Viking's Longitudinal World Cruises include chartered domestic flights in Argentina (between Ushuaia and Buenos Aires). All affected bookings received a 125% refund in FCC (future cruise credit) with rebooking or 100% monetary refund. The 136-day itinerary visits 56 ports in 27 countries, with 11 port city overnights and 3x new for Viking cruise ports (Phillip Island Victoria Australia, Eden NSW Australia, Yangon Burma). Will Viking River Cruises Be Cancelled? Nowadays, Viking manages the world's largest fleet of river cruise vessels, ever. Help requested: Cancelling a Viking Cruise 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. Like most cruise lines, Viking canceled all of its sailings during the pandemic. Viking's first river voyages in the USA had been highly anticipated when they were announced in April 2020, and a number of sailings have already sold out through the 2023 season. We reached out to the company to ask it to reconsider, especially because some of its customers did indeed receive full refunds. the same ship. Call us at 800-454-0927 to speak to a Cruise Concierge today. I am expecting an email any time that my trip is canceled or moved to another ship. "Modified" longships are smaller in size. Weird that you read this on the website before getting an email as the update says those affected were notified. 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. For 2020 were planned the launches and inaugurations of 6 more Longship-Class boats - 4 with smaller capacity (168 pax) and deployed year-round on Seine River in France (Fjorgyn, Kari, Radgrid, Skaga) plus 2 standard (190 pax) and deployed on Rhine River (Gersemi, Hervor). Here you can compare all Viking cruise ships (RIVER, OCEAN, EXPEDITIONS) and their itineraries, destinations, and departure dates. All Viking Cruises Longships are named after Norse mythology gods and entities. 8-day "Mississippi Holiday Season" from Memphis to New Orleans. The first boat (Viking Mississippi) starts operations in August 2022. The "10-vessel fleet" news was officially announced in December 2017, when Viking Cruises signed the shipbuilding order for the 2 optional vessels. Got the email from Viking on our Aug 25th, 2021 Paris to Normandy. In 2016-Q3, Viking Flusskreuzfahrten AG terminated the charter deals with Pericon AG (shipowner) and stopped to operate the riverboats Viking Spirit (now Seine Comtesse), Viking Sun (now Rhein Melodie), Viking Helvetia (now Rhein Symphonie), Viking Pride (now Bijou du Rhone) and Viking Danube (now Filia Rheni 2). And while the travel vouchers are good for 24 months, given the state of the pandemic, the couples medical conditions and age, they didnt think they would be traveling any time soon. The Viking Ocean brand was introduced in 2015 with Viking Star, which started operations with mostly one-way itineraries in Baltic Sea (Scandinavia, Russia) and Mediterranean Sea. Viking Ocean ships' Snow Grotto is a wellness retreat with powdery snow falling down from the ceiling. Most voyages are cruisetours and include river cruising, land tours, and hotel stays. Travelers can explore its Byzantine churches and Venetian homes, take a drive to the imposing fortress towering over the city, Palamidi, or travel to the Peloponnese peninsula. Feels like it is time to brace for another round of cancellations. The list of its services also includes. 8-day "Heart of the Delta" from New Orleans to Memphis. A 121-day segment (Viking World Journeys) allows travelers to join the cruise ship in Los Angeles CA, from where the itinerary continues to Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand, Asia and the Middle East, Europe (Mediterranean and Atlantic Coastal) ending in London-Greenwich, England UK. Viking River Cruises deals include staterooms, onboard dining, most cultural activities, most shore excursions. Look for a link at the bottom of this page or in our privacy policy where you can withdraw consent. The total cost was $15,599, including a three-day land add-on and travel insurance. Could all be perfectly benign, may not be. Disney Cruise Line . It is expected to allow passengers to explore the Aegean Sea's ancient empires of antiquity during the quiet season. Viking Mediterranean itineraries are themed as: In November 2018, Viking announced an 11-day itinerary named "Greek Odyssey". In April 2004 Viking expanded in China with cruise tours on Yangtze River. I have so far only paid a deposit so will only get a relatively small benefit from the 125% FCC. 2022-2023 Viking Mississippi itineraries include: In April 2021, Viking announced that the new 2024 sailings of its Mississippi River voyages were open for sale. This was the reason for modifying the parent company's name to "Viking Cruises". I then e-mailed Tell us at Viking, had a very pleasant conversation and she sd she would e-mail operations. All rights reserved (About Us). The new domestic travel brand (China Coastal Cruise Project) was scheduled for inauguration in 2021-Q1 with Viking Sun - transferred to the joint venture (news 8277). In earlier months, the dates change, but always the same day of the week, i.e. But a pattern is there that is certainly deliberate. 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. The infinity pool (resistance swimming pool) on each ocean ship was a "first at sea" facility. In January 2021, the vessel changed registry (from Norway to China) to qualify for the Chinese coasting trade. Century Legend and Century Paragon are the Yangtze River cruise ships in China. I have a bad feeling.if you do a search for cruises in August only 3 itineraries come up (2 of which are transoceanic). Wehad been locked out of MVJ for several days prior to this. By. Bookings opened in 2020 - on March 31 (past customers) and on April 15 (general public). 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' arrival to the Mississippi represents a commitment to tourism and economic development in a lot of communities along the river, with the new sailings expected to bring 5,800+ guests to the region in 2022 and 17,600+ during the first full cruise season in 2023. Viking River Cruises - Cancelation of cruises - ComplaintsBoard.com All excursion programs ashore are organized by Viking River Cruises. Ten days later, on March 30, Viking announced the cruise was canceled and 100% cash refunds would be given to customers but only for those who hadnt canceled previously. The 8-day cruisetours include roundtrips from New Orleans, as well as one-ways between New Orleans and Memphis TN, and between St Louis MO and Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN. Viking Expeditions ships operate in Arctic-Antarctica, Great Lakes, USA and Canada), Viking Ocean (global). There isn't enough demand for all the originally scheduled sailings, so they are taking certain ships out of the rotation, and moving passengers to another ship likely a few days from the original sailing date. But to all who are waiting - be prepared to make changes to your plans at the last minute. When Will Cruises Resume? - US News & World Report VIKING OCEAN restarted operations on May 22, 2021, with Viking Venus (UK from Portsmouth England). We are fortunate that we can accept the date change, but it has cost quite a bit more to change hotel ressies - and our TA is still struggling to get thru to their air dept to get us acceptable flights - she has been trying for a week! No one expects to have to cancel a cruise. Cailey Rizzo. The note proceeds were used for repaying all the company's loans used to finance the building of the Viking Ocean liners Star and Sky, as well as for repurchasing Viking Sea (operated on sale-leaseback agreement). Prices start at US$4,400 per person with discounted airfare. Claire and Stanley Keyles planned a dream vacation for June 2020. That didn't seem. Effective Date: November 1, 2021 Sailing Window: All 2022 sailings Viking emailed Mar 2 2020 offering a voucher for the 75% cancellation fee those on cruises in Apr. Plus two new Med itineraries in the welcome back program (don't know if this is for US pax only or not). Viking Cruise News: Expedition Cruise Ships To Have - Cruise Critic Passengers can experience the exciting scenery of Meteora, with its medieval monasteries, or explore the religious center of Dion, situated on the foothills of Mt Olympus. In Fall 2016, Viking became the first European river cruise company offering itineraries on dedicated to Chinese tourists riverboats. 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). See below the list of main Viking OCEAN itineraries as themes and ports of call: All voyages include overnight stays in both ports (of departure and final disembarkation). Similarly named is the Finland-based cruiseferry company VIKING LINE (1959-founded). By Looks like our September cruise to the Fjords is in the process of being cancelled! My Danube Waltz on 11-22-21 on the Embla is gone and my Viking Journey is locked. Viking Cruises also partnered with NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). 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. Unless the low water area is more-or-less in the middle of the route, this practice doesnt enable ship swaps. Fully refunded (100% in FCC) were also all prepurchased through Viking packages and services. Multiple sailing dates are available in August and September 2023 and 2024. Ok as I predicted, all sold out cruises have been dropped from Viking as of this morning. Until the 2015 slowdown, the company reported a steady growth of over 30% per year for the period 2010-2015.