This year Viking doubles the size of its ocean fleet to four sister ships.
New routes include 'Turquoise Seas of the Western Caribbean,' an eight-day Miami round-trip on Viking Sky that will operate November 2017 to February 2018. Among the five ports are Key West, Cozumel and Belize. Inclusive pricing for veranda staterooms starts at $2,999 per person.
Until now, Viking's Caribbean program has consisted of cruises from San Juan.
Viking Sky also will offer 'Panama & Central America,' round-trip Miami, in November-December this year and January 2018. The 15-day itinerary includes the Panama Canal and stops at Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras and Belize, among other destinations. Pricing starts at $5,499.
Viking Sky will reposition to Europe on a crossing from Miami to Barcelona, a 14-day voyage March 3, 2018.
Viking Spirit will operate 'Passage to India,' a Piraeus-Mumbai sailing on Aug. 18, 2018. This 21-day itinerary will call at destinations in six countries including Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Oman. Fares start at $5,999.
The ship will continue with 'Across the Bay of Bengal,' from Mumbai to Bangkok, a 16-day journey to five countries including Sri Lanka and Thailand. Fares are from $4,499.
'Capitals of the Far East,' between Hong Kong and Beijing, sails Oct. 7 and Oct. 21, 2018, to destinations in China, Taiwan and South Korea. Viking Spirit's further cruises include 'Southeast Asia & Hong Kong' (Bangkok-Hong Kong) with three departures and including Cambodia and Vietnam. Both itineraries are 15 days and priced starting at $5,799 per person.
'Komodo & the Australian Coast' (Sydney-Bali) is a 17-day sailing with departures Nov. 30 and March 10, featuring Whitsunday Island near the Great Barrier Reef and Komodo Island. Fares start at $5,199. Further itineraries include 'Bangkok, Bali & Beyond,' 13 days with seven ports throughout Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, and 'Australia & New Zealand' (Sydney-Auckland).
'Far Eastern Horizons' sails from Hong Kong to Tokyo on April 21, 2019, a 15-day itinerary that visits four countries and nine ports, with overnights in Hong Kong, Hiroshima, Shimizu and Tokyo.
Viking Spirit repositions for the line's first Alaska season with 'North Pacific Passage' (Tokyo to Vancouver, BC) on May 5, 2019. The 23-day voyage explores Japan, Russia, Alaska and Canada. Kodiak is among the Alaska stops.
From May to August 2019, Viking Spirit will operate 'Alaska & the Inside Passage' cruises between Vancouver and Seward. The 11-day itinerary includes Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau and Skagway. Inclusive pricing for veranda staterooms starts at $3,999.
Through Jan. 31, 2017, Viking is offering US residents an early booking discount on new 2017-2019 itineraries, with two-for-one fares plus up to free round-trip international air.
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