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It’s not the clearest of photos but this gives us an idea of what Viking’s US riverboat will look like. The Swiss based company operate the largest European river fleet and are aggressively building blue water ships for their ocean…
After falling through with STX yards and switching the bid to Italy’s Fincanteri, the contract was officially signed. The contract calls for 2, 47,000grt ships with a capacity of about 944.
Back in December, Viking River Cruises surprised the industry when they announced that they will build 2 new 888pax ocean going ships in STX France yards. This will be the lines first attempt in blue water cruising. Around a week…
Sergei Kirov / Image via sealetter.com 100 passengers on the chartered ship, Sergei Kirov, got the scare of a life time when their cruise ship collided with a barge on the Volga River. Fortunately there were no deaths or injuries.…