Viking announced its newest ship for the Nile River—the 82-guest Viking Amun—was floated out on Thursday, marking a significant construction milestone and the first time the vessel has touched water.

Viking's newest Nile River ship set to sail in October originally appeared on Come Cruise With Me. Fewer crowds, more Nile. That's what Viking promises for its river cruises in Egypt. As demand for ...

Viking has named its newest river ship, the Viking Aton, with a special celebration in Aswan, Egypt. The ship’s ceremonial godfather, Richard Riveire, designer of Viking’s award-winning river, ocean ...

Viking chairman and founder Torstein Hagen attended the Viking Aton float out at the Massara shipyard in Cairo. Photo Credit: Viking The newest Viking ship, slated to set sail in Egypt later this year ...

If ancient wonders, mysterious temples and the steady flow of the Nile River are calling, a cruise on Egypt's most famous ...

In her 1878 travelogue A Thousand Miles Up The Nile, Amelia Edwards writes: “A donkey ride and a boating trip interspersed with ruins, does in fact, sum up in a single line the whole experience of the ...

A state-of-the-art vessel is getting ready to take its future guests on memorable cruises along the famous Nile River in Egypt. As luxurious and comfortable as a high-end resort, the new Viking Osiris ...

Viking Holdings (NYSE:VIK) announced on Thursday that its newest ship for the Nile River was floated out. The 82-guest Viking Amun achieved a major construction milestone by touching water for the ...

Viking has taken delivery of the company's newest ship for the Nile River, the Viking Sobek. The delivery ceremony took place when the new ship was presented at Massara shipyard in Cairo. Viking has ...

Earlier this month, Travel Agent journeyed to Egypt for the christening of Viking’s two new, 82-passenger river vessels—Viking Sobek and Viking Hathor. They’re identical sister ships to the Viking ...

In 2026, the cruise industry will introduce several new ships across various lines, including ocean liners, riverboats, and ...

While the same tombs and temples are there to admire after thousands of years, and remote river scenery is much the same as it has been for millennia, Egypt’s Nile cruise experience has changed. It’s ...