is viking cancelling 2021 cruises?

After Walt Disney Cruise Line (with MS Disney Magic, 1998-launched), Viking became industry's second cruise brand company to launch a purpose-built passenger liner (Viking Star). This was the reason for modifying the parent company's name to "Viking Cruises". It sounds to me as if they may be sailing with a reduced fleet, meaning not all ships on the Rhine will go back into operation this year. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. China as flag state allows the ship to visit seaports under China's cabotage rules that regulate the shipping of passengers and/or goods between two Chinese ports. Claire and Stanley Keyles planned a dream vacation for June 2020. Ship's expedition equipment is provided complimentary and to all passengers (regardless of cabin category). MV Viking Star became world's ever-first ocean ship with a "snow room". My TA had called them two days prior to the rescheduling to ask why we were locked out of our MVJ acct & she was told they were just "doing maintenance" on their systems and everything was fine!! Note that for the Rhine and some other itineraries it is intentional that Viking starts with two ships on the same date at the ends of the itinerary to meet in the middle for a ship swap if necessary, it is a "ship pair". Scenic cruising: Mt Athos: On sea days, passengers will sail past Mt Athos, the "Holy Mountain" (UNESCO Site, the spiritual capital of Orthodox Christianity). VIKING OCEAN restarted operations on May 22, 2021, with Viking Venus (UK from Portsmouth England). Cabin sizes vary between 21 m2 (Nordic Balcony / French Balcony) and 114 m2 (Owner Suite with 73 m2 Terrace Garden). Journey with the world's #1 river cruise line. Traditionally for an expedition vessel, each Viking Expeditions ship has its own fleet of inflatable Zodiacs (speedboats used for passenger tendering and shoreside cruising), rigid-hulled inflatable boats (large-capacity unsinkable boat with a rigid bottom) and sea-kayaks. Ok as I predicted, all sold out cruises have been dropped from Viking as of this morning. Ms White, who had to cancel ten weeks of tours that were previously fully booked, acknowledged that there are land tours - buses that will ride cruise passengers to St George's - but said . But to all who are waiting - be prepared to make changes to your plans at the last minute. I then e-mailed Tell us at Viking, had a very pleasant conversation and she sd she would e-mail operations. Which means that some passengers will change ship and date. By 2023, the newbuilds (by Fincantieri Italy) expanded the fleet to 10 liners. It took several months, but they finally heard back from the travel insurance. It is good to have several ships running also for flooding, but the idea of meet in the middle is less likely to work. A different Viking representative called them back. Koln-Dusseldorfer was acquired by Viking in 2000. The KD purchase included an extremely valuable asset - the landing stages, and now Viking Cruises owns docks in more cities in Europe than it stops in. 10 more were launched in 2013, and additional 18 launched in 2014 (including 2 smaller ships purpose-built for Douro River in Portugal). Viking named two more ships in Oporto (Portugal) on March 21. In 2013, Viking operated a 37 river ships fleet. The newbuilds were launched in 2019 and christened together on March 19. This offer covers all Viking reservations that are made between November 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 on any 2022 voyage. Replacing the biodegradable oils, the water is being directly discharged into the sea. Among the vessels' innovative marine technologies are energy-saving hybrid engines, top-deck solar panels, pollution-minimizing exhaust systems. Multiple sailing dates are available in November-December 2022; additional sailing dates are available in January and December 2023 and 2024. The 7-ship "virtual" naming ceremony was via satellite connections and held in 4 riverports - Basel Switzerland (Sigrun and Einar), Rostock Germany (Ullur and Sigyn), Brunsbuttel Germany (Vali and Tir) and Oporto Portugal (Helgrim). For instance, on the Rhine Getaway in December, all Friday and Saturday sailings in both directions are suddenly sold out. The infinity pool (resistance swimming pool) on each ocean ship was a "first at sea" facility. The B2B itinerary started with Valletta overnight and visited Kotor, Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar, Sibenik, Mgarr Malta, Valletta (overnight), Kalamata, Piraeus-Athens (overnight), Santorini, Rhodes, Souda Crete. They offered us a 150 dollar non refundable credit to be used onboard. Note: For the itinerary's all call ports see at the ship's Wiki section here. We took advantage of that thinking it was the only offer we would get. Karin Price Mueller may be reached at KPriceMueller@NJAdvanceMedia.com. The Queen Elizabeth will operate U.K. cruises for locals this summer. I called Viking last week and was given a very weak answer that its sold out to moving folks from the Prestige (we were originally booked on Prestige and then in August last year moved to the Embla as Prestige taken out of service). Repositioning cruises are officially themed as: Viking Baltic itineraries are operated in the summer, themed as "Viking Homelands" (14 nights in length). In earlier months, the dates change, but always the same day of the week, i.e. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Since August 2018, Viking Cruises (both brands/river and ocean) is an adults-only company that doesn't allow minor passengers (under 18 years of age) on its vessels. Viking's USA-based riverboats will be newbuilds (vessel building cost ~USD 90-100 million per unit), each with 5 decks, passenger capacity 386, all-balcony staterooms (193 cabins total), an aft-located infinity pool, bow ramp (for passenger landings). 3 additional expedition cruises in North & South America are also due to debut in summer 2023. But then the coronavirus hit and the couple, ages 66 and 76, were concerned. But Keyles wasnt ready to accept such an offer. Fully refunded (100% in FCC) were also all prepurchased through Viking packages and services. In 2013, the company launched its new brand "Viking Ocean Cruises". As ownership, 1/5 (20%) of the company is owned by TPG Capital (US investment company) and CPP Investment Board (CPP=Canada Pension Plan). All of these really long ships have the same/hybrid engine powerplant. The itinerary includes 3 new ports of call for the cruise line: Nafplio, Volos and Thessaloniki in Greece, as well as a visit to Ephesus marking Viking's return to Turkey. As of yesterday Kari disappeared off web sight for 2021.I now cannot get into my Viking account as it says it is being updated. I have a bad feeling.if you do a search for cruises in August only 3 itineraries come up (2 of which are transoceanic). Details of world cruise itineraries for 2024-2025 have been released by Viking Cruises as the company reported strong demand for longer itineraries Viking Cruises named its newest ocean ship, Viking Neptune, with a celebration on Sunday, January 8th, in Los Angeles CA. The good news is there are a lot excellent choices available to use your 125%. We'll try for something in 2022. Next is the Viking Yangtze River (China) cruise itinerary map that shows all ports locations (along Yangtze River) as well as the domestic flight connections (Beijing-Xian-Chongqing and Shanghai-Wuhan). YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Another exclusive partnership was signed with Cornell Lab of Ornithology (unit of Ithaca NY's Cornell University) which specializes in global bird research. If we were changed by several days it would impact all our before and after cruise hotels, that would take a bit of work on our part to change all the dates, especially last minute. We both have autoimmune conditions. Other destinations are the Great Lakes USA and Canada-New England. While Viking Neptune departs on December 23 (2023), Viking Sky departs earlier (on December 20, 2023), sailing in parallel with Neptune. Viking River Cruises holds 1/2 of North America's market. The reason for. Nowadays, Viking manages the world's largest fleet of river cruise vessels, ever. Exclusively for Viking Expeditions voyages, Viking Cruises partnered with Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute (Polar Museum) that specializes in polar researches and glaciology. However, the process is slowed due to issues regarding the so-called "Jones Act" (Merchant Marine Act from 1920). They are operated along the: All itineraries have at least one tour or guided shore excursion per day - all included in the fares. I had an online chat with Viking yesterday, where he said that our cruise had not been cancelled (yet) and to check back in 24-48 hours when MVJ is back online. Cash compensation would not necessarily cover the full amount owed and the travel insurance premium is not eligible for reimbursement in any event.. Viking Venus is scheduled for the August 13-23 cruise. Started August 27, 2021, By Departing from Fort Lauderdale and ending in London-Greenwich, "Viking World Voyage 2023-2024" prices started from USD 60,000 (EUR 51015) on Viking Sky/Dec 20, and from USD 55,000 (EUR 46760) on Viking Neptune/Dec 23. Could all be perfectly benign, may not be. I know a lot of this was not their fault and up till now I have been very pleased with how they were handling things, but this is just biting the hands that feed them! Viking Cruises Ltd (shipowner) is the parent company of Viking Flusskreuzfahrten AG (Viking River Cruises) as well as of KD Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt GmbH, which is subsidiary of Koln-Dusseldorfer (aka KD Cruises, fka KD Line). 15-day Ancient Adriatic Treasures, sailing between, 15-day Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities, sailing between, 22-day Iconic Mediterranean Treasures, sailing between. Viking's Canada cruises visit NYC New York, Halifax NS, Gulf of St Lawrence (scenic cruising, Cape Breton National Park), Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island), Magdalen Islands Quebec (scenic cruising), Cap-aux-Meules (Quebec), Sept-Iles Quebec, Saguenay Quebec (zodiac cruising through Saguenay Fjord), Quebec City, Trois-Rivieres Quebec, Montreal Quebec, Seaway Locks (transit to Lake Ontario), Toronto Ontario. All the signs are right and so is the timing. Next is the company's 25th Anniversary video released in 2022 and presented by Torstein Hagen - Viking Cruises' Founder, President and CEO. Vacationers can discover the beauty of Patagonia while sailing out of Santiago (Valparaiso, Chile) to Ushuaia (Argentina) on the new 2-week Patagonian Shores & Chilean Fjords itinerary, while passengers looking to explore destinations in North, Central & South America, can choose the new 18-day Panama & Scenic South America itinerary. Here you can compare all Viking cruise ships (RIVER, OCEAN, EXPEDITIONS) and their itineraries, destinations, and departure dates. The link to new sailings doesnt work for me in the UK Does it say which ship ? Funny, we are on the Rhine & Viking Shores and Fjords on August 3rd this year and this is still showing although I cannot get onto My Viking Journey as it is saying that "We're sorry, but our site is currently undergoing maintenance". We have listed all Viking ships as schedules (itinerary calendars with prices) and current position tracking maps. Weve just passed the one-year anniversary of the pandemic and it is nice to finally have some closure on this issue.. Owned & operated fleet, with the best docking locations in Europe. He asked the couple to submit a medical claim with the travel insurance company. On March 22, 2015, Amsterdam (Holland) witnessed the naming ceremony of 12 longships. Viking's Ukrainian and Russian ships were laid up, but their staff remained on the payroll. Both packages are priced from USD 50000 (EUR 43100 / ~GBP 39300) per person (double occupancy outside cabin rates). The onboard cuisine is traditional Chinese (dishes prepared by Szechuan and Cantonese chefs) plus European dishes by Michelin-star chefs. These are the liners Viking Star (2015), Viking Sea (2016), Viking Sky (2017), Viking Orion (2018), Viking Jupiter (2019), Viking Venus (2021), and Viking Neptune and Viking Mars (2022), Viking Saturn (2023). An Early Booking promo (for bookings made for September 30, 2021) offered USD 2000 pp (shore excursions credit), USD 1000 pp (OBC-onboard credit) plus USD 1000 pp OBC (for Viking Explorer Society/loyalty program members). Due to the COVID pandemic, Viking suspended passenger shipping operations fleetwide (ocean ships and riverboats worldwide) by canceling all voyages with pre-scheduled departures in the period March 12, 2020, through July 2021. All the 6 ships will be built and owned by ECO Shipyards (subsidiary of Edison Chouest Offshore - 1960-founded as "Edison Chouest Boat Rentals" marine corporation) and operated under charter by Viking Cruises USA. Fosse's cruise and land tour to Eastern Europe became a casualty of COVID-19. He advised us that if we were thinking about rebooking in 2021, we should wait to see if Viking cancelled our 2020 cruise making us eligible for a 125% voucher. In March 2021 were delivered Egdir and Gymir - the last longships on order with Neptun Werft. Since we knew with our health concerns and our ages we would likely not take any other cruises, we did not want to risk losing any more money by waiting.. The lounge has floor-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows (providing 270-degree unobstructed views) and an outdoor deck seating (Finse Terrace). So ?? Due to the Coronavirus crisis, Viking Cruises suspended passenger shipping operations fleetwide by canceling all voyages with pre-scheduled departures in the period March 12, 2020, through July 2021. I argued a bit, but nobody knows anything--maybe upper Management. Just like on all Viking riverboats, Viking Ocean deals are inclusive of popular amenities, such as Wi-Fi Internet, alcohol (beer and wine at lunch and dinner), shore excursions (at least one in every port of call along the itinerary), spa usage (thermal pool, sauna, hot tub, Snow Grotto room (snow falling from its ceiling), Gym (fitness center), library (with books reflecting the cruise itineraries), 24-hour room service; absolutely all meals at any of the onboard restaurants; beverages (cappuccinos, espresso drinks), self-service laundry; in-room movies on demand, lectures, airport to cruise port transfers. This is ourfourth attempt at this cruise! Nafpilo, Greece is set between the Bay of Argos and breathtaking mountains. 2/3s of Longship's cabins are with French balconies, verandas, or both. In Strasbourg, passengers take the high-speed TGV train to Paris. The London City (Port Greenwich) roundtrip itinerary was officially listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's "longest continuous passenger cruise". It appears that all 2021 Scandinavian based cruises are no longer available. No partial refund was given and I lost the total deposit of $1000.I understand that the T&Cs outline the refund policy. The 65-day itinerary (March 2 through May 5, 2023, on Viking Octantis) visits 29 ports (9 countries, 3 continents) departs from Buenos Aires Argentina, visits the Antarctic Peninsula, continues northward around Cape Horn, along South America's coast (Chile, Peru, Ecuador), passes through Panama Canal, then up to Mexico, Florida USA, NYC New York, Canada (Nova Scotia and Quebec) and via St Lawrence River to Ontario and via Detroit MI, ending in Milwaukee WI. Im going to be nit-picky about this. In 2023, celebrating the company's 25th anniversary, Viking EXPEDITIONS offers "Longitudinal World Cruise I". Line's river cruises are targeted primarily to English-speaking travelers in the UK, North America and Australia. geordie_jim, May 4, 2021 in Viking Ocean. All excursion programs ashore are organized by Viking River Cruises. By 2027, Viking plans to increase its annual river shipping capacity to 100,000+ passengers (compared to 2018's 50,600) by deploying 6x boats. Raa Labs (via RaaEdge/digital data processing system) gathers data from Wi-Fi sensors onboard, allowing real-time monitoring. Published on May 21, 2021. The 12-day itinerary incorporates 7-day cruising on Nile River and starts with a 3-night hotel stay in Cairo and tours to iconic attractions like Grand Egyptian Museum, Great Pyramids of Giza, Mosque of Muhammad Ali. Pax Global Media. Just got the official email from Viking saying our cruise has been canceled with the details of the 125% future cruise voucher which must be used on a 2021 or 2022 cruise. So I will have a look tomorrow. Copyright 19952023 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos, Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. The launch platform features a 26 m (85 ft) wide rollers-covered slipway (boat ramp) that allows safe and sheltered embarkation on the RIBs inside the cruise ship. CC Help Jenn Viking River Cruises deals include staterooms, onboard dining, most cultural activities, most shore excursions. Century Legend and Century Paragon are the Yangtze River cruise ships in China. Viking's Arctic cruises visit Tromso Norway, Svalbard Islands Norway, Polar Ice Cap (scenic cruising), Spitsbergen Island (Barentsburg, Smeerenburg, Barentsburg, Alicehamna/Alice Harbour, Hornsund, Nordfjorden, Liefdefjorden), Bjornoya (Bear Island), Barents Sea (cruising). View all of our Luxury Cruise sailings and offers. In addition, Viking announced 3 new departures (in October, November and December 2021) of the 15-day "Panama Canal and Central America" itinerary roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades, Florida). That is one scenario and pure speculation. It may or may not work in France - could just be a ship nearby. Also they sent a new flight itinerary for us. The company dedicated two longships, on which the primary onboard language is Mandarin. In November 2020, Viking Cruises announced investments from its minority shareholders TPG Capital (fka Texas Pacific Group) and CPP Investments (Canada Pension Plan Investment Board) that added ~USD 500 million net proceeds to support Viking's development. Cruise Lines International Association/CLIA's projections for 2020 were that the number of Chinese cruisers to Europe will be the same (or larger) in comparison to the Americans. We think we were able to reach a reasonable settlement and are glad to put this behind us, Keyles said, noting that Viking asked them to sign a non-disclosure form that prevented them from giving the details of settlement.