For instance, on the Rhine Getaway in December, all Friday and Saturday sailings in both directions are suddenly sold out. It was to be on the Alruna from Basel to Amst. Ok as I predicted, all sold out cruises have been dropped from Viking as of this morning. Viking Cruise News: Expedition Cruise Ships To Have - Cruise Critic 8-day "Mississippi Holiday Season" from Memphis to New Orleans. (We paid for Air+) I am really unhappy with Viking. It may or may not work in France - could just be a ship nearby. Two of them could not be rebooked at this late date. LauraS Cunard Line canceled cruises on the Queen Victoria through Aug. 27 and the Queen Mary 2 through Nov. 12. In May 2017, Viking celebrated its 20th anniversary. 2021 Mediterranean cruises start in September while any river cruise I checked still starts in July. They were given $8,953.75 in cash and $3,322.95 in travel vouchers, but they didnt think they would ever use them. Of those, 6 are Longships (Einar, Sigrun, Sigyn, Tir, Ullur, Vali) plus one modified Longship design Douro River cruiser (Helgrim). Here you can compare all Viking cruise ships (RIVER, OCEAN, EXPEDITIONS) and their itineraries, destinations, and departure dates. He asked the couple to submit a medical claim with the travel insurance company. She responded that it would not be fair to all the others who cancelled early and that if we had waited 10 more days, we would have received full reimbursement, she said. On March 20, 2013, the newly renamed company "Viking Cruises" launched 10 ships at one time, thus entering Guinness Book of World Records. At this time, we expect the ship will resume its scheduled operations on February 18, 2023. It is one of the sailings that is affected. At additional cost are only spa massages, beauty salon services; specialty beer, premium alcohol (wine and spirits), and some shore excursions. The final balance is due based on offer at The FCC is valid for 24 months (after cancellation), for any Viking cruise itinerary (river-ocean-expedition) and fully transferable. Patience. The other 4 longships were named via live video link with the shipbuilding shipyard in Neptun Werft (Rostock, Germany). I had to cancel due to ill health and provided over five months notice. Viking EXPEDITIONS summer 2023 season includes a new 2-week itinerary in the Great Lakes along with additional offers in North & South America. Viking Cruises' arrival to the Mississippi River represents a major commitment to economic and tourism development in a lot of communities along the river, with the new sailings expected to bring over 5,800 passengers to the region in 2022 and more than 17,600 during the first full cruise season in 2023. Viking Cruises - Ships and Itineraries 2023, 2024, 2025 - CruiseMapper CC Help Jenn Published on May 21, 2021. So ?? The infinity pool (resistance swimming pool) on each ocean ship was a "first at sea" facility. The strong demand led the company to open additional 2023 sailings sooner than expected. Will Viking River Cruises Be Cancelled? - River Cruising - Cruise I don't blame Viking for being less than forthcomingthey have to assume and state officially that everything is on, until it's officially off. The Risk-Free Guarantee allows guests to change their cruise date up until 14 days before their planned departureand Viking will waive any fees. Viking Polaris Current cruise: 13 days, one-way from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso-Santiago Viking Expeditions Tracker Itineraries Deck plans Accidents Viking Neptune Current cruise: 137 days, one-way from Fort Lauderdale to London-Tilbury Viking Ocean Tracker Itineraries Deck plans Viking Mars Current cruise: 14 days, one-way from Sydney to Auckland But all was not lost. We are bookedon the Viking Kari Aug 25th Paris to Normandy sail. We have since then tried to book a trip two times, and the required medical . 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). Just more work for me! We hear your concerns and have arranged for a Customer Relations Agent to connect with you directly to discuss available options for your upcoming voyage. My Danube Waltz on 11-22-21 on the Embla is gone and my Viking Journey is locked. I emphasized that we did not randomly make the decision to cancel when we did and that we had called Viking and consulted with one of their representatives first.. All passengers and crew are daily tested onboard and Vikings medical teams get the results quickly. 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. Aft-located (at the stern) indoor-outdoor pool deck lounge (Aquavit Terrace) with 3 infinity pools - positioned side by side and covered by a retractable glass roof. Its always still sailinguntil its cancelled. NOAA scientists are present on all Great Lakes USA voyages to conduct researches (on local weather changes and ecosystems) and present lectures themed on the Great Lakes region. The cruise line announced the return of select itineraries in Portugal, France and . Had they waited 10 more days, they would have received the full refund. Explorers Bar is on Deck 5. However, the process is slowed due to issues regarding the so-called "Jones Act" (Merchant Marine Act from 1920). Viking Cruises has announced that its river and ocean operations will remain on hold through May 31, 2021, which means cruises won't resume until June at the very earliest. Fares started from USD 45000 per person with double occupancy. The good news is there are a lot excellent choices available to use your 125%. 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. Karin Price Mueller may be reached at KPriceMueller@NJAdvanceMedia.com. One thing that isn't clear to me is if you must use all of the voucher on a single cruise. Only says "Additional 2021 Voyages Coming Soon". On September 12, 2023, departs "Longitudinal World Cruise II" (on Viking Polaris). In 2013, Viking operated a 37 river ships fleet. That didn't seem. Multiple sailing dates are available in November-December 2022; additional sailing dates are available in January and December 2023 and 2024. The soaring peaks of the peninsula are home to twenty monasteries where monks work to preserve a vast collection of liturgical works and art. Our Viking cruise embarkation was delayed by 2 days, shortening our trip from 12 to 10 days. Viking's website shows a concerning pattern of "sold out" cruises that were not there a few days ago. They offered us a 150 dollar non refundable credit to be used onboard. Hopefully they let everyone know soon. Both packages are priced from USD 50000 (EUR 43100 / ~GBP 39300) per person (double occupancy outside cabin rates). Looks like our September cruise to the Fjords is in the process of being cancelled! Viking River boats operate on the European inland waterways Danube, Rhine, Main, Mosel, Seine, Rhone, Saone, Douro, also in Asia (Mekong, Irrawaddy, Yangtze), Egypt (Nile, Lake Nasser), Ukraine (Dnieper), Russia (Volga, Svir, Neva, Lake Ladoga, Lake Baikal) and in the USA (Mississippi). I'm not disappointed, just a bit disappointed in Viking's communications of a loyal 9 cruises and two more upcoming customer. For the ex-Malta season, Viking partnered with Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG - Germany's largest airline) to offer non-stop Transatlantic flights between New Jersey USA (Newark Liberty Airport) and Malta Airport, exclusively for Viking OCEAN customers. 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. In January 2022, Viking became the world's first (and only) cruise line to built full-scale PCR laboratories onboard all OCEAN and EXPEDITION ships. 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). A visit to a Nubian village is also included. The Viking riverboats Ra-Osiris-Aton cruise only on the Nile portion (roundtrip from Luxor). 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. In mid-December 2020, Viking and China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings officially announced the creation of the new joint venture company "Viking China Coastal Cruise" focused on mid-sized luxury ship voyages in China exclusively. I am sure I will get the dreaded e-mail today or tomorrow. All bookings made by April 30, 2020, received Risk-Free Guarantee that allows penalty-free cruise cancellation up to 24 hours prior departure. China Merchants Group's shipbuilding subsidiaries will design and construct the newbuilds for the new company. I said on the Rhine (where it is in the middle) and meant to imply with other itineraries some on the Danube (where a section is almost in the middle). Could all be perfectly benign, may not be. I hope you get an answer from Viking very soon. 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. Journey with the world's #1 river cruise line. KD Line is an 1826-founded, Cologne-based company with a fleet of 14 cruise vessels (including "event ships" and a paddle steamer) deployed in Germany, on the rivers Moselle, Rhine and Main. Multiple sailing dates are available in August and September 2023 and 2024. Plus the refunds went on as a voucher which had to be used before we boarded!! 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. Due to strong demand, Viking Cruises has also announced 2023 dates for 4 existing Great Lakes expeditions: the 8-day Great Lakes Explorer, Undiscovered Great Lakes, Niagara & the Great Lakes itineraries, as well as the 13-day Canadian Discovery. Has Viking Cancelled Any 2022 Cruises - CruiseInfoClub.com Effective Date: November 1, 2021 Sailing Window: All 2022 sailings Today our group of four received emails confirming our Vikingtrip is a go! By (2020-built) longships on Seiner River in France -. The list of its services also includes. The longer/71-day itinerary visits 33 ports (10 countries, 3 continents). All European boats are Longships, with passenger capacity 190. 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. Viking River Cruises: Reviews, Complaints, Customer Claims And it all started in the not-so-distant 1997 with the establishment of the modest Viking River brand founded by a consortium of Scandinavian and Dutch investors, with only 4 second-hand riverboats bought in Russia. On August 31, 2019, Viking Sun started the 245-day "Viking World Voyage 2019" spanning 6 continents and visiting 51 countries via 111 call ports (including 21 port overnights). The fact that Viking has so many ships on a route means that when they hit low water there is very likely another ship nearby going in the opposite direction. Prices start at US$4,400 per person with discounted airfare. Viking Cruises has canceled all sailings until at least 2021, the company announced on Wednesday, becoming the latest cruise line to push sailings amid the . All the signs are right and so is the timing. Viking Cruises. Multiple sailing dates are available in June, July, September, and October 2023 and 2024. Viking is the only cruise line to have a full PCR testing labratory onboard. Baltic Sea routes offer visits to 8 different countries, with a total of 11 cruisetours (all complimentary, included in the Viking Baltic deals prices). In January 2021, the vessel changed registry (from Norway to China) to qualify for the Chinese coasting trade. Pricing starts at US$4,000 per person with discounted airfare. Fourteen new sailings for Iceland have been added as of this morning. Fleetwide operations were planned to resume on October 1, 2020. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Viking Shores and Fjords - SEPT 2021 - Cancelled? Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023).