Viking Chairman Torstein Hagen said he believes 2023 will be a “phenomenal year” in terms of sales during an end-of-year address, while referring to 2022 as a “transition year” from the pandemic.

Viking has shored up four new ocean ships for its fleet with the Fincantieri shipyard. The new vessels will be ‘next generation’ ships and designed with hydrogen fuel cells that Fincantieri says will “set a new standard for the industry”.

Viking marked its 25th anniversary last Friday, with Chairman Torstein Hagen saying the company has become a “global brand,” while hinting more was yet to come.

Viking’s newest ocean ship – the 930-guest Viking Neptune – was floated out from the Ancona shipyard of Fincantieri last week. It was the first time the vessel had touched water.

Viking has launched its 2022/24 Ocean Cruises brochure showcasing close to 70 voyages around the globe, including 11 new itineraries. Among the new options are four departures in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and four new Transatlantic sailings.

Viking has opened reservations for a suite of new departure dates on some of its most popular ocean cruise itineraries for late 2023 and early 2024, including those that cover Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, Alaska, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Viking has confirmed its newest ocean ship, to be named Viking Saturn, will join the company’s fleet in early 2023. The 930-guest sister ship will spend her maiden season sailing three new itineraries in Scandinavian and Nordic countries.

Viking is calling for agents to complete a survey to provide feedback on its Marketing Centre and suggestions for how the cruise line can best serve the trade community in Australia and New Zealand.

After the past two Viking World Cruises in 2021 and 2022 sold out in record time, Viking has announced dual world voyages for 2023/24, sailing on identical itineraries just three days apart.

Viking has released two new ocean cruise itineraries in 2022 on its newest ocean ship – the 930-guest Viking Mars. The itineraries allow guests the opportunity to explore a mix of destinations, such as Greece, Oman and Egypt, or Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand.

Viking Ocean Cruises will expand its presence in the Mediterranean in July 2021, adding a third ship to sail roundtrip voyages from the Maltese capital, Valletta.

Viking has launched a new feature within its Agent Marketing Centre aimed at helping Australian and New Zealand travel advisors create more engaging and effective social media campaigns, and providing access to Viking’s content library that includes the most popular river and ocean itineraries, ship tours and destination highlights.