Executive Vice President of Viking, Karine Hagen, shares
the latest news and images of Viking Octantis, the first
expedition ship in the company's 25th anniversary year
O N L O C A T I O N
W I T H K A R I N E
T
aking delivery of a new
vessel is always an exciting
time, and none more so
than when we took delivery of
our first expedition ship Viking
Octantis in the coastal Norwegian
town of Søviknes near the
beautiful town of Ålesund. e
event was all the more poignant
given that Viking Octantis was
conceived and born during the
pandemic, and we were there to
meet the ship on the night before
Christmas, which is always such a
magical time of year in Norway.
Collection, amongst others.
Shortly after Viking Octantis
set sail, her sister vessel Viking
Polaris arrived at the Fincantieri
VARD for her final outfitting.
Two of the world's greatest
expedition ships, both delivering
once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
It is with great pride that we enter
our 25th year in the knowledge
that we can now travel across
all five oceans, twenty of the
world's greatest rivers and all
seven continents, under the one
Viking name.
MAIDEN VOYAGE
Afterwards, Viking Octantis set
sail on her maiden voyage to
Antarctica, and we are delighted
that guests travelling on the first
few itineraries have recorded some
of the highest ratings ever. ese
new expedition journeys offer the
most responsible travel possible,
while also conducting meaningful
science. Our partnerships include
the Scott Polar Research Institute
at the University of Cambridge,
the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
and the Polar Citizen Science
Opposite page:
Karine Hagen and
her father Torstein
Hagen, Chairman
of Viking, look
out to the new
expedition ship,
Viking Octantis;
the Finse Terrace
on the Viking
Octantis
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