Viking introduced its 2024 -2025 World Cruise itineraries, together with the brand new Viking World Voyage I, which sails around the globe in 180 days, visiting 37 international locations and 85 ports, with in a single day stays in 13 iconic cities. Setting sail on December 19, 2024, from Fort Lauderdale, the itinerary will embody ports of name throughout 5 continents and can utterly circumnavigate the globe when it returns to the United States for its last port in New York on June 17, 2025. Today’s announcement of the brand new World Cruises comes at a time of document gross sales for Viking, with the launch of Viking’s new twenty fifth Anniversary Sale on January 1 ensuing within the highest variety of bookings in a single week within the firm’s historical past. On January 9 alone, Viking had its strongest single gross sales day ever.
“For 25 years, we have been committed to providing our guests with immersive and culturally enriching experiences while traveling the world in comfort,” stated Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “Our previous World Cruises sold out in a matter of weeks, and we continue to see strong demand from our guests for extended voyages. Our seamless World Cruises are the greatest of all adventures and allow guests to explore more of the world with us.”
Guests crusing on Viking’s award-winning 930-guest ship, the Viking Sky®, will discover ports of name in Central America; transit the Panama Canal; journey up the West Coast of North America earlier than crossing the Pacific Ocean and calling upon the Hawaiian islands and French Polynesia; traverse New Zealand and Australia; and sail by way of Asia, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Northern Europe earlier than crossing the Atlantic and concluding in New York. A shorter 163-day portion of the crusing, Viking World Voyage II, departs from Los Angeles on January 5, 2025 and visits 29 international locations and 78 ports earlier than ending in New York. Guests may select the 138-day Viking World Cruise itinerary from Ft. Lauderdale to London or the 121-day voyage, Viking World Journeys which departs from Los Angeles and visits 23 international locations earlier than ending in London.
2024-2025 World Cruise Itinerary Highlights:
Viking’s latest World Cruise itineraries go to dozens of the world’s most iconic cities, alongside lesser-known locations, in a single steady itinerary. Overnight stays in 13 ports, comparable to Sydney, Haifa, Singapore and Istanbul, and double overnights in Auckland, Bali, Ho Chi Minh, Yangon, Mumbai and Bergen, permit visitors to delve deeper. While on board, Viking affords cultural enrichment by way of onboard lectures and leisure – such because the Viking Resident Historian® program, which offers visitors with a high-level historic and cultural schooling particular to their journey. Guests will immerse themselves on this planet’s wealthy cultures throughout included excursions that present unmatched perception into each day life, in addition to Privileged Access® visits to cultural establishments. Highlights of the brand new 2024-2025Viking World Cruise itineraries embody:
- Auckland, New Zealand: Cultural Capital of New Zealand – Set between the harbors of Waitematā and Manukau, visitors will expertise three days in New Zealand’s cosmopolitan metropolis of Auckland, recognized for its award-winning wines, tree-lined parks and love of cruising.
- Singapore, Singapore: A Melting Pot of Cultures – Witness the outstanding cultural range of Singapore throughout an in a single day keep. Take a tour of town’s eclectic neighborhoods, from Little India to Arab Street, go to the futuristic horticultural park showcasing multiple million crops, or take pleasure in a Night Safari on the world’s first nocturnal wildlife park.
- Mumbai, India: A City of Old and New – While in port within the bustling metropolis of Mumbai for 3 days, visitors have extra time ashore to study concerning the life and legacy of activist Mahatma Gandhi, benefit from the Hanging Gardens, one of many prized few parks discovered within the metropolis, and discover the variety of its neighborhoods, from the picturesque slender streets of Old Mumbai to the colourful markets within the metropolis’s heart.
- Istanbul, Turkey: Where East Meets West – Guests will take pleasure in ample time to expertise this historic metropolis throughout an in a single day keep. Straddled throughout two continents and the Bosporus Strait, Istanbul affords a wealth of spiritual websites to discover such because the spectacular Blue Mosque or the legendary Hagia Sophia, and boasts scrumptious fusion delicacies, combining recent Mediterranean fare with spices from the Far East and Asia.
- London (Greenwich), England: The Royal Borough – Guests will take pleasure in exploring the historic Royal Borough of Greenwich, London on the Thames River, permitting easy accessibility to the regal capital’s iconic sights, together with the Tower of London, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
- New York City, New York: The City That Never Sleeps – The epic Viking World Voyage I and Viking World Voyage II journeys conclude in New York City, the place visitors can take within the exhilarating streets of Lower Manhattan’s monetary district to the intimate warrens of Greenwich Village. The metropolis options one thing for all visitors with tradition, delicacies and architectural magnificence.
The Viking Sky
Viking’s ocean ships have a gross tonnage of 47,800 tons, with 465 staterooms that may host 930 visitors. Viking’s award-winning ocean fleet consists of the Viking Star®, Viking Sea®, Viking Sky®, Viking Orion®, Viking Jupiter®, Viking Venus®, Viking Mars® and Viking Neptune®. The Viking Saturn® will be part of the fleet in 2023. Classified by Cruise Critic as “small ships,” Viking’s ocean fleet options fashionable Scandinavian design with elegant touches, intimate areas and a focus to element. Highlights embody:
- All Veranda Staterooms: Guests can select from 5 stateroom classes, ranging from 270 sq. ft. Veranda Staterooms, all with non-public verandas, sweeping views of the vacation spot and premium facilities that embody king-size beds with luxurious linens, generously proportioned closets, massive interactive flat-screen LCD TVs with movies-on-demand, free Wi-Fi and award-winning loos with massive showers, premium Freyja® bathtub merchandise and heated flooring.
- Explorer Suites: The ships characteristic 14 Explorer Suites, that are two-room suites starting from 757 to 1,163 sq. ft. With expansive views from wraparound non-public verandas, in addition to essentially the most facilities and privileges of any class on board, Explorer Suites supply the final word sanctuary for World Cruise visitors.
- Two Pool Choices: In addition to the Main Pool with a retractable roof allowing any-season swimming, the ships characteristic a first-of-its-kind glass-backed Infinity Pool cantilevered off the strict, permitting visitors to swim surrounded by their vacation spot.
- The Spa: In conserving with Viking’s Nordic heritage, The Spa on board is designed with the holistic wellness philosophy of Scandinavia in thoughts—from the centuries-old custom of the sauna to a Snow Grotto the place snowflakes gently descend from the ceiling by way of chilled air.
- Explorers’ Lounge and Mamsen’s: Share a cocktail with pals. Linger over a Norwegian breakfast and a nautical historical past guide. The Explorers’ Lounge and Mamsen’s gourmand deli are considerate areas positioned on the bow of the ship and designed to characterize the Scandinavian spirit for full rest and for marveling at sweeping views by way of double-height home windows.
- The Wintergarden: Guests searching for serenity will discover it within the Wintergarden. In this elegant area beneath a cover of Scandinavian trellised wooden, visitors can take pleasure in afternoon tea service.
- Dining Choices: Viking’s ships supply eight eating choices, all with no extra cost or payment—from superb eating in The Restaurant, which serves three full meals and a wide range of culinary choices, and the World Café, which options worldwide fare and regional specialties together with a sushi and seafood chilly bar—to intimate various eating experiences at The Chef’s Table, which affords a multi-course tasting menu with wine pairings, and Manfredi’s, which options freshly ready pastas and Italian favorites. The Pool Grill makes a speciality of gourmand burgers, whereas afternoon tea and scones can be found within the Wintergarden. Mamsen’s serves Norwegian deli-style fare, and complimentary 24-hour room service permits all visitors to take pleasure in many signature dishes within the consolation of their stateroom. Furthermore, with a number of decisions for out of doors seating throughout meals, Viking’s ocean ships supply essentially the most al fresco eating at sea. Additionally, The Kitchen Table makes a speciality of regional dishes from market to desk.
- Cultural Enrichment: Viking experiences from ship to shore are designed for unparalleled entry and cultural enrichment. Viking Resident Historians ship high-level historic and cultural schooling particular to the journey, providing invaluable perception into the wealthy historical past of the vacation spot. Guest Lecturers who’re specialists of their fields make clear the vacation spot’s artwork, structure, music, geopolitics, pure world and extra. Destination Performances characterize essentially the most iconic cultural performing arts of the area—whether or not or not it’s Italian opera or Portuguese fado. Resident Classical Musicians—pianists, guitarists, violinists and flautists—carry out classical compositions all through the ships. And Culinary Classes in The Kitchen Table, Viking’s onboard cooking college, deal with regional delicacies.
- Nordic Inspiration: Even the smallest particulars take their inspiration from the exploratory spirit of the unique Vikings, reflecting deeply held Nordic traditions. Light wooden grains, touches of slate and teak, Swedish limestone and aromatic juniper seem all through the general public areas and Spa. The Clinker-built design of the Viking Bar mirrors the development type of the unique Viking Longships. A Viking Heritage Center offers historical past and context from the Viking Age. And characters from Norse Mythology are subtly integrated into the design, offering curious visitors with inspiration to additional discover Viking’s Nordic heritage.
Booking Details
From now by way of March 31, 2023, Viking is providing particular financial savings for World Cruise visitors together with enterprise class air, floor transfers to and from the ship, all onboard gratuities and repair charges, complimentary visa service and Silver Spirits beverage bundle, which incorporates just about all drinks on board, in addition to free baggage delivery companies for embarkation. Plus, all World Cruise visitors obtain $2,000 per individual shore excursions credit score, which can be utilized in the direction of non-obligatory shore excursions or overland excursions, in addition to $1,000 per individual shipboard credit score for spa companies, onboard retailers and laundry. Viking Explorer Society Members obtain an extra $1,000 per individual shipboard credit score.
Call Viking toll free at 1-855-8-VIKING (1-855-884-5464) or contact a journey agent for particulars.