Viking has announced it has taken delivery of the Viking Dagur, the company’s newest Viking Longship. The river ship was built at Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany.
“We are proud to welcome the Viking Dagur to our award-winning river fleet,” said Leah Talactac, president and CEO of Viking.
“The arrival of our newest river ship marks another important milestone as we continue to expand opportunities for curious travelers to explore the world in Viking comfort,” added Talatac.
“We look forward to welcoming guests on board this elegant new ship as she begins sailing our itineraries in the heart of Europe.”
The 190-guest Viking Dagur will sail Viking’s popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers, the company said in a press release.
These include:
- “Rhine Getaway
- “Paris to the Swiss Alps”
- “Christmas on the Rhine,” and
- “Christmas on the Rhine & Moselle.”
Viking said that the new ship hosts 190 guests in 95 staterooms, and that the Viking Dagur features elegant Scandinavian design and the innovations for which Viking is known.
These include the patented square bow that enables three full decks, the indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terrace and the proprietary asymmetric corridor layout that allows for true two-room suites.
Based on Viking’s committed orderbook, the company expects to take delivery of 21 additional river ships by 2028, nine additional ocean ships by 2031 and two additional expedition ships by 2031.
With these orders, Viking will have 114 river ships in 2028 and 26 ocean and expedition ships in 2031.
As previously reported by Cruise Industry News, Viking celebrated owning 100 ships in October last year with a naming ceremony held for nine of its ships in Basel, Switzerland.
