{"id":898570,"date":"2025-10-22T00:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/viking-celebrates-100-ships-around-the-world-with-ceremony-naming-nine-newest-river-ships-across-six-countries\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T00:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:02:09","slug":"viking-celebrates-100-ships-around-the-world-with-ceremony-naming-nine-newest-river-ships-across-six-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/viking-celebrates-100-ships-around-the-world-with-ceremony-naming-nine-newest-river-ships-across-six-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Viking Celebrates 100 Ships Around the World with Ceremony Naming Nine Newest River Ships Across Six Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Viking Celebrates 100 Ships Around the World with Ceremony Naming Nine Newest River Ships Across Six Countries<\/b><\/p>\n

Historic Milestone Continues Viking\u2019s History of Connecting Curious Travelers in Every Corner of the Globe<\/i><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nViking\u00ae (www.viking.com<\/a>) (NYSE: VIK) today announced the naming of its nine newest river ships\u2014including the company\u2019s 100th<\/sup> ship\u2014during a simultaneous ceremony in Basel, Switzerland. Of the nine new river ships, the Viking Annar<\/i><\/a>, the Viking Dagur<\/i><\/a>, the Viking Eldir<\/i><\/a> and the Viking Honir<\/i><\/a> will sail Viking\u2019s most popular itineraries along the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers. The Viking Nerthus<\/i><\/a>, the Viking Gyda<\/i><\/a> and the Viking Tonle<\/i><\/a> sail the Seine, Douro and Mekong rivers, respectively. The two other new ships named today\u2014the Viking Thoth<\/i><\/a> and the Viking Amun<\/i><\/a>\u2014sail the Nile River. The ceremony also marked a major milestone\u2014Viking now has more than 100 ships across its award-winning river, ocean and expedition fleet, more than any other cruise line. This achievement reflects the company\u2019s history of industry-leading innovations.<\/p>\n

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Viking today celebrated the naming of its nine newest river ships, including the company\u2019s 100th ship during a ceremony in Basel, Switzerland. Pictured here, Viking Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen, Executive Vice President of Product Karine Hagen, and the godparents and captains of the nine ships on board the new Viking Honir for the ceremony. For more information, visit www.viking.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\u201cToday we are proud to name our newest river ships and to honor the nine distinguished members of our extended Viking family serving as their godparents,\u201d said Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking. \u201cWe have always been quite a bit different from others in the travel industry\u2014we like to be contrarian. Over the last 28 years, we have grown from four ships to more than 100\u2014a fleet size that no other line has achieved\u2014and we have done so because of our innovative approach. First, we modernized river voyages; then we reinvented ocean voyages and perfected the expedition experience. We look forward to continuing our leadership in experiential travel in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Viking Naming Ceremony<\/b><\/p>\n

\nFor thousands of years, it has been an ancient maritime tradition for each new ship to have a ceremonial godmother. Viking has adapted this custom and, for its ships in Egypt, extended it to include godfathers. Viking\u2019s tradition is to appoint individuals who have made an impact\u2014either in the world, or in the life of Viking. For its nine newest river ships, the company invited colleagues and partners in the extended Viking family to serve as godparents, including:<\/p>\n