Viking Ocean Opens 2017 Sailing Season
Viking Ocean Cruises has launched four new itineraries and reports that 2017 departures for Viking Star – and sister ships Viking Sea and Viking Sky – are open for booking.
The 2017 program includes sailings on Viking’s most popular itineraries in the Mediterranean, Western Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic.
“We are encouraged by the overwhelmingly positive response Viking Star has generated among our guests and travel industry partners,” said Torstein Hagen, chairman of Viking Cruises. “We made a commitment to reinvent ocean cruising and we are well on our way. By 2017 we will have two more ships designed to enable our guests to better experience their destination. We will also have four new itineraries that offer our guests more time in port and enriching, cultural experiences.”
Viking is adding sailing dates to existing itineraries and has created four new enrichment-filled programs that will take guests from the sun-soaked region of the Mediterranean to the cultural capital of St. Petersburg.
New for 2016:
- Ancient Empires & Holy Lands (15 days, Rome to Istanbul). This 15-day itinerary offers the opportunity to explore historic destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean and experience some of the sacred sights of the Middle East while travelling through the heart of the Holy Land. Guests will have the chance to spend three days in Israel, making stops in Jerusalem and Haifa, gateways to Bethlehem and Nazareth, and will also be able to explore the ancient cities of Rome, Athens and Istanbul.
- Bergen to the Bosphorus (15 days, Bergen to Istanbul). This epic journey begins in Bergen before cruising south to the Mediterranean, stopping in Paris and Lisbon along the way. Once in the Mediterranean, travellers visit Tunis, Valletta and Athens before concluding the trip in the ancient cosmopolitan city of Istanbul.
New for 2017:
- Secrets of the Southern Mediterranean (eight days, Rome to Barcelona). Guests will set sail through the southern Mediterranean, departing from Rome and continuing on to some of North Africa’s most historically significant destinations, including Tunis and Algiers, home of the Notre Dame d’Afrique. The itinerary also stops in Valletta, Sardinia and Valencia before concluding in Barcelona.
- Barcelona, the Baltic & Beyond (22 days, Barcelona to Stockholm). This voyage travels through the waterways of Western Europe and the Baltic, giving guests the opportunity to explore iconic world-class cities such as Barcelona, Lisbon, Paris, Amsterdam and St. Petersburg.
