Viking Ocean
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Viking Ocean sails 17 ships from 32 homeports to 239 ports. Most cruises are 9–13 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean.
- ShipsShips in service
- 17
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 454
- Homeports
- 32
- PortsPorts visited
- 239
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 3 yrs
The Viking Ocean fleet
17 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Astrea Viking Ocean class · 2027 · 54,300 GT | 2027 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Leda Viking OCEAN class · 2028 · 54,300 GT | 2028 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Libra Viking OCEAN class · 2026 · 54,300 GT | 2026 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Lyra Viking Ocean class · 2028 · 54,300 GT | 2028 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Vega Viking OCEAN class · 2029 · 54,300 GT | 2029 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Mira Viking Ocean class · 2026 · 53,769 GT | 2026 | 53,769 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Vela Viking Ocean class · 2024 · 53,769 GT | 2024 | 53,769 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Vesta Viking Ocean class · 2025 · 53,769 GT | 2025 | 53,769 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Neptune 2022 · 47,878 GT | 2022 | 47,878 | 10 | 464 | 930 | 465 | |
| Viking Jupiter 2019 · 47,861 GT | 2019 | 47,861 | 9 | 464 | 930 | 465 |
Where Viking Ocean sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean: 11 ships at its busiest in Oct and 3 in Jul. Viking Ocean also sails in Ireland, United Kingdom, Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia and Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean, and 7 more regions.
| Region | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Ireland, United Kingdom | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Asia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Alaska | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| South America | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| East Coast USA | 1 | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Viking Ocean cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
Across all regions, 45% of Viking Ocean sailings are 9–13 nights, against 15% for other cruise lines.
Viking Ocean
454 sailings
Other cruise lines
16,091 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Viking Ocean | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 4% · 17 | 23% · 3,650 | −19 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 27% · 124 | 50% · 8,000 | −22 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 45% · 203 | 15% · 2,448 | +30 pts |
| 14+ nights | 24% · 110 | 12% · 1,993 | +12 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Viking Ocean capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 4.93M
- Share of all capacity
- 1.5%
- of 336.2M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 13th
- ahead of Cunard 4.57M, Virgin Voyages 3.75M
- Berths at sea per day
- 13,917
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Nov counts from 12 Nov
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Viking Ocean APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 8 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean 2.4% of the region | 2.57M | 2.4% | |
| Ireland, United Kingdom 11.9% of the region | 0.53M | 11.9% | |
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 2.0% of the region | 0.52M | 2.0% | |
| Asia 1.6% of the region | 0.24M | 1.6% | |
| Alaska 1.5% of the region | 0.22M | 1.5% | |
| Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean 2.1% of the region | 0.22M | 2.1% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.2% of the region | 0.20M | 0.2% | |
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands 8.9% of the region | 0.18M | 8.9% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Viking Ocean cruises start
Top 10 of 32 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Spain · 12 ships | 74 | 12 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Piraeus Greece · 12 ships | 62 | 12 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Civitavecchia Italy · 12 ships | 58 | 12 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Bergen Norway · 8 ships | 31 | 8 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Venice Italy · 10 ships | 30 | 10 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| London (Tilbury) United Kingdom · 8 ships | 26 | 8 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Chioggia Italy · 6 ships | 16 | 6 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Reykjavík Iceland · 5 ships | 15 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Stockholm Sweden · 5 ships | 14 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Istanbul Turkey · 7 ships | 13 | 7 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |