On 29 June 2025 Viking named its newest ocean ship, Viking Vesta, with a traditional ceremony in Split, Croatia. Serving as ceremonial godmother of Viking Vesta was the Norwegian journalist Lene Tangevald-Jensen.
Viking Vesta will now continue her inaugural season sailing in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.
“As we celebrate 10 years of ocean voyages in 2025, we are pleased to welcome the new Viking Vesta to our award-winning fleet of elegant sister ships,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking.
“We are also very grateful to Lene for serving as godmother. In addition to her personal and professional accomplishments, Lene embodies the values that are very important to me and to Viking – she is kind, honest, hardworking and, of course, curious. I am proud to count her as a friend and a valued member of the extended Viking family.”
Viking Vesta is the newest ship in Viking’s award-winning ocean fleet of sister ships. Classified as a small ship, as are all Viking ocean ships, Viking Vesta has a gross tonnage of 54,300, with 499 staterooms that can host 998 guests
The ships feature all veranda staterooms, elegant Scandinavian design, light-filled public spaces and abundant al fresco dining options.
The naming of Viking Vesta follows a string of recent accolades for the company. Viking was recently named Best River Cruise Operator and Best Luxury Ocean Cruise Operator at the prestigious Times and The Sunday Times Travel Awards 2024.
In the most recent Telegraph Travel Awards we won Best Boutique Ocean Line. Additionally, Cruise Critic UK honoured Viking with eight awards across the Luxury (Ocean), River and Expedition categories 2024 UK Best in Cruise Awards.
