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After being delivered by the Fincantieri shipyard earlier this 12 months, the brand new Viking Saturn lately grew to become Viking’s ninth oceangoing cruise ship.
Now in service in Northern Europe, the luxurious vessel is about to spend its inaugural season cruising throughout Europe and the North Atlantic.
Cruise Trade Information highlights a few of the itineraries of the ship’s inaugural season.
Iceland and Norway’s Arctic
Date: July 19, 2023
Size: 14 nights
Homeports: Reykjavik (Iceland) to Bergen (Norway)
Full Itinerary: Isafjord (Iceland); Longyearbyen, Tromso, Honningsvag, Gravdal, Narvik and Geiranger (Norway)
The Viking Saturn is providing a collection of cruises to Iceland and the Arctic through the first a part of its inaugural season.
Setting sail on July 19, this two-week itinerary cruises between Reykjavik and Bergen, and likewise consists of visits to a number of cities in Norway. The cruise is highlighted by a cease in Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost settlement and the biggest metropolis within the Svalbard archipelago.
Iceland, Greenland and Canada
Date: August 30, 2023
Size: 14 nights
Homeports: New York Metropolis (United States) to Reykjavik (Iceland)
Full Itinerary: Halifax and L’Anse Aux Meadows (Canada); Qaqortoq and Nanortalik (Greenland); Isafjord, Akureyri, Seydisfjordur and Djupivogur (Iceland); and Heimaey (Westman Island)
Persevering with its maiden season, the Viking Saturn can be visiting North America’s East Coast with itineraries that mix locations in Northern Europe, Canada and the US.
This 14-night cruise departs on August 30 and consists of visits to 9 completely different locations in each areas. After crusing from New York Metropolis, the vessel is about to go to two ports in Canada, in addition to two in Greenland, 4 in Iceland and one within the Westman Island.
British Islands and Iberia
Date: September 13, 2023
Size: 14 nights
Homeports: Reykjavik (Iceland) to Barcelona (Spain)
Full Itinerary: Liverpool (England); Dublin (Eire); Coruña, Malaga and Valencia (Spain); Porto and Lisbon (Portugal)
Upon finishing its schedule within the North Atlantic and the Arctic Sea, the Viking Saturn is about to reposition to the Mediterranean in mid-September.
On its solution to Barcelona, the 930-guest ship provides this two-week itinerary to the British Islands and the Iberian Peninsula. Crusing from Reykjavik, the cruise options visits to a few of the hottest ports of name within the area, reminiscent of Liverpool, Dublin, Málaga and Lisbon.
Mediterranean Odyssey
Date: October 27, 2023
Size: 12 nights
Homeports: Venice (Italy) to Barcelona (Spain)
Full Itinerary: Cut up and Dubrovnik (Croatia); Corfu (Greece); Naples, Civitavecchia and Livorno (Italy); Monte Carlo (Monaco); and Marseille (France)
Viking Jupiter’s first 12 months in service additionally features a collection of itineraries throughout the Mediterranean, reminiscent of this 12-night voyage to Italy, Croatia, Greece, Monaco, France and Spain.
Named “Mediterranean Odyssey,” the one-way itinerary combines locations in each the Western and the Japanese Mediterranean, reminiscent of Dubrovnik, Corfu, Naples and Civitavecchia, which serves because the getaway to Italy’s capital metropolis Rome.
Mediterranean & Holy Land
Date: November 22, 2023
Size: 14 nights
Homeports: Piraeus (Greece) to Civitavecchia (Italy)
Full Itinerary: Mykonos, Heraklion and Rhodes (Greece); Limassol (Cyprus); Ashdod and Haifa (Israel); and Naples (Italy)
Later this 12 months, the Jupiter is scheduled to go to the Holy Land as effectively, with a collection of 14-night winter cruises that sail to Israel and the Japanese Mediterranean.
Cruising between Piraeus and Civitavecchia, the itineraries characteristic visits to 3 Greek Islands, along with two ports in Israel: Haifa and Ashdod. The one-way cruise additionally contains a go to to Naples, in Southern Italy, earlier than arriving in Rome’s cruise port in Civitavecchia.
Photograph: The Viking Saturn in NYC (Credit score: Justin Zizes)
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