VIKING Cruises recently named seven of its new river ships during a lavish ceremony on the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland. The festive event saw Viking Einar, Viking Sigrun, Viking Sigyn, Viking Tir, Viking Ullur, Viking Vali and Viking Helgrim all formally welcomed to Viking’s fleet, marking a milestone moment...
VIKING Cruises recently named seven of its new river ships during a lavish ceremony on the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland.
The festive event saw Viking Einar, Viking Sigrun, Viking Sigyn, Viking Tir, Viking Ullur, Viking Vali and Viking Helgrim all formally welcomed to Viking’s fleet, marking a milestone moment for the company which had previously flagged major expansion ambitions in river cruising over 12 months ago (CW 15 Mar 2018).
In keeping with tradition, Viking named seven long-serving employees and important members of the company’s family to serve as honorary godmothers (pictured top) of the new ships, they were: Leah Talactac (Einar), Natalia Hofmann (Helgrim), Wendy Atkin-Smith (Sigrun), Rikke Semb Pertile (Sigyn), Gisela Ruckert (Tir), Linh Banh (Ullur), and Minxuan Zhao (Vali).
Viking Einar and Viking Sigrun (inset) were docked in person for the party, while the other five ships were welcomed virtually via satellite across four cities.
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