class air, floor transfers to and from the ship, all onboard gratuities and repair charges, visa service and a Silver Spirits beverage bundle, which incorporates just about all drinks on board, in addition to baggage transport providers for embarkation.
Also, all world cruise company obtain a $2,000 per particular person shore excursions credit score and a $1,000 per particular person shipboard credit score for spa providers, onboard outlets and laundry. Viking Explorer Society Members obtain an extra $1,000 per particular person shipboard credit score.
Three shorter variations of the world cruise are supplied: a 163-day World Voyage II phase from Los Angeles to New York plus a 138-day cruise from Fort Lauderdale to London, and a 121-day voyage from Los Angeles to London. Cruise fares for the total voyage are proven as beginning at about $80,000 per particular person.
Guests Choose From 5 Cabin Categories
Onboard Viking Sky company can select from 5 stateroom classes, all of which have personal balconies. The ship has 14 Explorer Suites, that are two-room suites starting from 757 to 1,163 sq. toes and that includes wrap-around balconies.
The ship has a pool with a retractable roof that permits all-season swimming, plus a glass-backed infinity pool off the strict. Other areas on the ship, which entered service in 2017, embrace a Scandinavian-inspired spa, providing a Snow Grotto, the Explorer’s Lounge, and the Wintergarden, the place company can take pleasure in afternoon tea.
Dining decisions embrace the Restaurant, World Cafe, Chef’s Table, Manfredi’s, Pool Grill, and Mamsen’s, a Norwegian deli-style eatery. Onboard cultural enrichment applications will characteristic culinary lessons, visitor lecturers, performing artists, and resident classical musicians.
Cruise watchers may recall that Viking Sky made headlines in March 2019 when the ship suffered a serious engine failure, misplaced energy and have become stranded off the Norwegian coast. The ship made a mayday name, and all company and crew have been evacuated. The ship had been caught in a storm with 38-knot winds and excessive waves.