Viking introduced it would welcome a brand new Viking Longship®, purpose-built for the Seine River, to its fleet in 2025. Sailing the corporate’s widespread eight-day Paris and the Heart of Normandy itinerary, the brand new sister ship will be part of 4 Viking Longships that have been formally named in 2022,the Viking Fjorgyn®, the Viking Kari®, the Viking Radgrid® and the Viking Skaga®. All 5 ships are designed particularly to navigate the Seine River and convey visitors to the center of Paris, only a brief stroll from the Eiffel Tower.
“France continues to be among the most popular destinations for our guests, and we are pleased to expand our fleet on the Seine River to meet that demand,” stated Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “With our exclusive docking location at Port de Grenelle, even more guests will soon be able to explore the ‘City of Light’ in the Viking way.”
Hosting 168 visitors in 84 staterooms, the Viking Longships on the Seine River function an Aquavit Terrace and all kinds of stateroom selections, in addition to Viking’s signature Scandinavian design aesthetic. The vessels function a hybrid propulsion system with batteries and are additionally outfitted for shore energy to cut back reliance on gasoline whereas in port. Onboard photo voltaic panels additional contribute to the ships’ vitality effectivity.
Sailing roundtrip from Paris, visitors on Viking’s Paris & the Heart of Normandy itinerary discover Giverny and go to the attractive gardens and charming farmhouse the place Claude Monet lived and labored; hint the footsteps of Joan of Arc in Rouen; stroll hallowed floor at Normandy’s American Military Cemetery and World War II seashores; and savor the delicacies of Normandy. This eight-day voyage alongside the Seine River celebrates historical past, artwork, meals and customs within the nation’s most dazzling city and pastoral settings.