Viking Takes Delivery of Viking Annar and Viking Fjolvar in Europe

Viking announced it has taken delivery of its newest river ships, the Viking Annar and the Viking Fjolvar. The Viking Annar will sail Viking's itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers, while the Viking Fjolvar will sail itineraries on the Seine River. Pictured here, a sister ship in the Viking Longship fleet on the Rhine River in Cologne, Germany.

Viking Annar
- Capacity: 190 guests in 95 staterooms
- Built for Rhine, Main, and Danube itineraries
- Features: Scandinavian design, patented square bow, Aquavit Terrace, true two-room suites
- Sample itineraries: Rhine Getaway, Grand European Tour, Passage to Eastern Europe, European Sojourn, Christmas on the Rhine

Viking Fjolvar
- Capacity: 168 guests in 84 staterooms
- Built for the Seine River, docking in central Paris
- Features: Same Longship design innovations, exclusive Paris docking location
- Sample itineraries: Paris & the Heart of Normandy, Christmastime in Paris & Normandy

Strategic Growth
- Ships built at Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany
- Viking plans delivery of 22 more river ships by 2028, plus 9 ocean ships and 2 expedition ships by 2031
- By 2028: 114 river ships; by 2031: 26 ocean & expedition ships

Leadership Insight
Leah Talactac, Viking’s President & CEO, emphasized that river cruising offers “an unmatched way to discover a destination’s history, culture and local life,” and these new ships expand that opportunity for curious travelers.

This expansion strengthens Viking’s position as a leader in experiential travel, especially in Europe’s most iconic waterways.