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Fincantieri's Ancona yard floats out Viking Sky

Viking Sky, the third of six newbuilds Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri, was floated out early Wednesday at the Ancona shipyard in a ceremony attended by Viking chairman Torstein Hagen, with his sister, Marit Barstad, serving as madrina for the launch.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

March 23, 2016

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The event took place on the eve of Viking Sea's delivery from Ancona.

Fincantieri was represented by, among others, Giovanni Stecconi, director of the shipyard.

'Our first ship, Viking Star, has enjoyed great success in her maiden season. I look forward to her five sister ships experiencing the same respective success as they debut over the coming years,' Hagen said.

Barstad welded commemorative coins under the ship’s mast that represented three family birth years: 1911 (mother Ragnhild 'Mamsen' Hagen, namesake for the Norwegian deli Mamsen’s on board, 1943 (Barstad’s birth year) and 1948 (Hagen’s birth year). The madrina then cut a cord to allow water to begin flowing into the building dock.

Interior outfitting for Viking Sky will now begin in preparation for its scheduled delivery in February 2017. The 47,800gt ship will have capacity for 930 passengers.

Fincantieri's Marghera yard delivered Viking Star in 2015.


 

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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