Viking River Cruises has placed an order for two additional Viking Longships in 2013. This brings the number of new ships launching next year to eight – an industry first – and a total of 14 new Viking Longships over a two year period.
“ As the fastest-growing segment of travel, river cruising is inspiring more vacation plans than ever before ,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking River Cruises . “ We are very pleased by the response we have seen to our new Viking Longships, and we are continuing our expansion to meet that demand.”
Viking Longships integrate patent-pending * design and cutting-edge technology with comfortable amenities that reflect guest preferences and current travel trends, such as:
Accommodating 190 passengers, the ships are scheduled to sail four of Viking’s most popular European itineraries, including the 10-day Tulips & Windmills, 8-day Romantic Danube, 15-day Grand European Tour and 8-day Danube Waltz. The two newest ships, Viking Jarl and Viking Atla, will host guests on the 8-day Rhine Getaway cruise sailing from Amsterdam to Basel. Each of the new Viking Longships will be 443 feet (135 meters) long and will feature 95 staterooms per ship.
* Corridor configuration registered designs patent pending numbers 1832106-0001 to 1832106-0011. Ship’s front bow registered design patent pending, number 1205004.3.
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Source: vikingrivercruises, July 23, 2012