Viking has been voted each the Finest River Line and the Finest Ocean Line by Condé Nast Traveler within the publication’s 2022 Readers’ Alternative Awards. Viking was not too long ago named #1 for each rivers and oceans by Journey + Leisure, making it the one cruise line to succeed in the highest of its classes in each publications in the identical 12 months.
Greater than 240,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers submitted responses score their journey experiences for the 2022 Readers’ Alternative Awards. As a part of the awards, Viking will probably be featured within the November U.S. and U.Ok. print editions of Condé Nast Traveler; the total outcomes of the awards might be discovered at www.cntraveler.com/rca.
“We’re honored to have as soon as once more been named Condé Nast Traveler’s #1 river and #1 ocean line. These new awards, together with being voted to the highest by Journey + Leisure, showcase our staff’s exhausting work and encourage us to proceed delivering the significant journey experiences that set us aside,” mentioned Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “Thanks to our friends and the readers of Condé Nast Traveler. They are saying whenever you attain the highest, there is just one solution to go – we are saying that means is onwards.”
In the present day’s announcement follows a 12 months of serious milestones as the corporate celebrates its 25th anniversary. Viking Expeditions launched in January with the purpose-built Viking Octantis®, and her sister ship, the Viking Polaris®, debuted final week. Earlier within the 12 months, the corporate welcomed eight new Viking Longships® on the rivers of Europe, new purpose-built vessels for the Nile, Mekong and Mississippi Rivers and one new ocean ship, the Viking Mars®. By the top of the 12 months, a further similar ocean ship, the Viking Neptune®, can even be part of the ocean fleet.
