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Viking takes delivery of new ship, naming ceremony to take place in UK

Viking launches new ocean ship

Viking has taken delivery of its newest ocean ship Viking Venus.

The delivery ceremony took placed at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy.

The 930-guest Viking Venus will now make its way to the UK, where the ship will be officially named on 17 May 2021 by its ceremonial godmother, broadcaster Anne Diamond.

Viking Venus will then sail spring and summer departures of the England’s Scenic Shores itinerary.

Chairman Torstein Hagen said: “We are especially proud to welcome our newest ship to the fleet this year. Many of us have stayed close to home for months, so this is an especially important milestone as we begin to get back out into the world again.

“We look forward to celebrating the naming of Viking Venus by her esteemed godmother, Anne Diamond, and to welcoming our UK guests back on board next month.”

Earlier this month (April), Viking added two additional UK sailings this June following positive feedback from clients and announced plans to run operations in Bermuda and Iceland, again from June.

All sailings are for vaccinated guests only. A spokesperson said: “Now that Viking is able to restart operations in other international destinations that have entry rules that require vaccinations for visitors – including Bermuda and Iceland – we have decided to implement a temporary vaccine requirement for guests consistently across our fleet.

“This applies to all scheduled departures at least through to 31 July 2021, including the initial three domestic UK sailings scheduled in May and June 2021.”

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