Presently within the closing phases of development on the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, the brand new Viking Vela is scheduled to enter service for Viking in December.
Cruise Business Information takes a better have a look at the inaugural cruise season of the 998-guest vessel, which is able to develop into the luxurious firm’s tenth oceangoing cruise ship.
Maiden Voyage
Date: December 12, 2024
Size: 7 nights
Homeports: Civitavecchia (Italy) to Barcelona (Spain)
Itinerary: Livorno (Italy); Villefranche, Marseille and Sete (France)
After being delivered by the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, the Viking Vela is ready to supply a maiden cruise within the Western Mediterranean.
Following Viking’s “Iconic Western Mediterranean” itinerary, the seven-night voyage options visits to locations in Italy, Spain and France, together with Marseille and Sete. Passengers will even have alternatives to go to Florence from Livorno and Good from Villefranche.
Malta, Morocco and the Mediterranean
Date: December 19, 2024
Size: 15 nights
Homeport: Barcelona (Spain)
Itinerary: Ajaccio and Marseille (France); Civitavecchia (Italy); Valletta (Malta); Tunis (Tunisia); Algiers (Algeria); Tangier (Morocco); and Cádiz (Spain)
Earlier than repositioning to the North Sea, the Viking Vela can also be scheduled to supply a brand new itinerary within the Western Mediterranean that sails to locations in Europe and North Africa.
Crusing roundtrip from Barcelona, the 15-night itinerary is highlighted by stops in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, in addition to visits to Ajaccio, Cádiz and Valletta. In accordance with Viking, the cruise traces the routes of centuries-old mariners and permits passengers to find historic cities and UNESCO Heritage Websites.
Iberian Explorer
Date: January 3, 2025
Size: 7 nights
Homeport: Barcelona (Spain) to Tilbury (England)
Itinerary: Portsmouth (England); Cartagena, Málaga and Vigo (Spain)
Wrapping up its inaugural season within the Mediterranean, the Viking Vela gives a repositioning cruise to Tilbury, a port close to England’s capital metropolis of London.
The seven-night itinerary circumnavigates the Iberian Peninsula whereas visiting completely different ports in Spain, together with Cartagena, Málaga and Vigo. Along with transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, the open-jaw cruise additionally contains a go to to Portsmouth earlier than arriving at its closing vacation spot.
In Search of Northern Lights
Dates: Six departures between January and March 2025
Size: 12 nights
Homeports: Tilbury (England) to Bergen (Norway)
Itinerary: IJmuiden (Netherlands); Alta, Narvik and Tromsø (Norway)
Throughout many of the 2024-25 winter, the Viking Vila is scheduled to supply the 12-night “In Search of the Northern Lights” itinerary.
In accordance with Viking, the itinerary permits visitors to witness snow-covered landscapes and steep fjords whereas searching for out the aurora borealis. Created to immerse passengers within the Norwegian Arctic, the open-jaw cruise options visits to Alta, Narvik and Tromso, in addition to IJmuiden within the Netherlands.
British Isles Explorer
Date: Eight departures between March and September 2025
Size: 14 nights
Homeports: Tilbury (England) to Bergen (Norway)
Itinerary: Dover and Liverpool (England); Dublin (Eire); Belfast (Northern Eire); Lerwick (Shetland Islands); Holyhead (Wales); Ullapool, Kirkwall, Edinburgh and Invergordon (Scotland)
The Viking Vela can also be scheduled to supply a collection of 14-night cruises to the British Isles throughout its maiden season.
Crusing from Tilbury to Bergen, the common itinerary covers locations in England, Eire, Northern Eire, Wales, Scotland
