Viking Ocean cruise ships is a series of ~48,000 GT sister ships (1 GT = 100 cubic feet of internal volume).
This is ship's tonnage. It is often confused with displacement that is actually ship's weight measured in tons (almost never published by cruise lines).
Passengers: 930 (double occupancy)
Crew: ~ 600
Propulsion: diesel-electric, two shafted screws
Viking Star (2015)
The title photo gives you some idea of what Viking ships looks like.
Viking Sea (2016)
Viking Sky (2017)
Viling Sun (2017)
Viking Spirit (renaimed Viking Orion) (2018)
Viking Jupiter (2019)
We are going to take an ultimate tour of the Viking Star inside and outside, take a closer look at many details: large and small, visible and hidden.
Viking Oceans ships feature (bow to the stern):
= Observation deck
= Observation lounge
= Free alternative buffet ("Mamsen's")
= Upper decks are open and free to use
= Rather innovative three deck high atrium
= Theater and a smaller "second stage" - like on a real cruise ship
= An attempt of a proper spa (first time on a "luxury ship”)
= Centrally located pool with a sliding roof
= The Wintergarden
= Full circle open promenade deck
= Movies Under the Stars.
= Two specialty restaurants...
= Aft pool deck with open views
= No Casino ☺
This is an "X-Ray picture" of the Viking Star:
It's amazing to see how close the Viking ships are to a "perfect cruise ship" model from my "How to build a "perfecr ship" video:
A closer look at the "X-Ray" pictures:
As I noted earlier, Viking ships are following the principal layout of the most comfortable cruise ships at sea (post-Vista-class like Queen Elizabeth or Nieuw Amsterdam), so the starting point is excellent.
There are just a few cruise ships at sea that
can fill the list of amenities mentioned above.
That's why it is so surprising to see all that on a ship that is so much smaller than the luxury resort ships...
This is without a doubt a solid base for this cruise line success.
This ship has been designed and built by talented people with big heart.
...By the people that think big - even if they are building a small ship.
You can feel it.
This is a kind of metaphysical substance that fills and drives this ship.
Early renderings
This computer generated image (courtesy of Viking Cruises) attracted a lot of attention a few years ago.
The "Infinity pool" area was looking very tempting.This is ship's tonnage. It is often confused with displacement that is actually ship's weight measured in tons (almost never published by cruise lines).
Passengers: 930 (double occupancy)
Crew: ~ 600
Propulsion: diesel-electric, two shafted screws
Viking Star (2015)
The title photo gives you some idea of what Viking ships looks like.
Viking Sea (2016)
Viking Sky (2017)
Viling Sun (2017)
Viking Spirit (renaimed Viking Orion) (2018)
Viking Jupiter (2019)
We are going to take an ultimate tour of the Viking Star inside and outside, take a closer look at many details: large and small, visible and hidden.
Viking Oceans ships feature (bow to the stern):
= Observation deck
= Observation lounge
= Free alternative buffet ("Mamsen's")
= Upper decks are open and free to use
= Rather innovative three deck high atrium
= Theater and a smaller "second stage" - like on a real cruise ship
= An attempt of a proper spa (first time on a "luxury ship”)
= Centrally located pool with a sliding roof
= The Wintergarden
= Full circle open promenade deck
= Movies Under the Stars.
= Two specialty restaurants...
= Aft pool deck with open views
= No Casino ☺
This is an "X-Ray picture" of the Viking Star:
It's amazing to see how close the Viking ships are to a "perfect cruise ship" model from my "How to build a "perfecr ship" video:
A closer look at the "X-Ray" pictures:
As I noted earlier, Viking ships are following the principal layout of the most comfortable cruise ships at sea (post-Vista-class like Queen Elizabeth or Nieuw Amsterdam), so the starting point is excellent.
That's why it is so surprising to see all that on a ship that is so much smaller than the luxury resort ships...
This is without a doubt a solid base for this cruise line success.
This ship has been designed and built by talented people with big heart.
...By the people that think big - even if they are building a small ship.
You can feel it.
This is a kind of metaphysical substance that fills and drives this ship.
Early renderings
This computer generated image (courtesy of Viking Cruises) attracted a lot of attention a few years ago.
However, as it happens with early renderings of the new cruise ships, the final product is very different.
Although charming, the real pool and the sun deck are somewhat two times smaller than what we see on the preliminary rendering:
You may notice two rows of "cabanas" (HAL terminology) or "alcoves" (Celebrity terminology) on both sides of the upper deck.
Some traces of the early variations can still be seen in the current Viking brochures.
The image in the brochure is still showing "cabanas" (#2):
#1 is the uppermost aft viewing sun deck.We see passengers enjoying the views, but in fact this area ended up as a crew only deck.
In fact, on the real ships, the two viewing areas shown on decks 3 & 4 forward (#1) are now decorative balconies (no access):
Good or bad, these ideas weren't materialized.
However you can see them in the official Viking Cruises brochures.
