Viking Ocean Cruises have entered into an agreement to build two expedition vessels from fellow Norwegian* company VARD. This will be in addition to the Italian built blue water ships of which they have 12 on order. The agreement calls…
France’s Compagnie du Ponant, or just Ponant, have announced they have agreed with VARD for the construction of an iced classed expedition vessel. The ship’s hull and machinery will be constructed at VARD’s Romanian facility in Tulcea. She will then…
Germany’s Hapag Lloyd Cruises announced they will build two expedition type ships with Norway’s VARD. A deal had been rumored eariler in the year that VARD agreed to a two ship deal with an anonymous line, but that was…