Viking’s New Egyptian Ship Marks Construction Milestone

Viking has introduced that its latest Nile River ship, the Viking Osiris, has marked a key development milestone on January 26, touching water for the primary time because it was “floated out” on the Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt.

“Floating out” is a time period used to mark one of many final key development milestones in shipbuilding. After a ship is floated out, it’s then in its closing stage of development. The Viking Osiris will likely be moved to a unique dock to finalize its inside.

The ship will be a part of the Viking Ra this 12 months, whereas Osiris’ sister ship, the Viking Aton, will debut within the Nile subsequent 12 months attributable to widespread demand for Egyptian river cruises.

The 82-guest ship will debut in August 2022, crusing the river cruise line’s 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary, visiting Cairo, the Nice Pyramids of Giza, the necropolis of Sakkara, the temples of Luxor and Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and extra.

This 12 months is a superb time to debut the brand new ship, as Egypt marks the a hundredth anniversary of the invention of King Tutankhamen’s tomb in addition to the opening of the brand new Grand Egyptian Museum.

“Our company are curious explorers, and simply as the enduring explorers earlier than them, they select Egypt as a vacation spot due to its unparalleled entry to historical past and antiquities. This rings as true as we speak because it did a century in the past and is what we proceed to listen to from the company who’re at present crusing with us on the Nile, in addition to the various we’ve got hosted within the final 12 months,” stated Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking.

“We’re proud to be the one western firm to construct, personal and function ships on the Nile—and we’ll all the time keep our dedication to creating significant experiences which might be targeted on the vacation spot. Notably throughout this milestone 12 months for Egypt, we sit up for welcoming company on board Viking Osiris and introducing them to the nation’s many cultural treasures.”

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