Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) immediately introduced its latest ship for the Nile River—the 82-guest Viking Amun—was “floated out,” marking a significant building milestone and the primary time the ship has touched water. Set to sail in September 2025, the Viking Amun will be part of the Firm’s rising fleet of state-of-the-art ships for the Nile River and can sail Viking’s widespread 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.
“We’re very happy with our rising fleet in Egypt, which we think about to be by far essentially the most elegant vessels on the Nile,” stated Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking. “Egypt is without doubt one of the world’s most fascinating locations, and we sit up for introducing much more curious vacationers to this extraordinary area within the coming years.”
The standard float out ceremony of the Viking Amun occurred at Massara shipyard in Cairo and is critical as a result of it marks the ship shifting into its closing stage of building. She’s going to now be moved to a close-by outfitting dock for closing building and inside build-out.
The Viking Amun & Viking’s Rising Egypt Fleet
Internet hosting 82 visitors in 41 staterooms, the brand new, state-of-the-art Viking Amunis impressed by Viking’s award-winning river and ocean ships, with the signature Scandinavian design for which Viking is thought. An similar sister ship to the Viking Osiris, the Viking Aton, the Viking Sobek and the Viking Hathor, the Viking Amun options a number of points acquainted to Viking visitors, reminiscent of a particular sq. bow and an indoor/out of doors Aquavit Terrace. Different ships in Viking’s Egypt fleet embrace the Viking Ra and the MS Antares. Along with the Viking Amun,Viking plans to welcome 5 new ships in Egypt within the subsequent two years, which is able to carry the Firm’s fleet to 12 vessels on the Nile River by 2027.
Viking’s Pharaohs & Pyramids Itinerary
Through the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary, visitors start with a three-night keep at a first-class resort in Cairo, the place they’ll go to iconic websites such because the Nice Pyramids of Giza, the necropolis of Sakkara, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, or the Grand Egyptian Museum. Visitors then fly to Luxor, the place they go to the Temples of Luxor and Karnak earlier than boarding a Viking river ship for an eight-day roundtrip cruise on the Nile River, that includes visits to the tomb of Nefertari within the Valley of the Queens and the tomb of Tutankhamen within the Valley of the Kings, and excursions to the Temple of Khnum in Esna, the Dendera Temple advanced in Qena, the temples at Abu Simbel and the Excessive Dam in Aswan, and a go to to a colourful Nubian village, the place visitors can expertise a conventional elementary faculty. Lastly, the journey concludes with a flight again to Cairo for a closing evening within the historic metropolis.
About Viking
Viking (NYSE: VIK) was based in 1997 and gives destination-focused journeys on rivers, oceans, and lakes around the globe. Designed for curious vacationers with pursuits in science, historical past, tradition and delicacies, Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen typically says Viking provides experiences For The Considering Particular person™. Viking has greater than 450 awards to its title, together with being rated #1 for Rivers, #1 for Oceans and #1 for Expeditions by Condé Nast Traveler within the 2023 and 2024 Readers’ Alternative Awards. Viking can also be rated a “World’s Finest” for rivers, oceans and expeditions by Journey + Leisure. No different journey firm has concurrently acquired the identical honors by each publications. For added data, contact Viking at 1-800-2-VIKING (1-800-284-5464) or go to www.viking.com. For Viking’s award-winning enrichment channel, go to www.viking.tv.
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