The Viking Cruise Vision: Steadfast And Unflappable

13/06/2023

This month, Viking christened Viking Saturn at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. This newest Viking ship is one of ten identical, 930-passenger, ocean-going vessels launched by the company since 2015.
The naming ceremony was helmed by Viking Founder and Chairman Torstein Hagen, who was joined by Viking Saturn’s ceremonial godmother, Ann Ziff, Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera and a longtime Viking cultural partner.
The growth trajectory of Viking’s river ships is as impressive as its ocean voyages.
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