Yesterday, on May 10, 2018, the Viking Ocean Cruises’ sixth ocean liner touched the water for the first time.
Viking Jupiter
is scheduled to enter service in early 2019. Viking Sky by PjotrMahhonin/Wiki/CC BY-SA 4.0
Viking Jupiter is currently under construction at Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy. The 47,800-ton ocean liner will accommodate 930 travelers in 465 staterooms. She is scheduled to spend her inaugural season in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.
During the float out ceremony, the company also announced the Viking Jupiter’s Godmother. Sissel Kyrkjebø, a Norwegian soprano, will officially name the Viking Cruises’ liner in Oslo, Norway in June 2019. Source: Viking Ocean Cruises