THE eighth Viking ocean cruise ship will be named Viking Mars, with the moniker revealed during this week’s video update on the cruise pause by the line’s founder Torstein Hagen (CW yesterday). Looking optimistically to the future, Hagen noted the planned 2021 launch of Viking Venus which was announced last...
THE eighth Viking ocean cruise ship will be named Viking Mars, with the moniker revealed during this week’s video update on the cruise pause by the line’s founder Torstein Hagen (CW yesterday).
Looking optimistically to the future, Hagen noted the planned 2021 launch of Viking Venus which was announced last year (CW 18 Sep 2019) and floated out from Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy two months ago.
Some online sources had previously suggested Viking’s eighth ship would be named Viking Tellus based on information from the shipbuilder’s website.
However according to yesterday’s update, the eighth ocean ship will now be called Mars and will debut in 2022.
Viking’s ocean newbuild program currently extends out to 2027, and it appears likely the cruise line’s planetary theme will continue.
A keen-eyed Cruise Weekly who conducted a trademark search found the company also has registrations in place for Viking Mercury, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn and Viking Pluto.
Interestingly there is no corresponding lodgement for the name Viking Uranus.
As well as the 930-passenger VIking ocean newbuilds, the line is constructing two expedition ships, Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris which are scheduled for a 2022 debut, which is shaping up to be a huge year for Viking.
The year also includes the planned launch of its new Viking Mississippi United States-based river ship (CW 15 Jul).
The Viking Saigon river ship is also currently under construction with a planned launch on the Mekong in 2021.
