Viking® has welcomed 8 new river ships to its award-winning fleet throughout a celebration in Paris. Of the eight new Viking Longships®, four ships – Viking Fjorgyn, Viking Kari, Viking Radgrid and Viking Skaga – are constructed specially to navigate the Seine River and convey attendees to the coronary heart of Paris with an exclusive docking place at Port de Grenelle, just a quick wander from the Eiffel Tower. The four more ships – Viking Egdir, Viking Gersemi, Viking Gymir and Viking Hervor – will sail Viking’s preferred itineraries on the Rhine, Most important and Danube rivers.
The naming of the new river ships comes as Viking proceeds its 25th anniversary and a year of various milestones. In January 2022, the organization launched Viking Expeditions and its 1st Polar Class vessel, the Viking Octantis®. By the close of the 12 months, Viking will have also welcomed a 2nd identical expedition ship, as effectively as two new equivalent ocean ships, new reason-built vessels for the Nile and Mekong rivers and new Mississippi River voyages.
“As we mark 25 yrs of sailing the iconic waterways of the world, it is normally a proud working day when we welcome new ships to our fleet and offer you much more possibilities for curious travelers to take a look at the environment in comfort,” claimed Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “Currently we are particularly happy to honor 8 gifted and accomplished people as godmothers of our newest river ships, and we search forward to the start out of one more year of European river voyages.”
Viking naming ceremony
In keeping with maritime custom that dates back 1000’s of several years, Viking invited eight distinguished cultural companions and essential users of the firm’s extended family members to provide as ceremonial godmothers of the new ships.
The honored godmothers include:
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- Alma Deutscher, Godmother of Viking Gymir – A musical phenomenon, Alma captivates the classical planet with her skills as a violinist, pianist, composer and conductor, and at just 17 many years previous was hailed as the “new Mozart” at an early age. She lately appeared on an episode of Viking’s award-winning enrichment channel, Viking.Tv set (Anne Diamond Welcomes Back again Composer and Musician Alma Deutscher), wherever she reviewed her impending live performance collection, which will be special for Viking visitors on pick out river voyages checking out Vienna.
- Helen Deutscher, Godmother of Viking Egdir – A violinist, pianist and vocalist, Helen is an attained musician who honed her musical and performance capabilities at the New music Gymnasium in Vienna and as a member of the Vienna Point out Opera’s kid’s chorus she has also done in quite a few productions of her sister Overlook Alma Deutscher’s opera, Cinderella. Helen and Alma not long ago appeared collectively on an episode of Viking.Television set (Anne Diamond Interviews Classical Musicians, Alma & Helen Deutscher) wherever they discussed their amazing lives and numerous musical milestones.
- Dr. Janie Deutscher, Godmother of Viking Radgrid – An author and educator, Dr. Deutscher is also an completed musician and gained an organ scholarship to Oxford College where she later taught medieval literature in the latest several years, she has concentrated on homeschooling and supporting the musical ambitions of her two daughters, Alma and Helen, godmothers of Viking Gymir and Viking Egdir, respectfully.
- Brenda Hunsberger, Godmother of Viking Hervor – For far more than four many years, Ms. Hunsberger, Senior Vice President of Vacation Solutions with AAA Club Alliance, has worked in the marketplace as an attained travel agent she thinks in the power of journey to remodel views and adjust lives.
- Karryn Christopher, Godmother of Viking Gersemi – Ms. Christopher is Government Vice President of Most popular Partnerships & Internet marketing for Signature Vacation Network, a member-owned journey cooperative proven in 1956, where she has led the transformation of the firm’s sales and marketing division.
- Ghislaine Wooden, Godmother of Viking Fjorgyn – As the Deputy Director of the College of East Anglia’s Sainsbury Centre, a person of the most essential public college artwork galleries in Terrific Britain, Ms. Wooden cautiously curates exhibitions, like the forthcoming “Visions of Ancient Egypt,” which was developed in partnership with Viking opening in September 2022, the show will honor the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Ms. Wood discussed her do the job at the Sainsbury Centre in a recent episode of Viking.Television (Examine Alaskan Objects at the Sainsbury Centre with Ghislaine Wooden), such as the origins of their Alaska selection which examines how indigenous Alaskan communities created systems and equipment to adapt to their natural environment.
- Muriel Wilson, Godmother of Viking Skaga – As the Director of Occasion Approach & Sponsorships for Virtuoso, Ltd., Ms. Wilson has been a distinguished staff member of the world-wide network of businesses for extra than 40 several years and leverages her deep information of the marketplace to create excellent hospitality and vacation activities for Virtuoso’s vacation advisors and most well-liked associates.
- Kari Garmann, Godmother of Viking Kari – Former member of The Parliament of Norway and Oslo Metropolis Council, Ms. Garmann has manufactured precious contributions to Norway in the places of govt, small business and banking throughout her profession.








The naming event was executed by connecting the new ships by using satellite across two European metropolitan areas: Paris and Amsterdam. The Viking Fjorgyn, Viking Kari, Viking Radgrid and Viking Skaga were docked in Paris at the Port de Grenelle, in which they were being named by their godmothers. The other four ships – Viking Egdir, Viking Gersemi, Viking Gymir and Viking Hervor – ended up docked in Amsterdam and named by their godmothers, who also joined the celebration in Paris. In maintaining with yet another maritime custom, a bottle of Gammel Opland aquavit was broken on the bow of each individual new ship. Gammel Opland hails from the exact same county in Norway exactly where Chairman Hagen’s mom, Ragnhild – also lovingly known as “Mamsen” – was born and was her favored model of aquavit. Far more data on the heritage of ship naming ceremonies and the distinctive role that godmothers play can be located in a the latest episode of Viking.Tv set (Explore the Position of a Ship’s Godmother, a Revered Nautical Tradition), hosted by Viking Govt Vice President Karine Hagen.
This year Viking will offer attendees a Privileged Access® functionality led by Alma Deutscher at Vienna’s illustrious Wiener Konzerthaus. She will perform the historic Strauss Capelle orchestra and conduct the songs of Mozart, the waltzes of Strauss on the violin and her individual compositions.
New offerings on the Seine

Setting up on Viking’s choices in Paris and the 4 new Viking Longships sailing the Seine River, the enterprise has announced now a new write-up-vacation extension entitled Paris: A Culinary Experience that will examine the cuisine of the French cash. Accessible beginning in 2023 for visitors sailing on the 8-day Paris & the Heart of Normandy itinerary, the new extension lets guests to immerse on their own in the culinary record of Paris and style the gastronomic delights the city has to provide. Visitors on the 3-night extension will disembark their ship in Paris and investigate the town with a culinary guide, going to the “Tummy of Paris” and the Rue Montorgueil, household to the city’s first pâtisserie, just before checking into their resort. The subsequent working day, visitors will take a look at a Parisian cooking university to go to a croissant baking workshop with a neighborhood chef and master about the pastry’s origins, just before experiencing an evening wine and cheese tasting with an professional sommelier at a non-public wine cellar. On the ultimate day, friends journey to the Jacquemart-André Museum for a tour of the 19th century mansion and its non-public artwork selection adopted by a particular workshop delving into the art of table etiquette. Each working day permits ample absolutely free time for guests to discover legendary Parisian landmarks these types of as the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées from their centrally found lodge.

Furthermore, Viking has introduced a new vacation sailing, the 8-day Christmas on the Seine, sailing roundtrip from Paris. Accessible through the holiday getaway period commencing in 2022, visitors will sail by Normandy’s snow-lined countryside when experiencing the festive Christmas markets. Attendees can pick out from holiday break-centric shore excursions these as baking homemade gingerbread at the 850-12 months-outdated Abbaye du Valasse or attending a festive Christmas ornament generating workshop in Rouen. Onboard, guests will appreciate special getaway-themed festivities including regional eating specialties, seasonal treats and extra.