Viking has taken delivery of its newest Longship, Viking Eldir. Built at Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany, the 190-guest vessel joins the company’s fleet of sister ships and will sail popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers.
“We are pleased to welcome the Viking Eldir to our growing river fleet,” Torstein Hagen, chairman and CEO of Viking, said in a statement. “With our exclusive docking locations, we proudly bring our guests closer to destinations along the great rivers of the world. Now, with the addition of our newest Viking Longship, we look forward to inviting even more curious travelers to explore Europe in Viking comfort.”
Hosting 190 guests in 95 staterooms, the Viking Eldir is built specifically to navigate the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers. It features the cruise company's Scandinavian design and innovations, including a space-saving square bow, three full decks, indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terrace, asymmetric corridor and true two-room suites. The Viking Eldir will sail popular itineraries that include Rhine Getaway, Grand European Tour, Passage to Eastern Europe, European Sojourn and Christmas on the Rhine.
According to Viking, the company remains focused on well-defined, long-term growth plans as part of a strategy to maintain a leadership position in experiential travel. Viking expects to take delivery of 22 additional river ships by 2028, 10 ocean ships by 2031 and two expedition ships by 2031. With these orders, the fleet will total 112 river ships in 2028 and 25 ocean and expedition ships in 2031.
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