Viking’s newest river ships, Viking Hathor and Viking Sobek, were named at a special celebration in Luxor, Egypt on 5 November.
The Hon Edward Herbert served as ceremonial godfather of Viking Hathor; his great-great-grandfather, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, was Howard Carter’s benefactor and co-explorer, whose excavation uncovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen near Luxor almost exactly 102 years ago on 4 November 1922.
Mohamed El Banna, founder of Cosmos Egypt and a member of the Egyptian Senate, served as the ceremonial godfather of Viking Sobek.
The state-of-the-art vessels designed specifically to navigate the Nile River are identical sister ships to Viking Aton and Viking Osiris and will sail a 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.
Viking plans to welcome four additional ships in the next two years: Viking Amun and Viking Thoth in 2025, and Viking Sekhmet and Viking Ptah in 2026, to bring Viking’s fleet to ten vessels on the Nile River.
