Viking Star

Viking Ocean · 2015

Viking Star measures 47,842 gross tons, with room for 930 guests. Viking Star sails 8-night cruises from Piraeus and moves to Barcelona in Jan 2027.

Viking Star under way in choppy water on the River Mersey approaches, three-quarter bow view of her white hull with her name
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BuiltYear built
2015
TonnageGross tonnage
47,842
Decks
9
Cabins
464
Guests
930
930 at full occupancy
Crew
465

Viking Star cruise schedule

37 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 37 cruises

Where Viking Star sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

All of its sailings are in the Mediterranean. Viking Star sails from Piraeus (Nov 2026 – Oct 2027), Istanbul (Nov 2026) and Civitavecchia (Nov 2026 – Mar 2027).

PiraeusIstanbulCivitavecchiaBarcelonaChioggiaVeniceNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Viking Star visits

45 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Viking Star sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

36sailings

  • Up to 5 nights13%
  • 7 nights26%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights1336%
  • 10–14 nights1644%
  • 15+ nights411%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
24 h
median · 23 – 48 h
Port days
88%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
13
staying past midnight
Late departures
272
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:59 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 7 ports · 0 sea days8 nights7 cruises
  • 4 ports · 0 sea days6 nights4 cruises
  • 8 ports · 1 sea day10 nights4 cruises
  • 9 ports · 4 sea days15 nights4 cruises
  • 8 ports · 1 sea day10 nights3 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

Viking Star specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Viking Ocean
Class
Not yet published
Year built
2015
Status
In service
IMO
9650418
MMSI
257903000

Size

Gross tonnage
47,842 GT
Length
228.3 m
Beam
28.65 m
Decks
9
Cruising speed
20 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
930
Guests, full occupancy
930
Cabins
464
Crew
465
Guests per crew member
2.0
Space per guest
51.4 GT

How it compares

259th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Viking Mars, Viking Saturn, Viking Sea, Viking Sky and Viking Venus

Gross tonnage

  • Viking Star47,842
  • Viking Ocean average50,792
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Viking Star930
  • Viking Ocean average962
  • All ships in service2,189

About Viking Star

Viking Star is a 47,842 GT Viking ocean ship built by Fincantieri in Ancona in 2015, the first ship of Viking's ocean fleet. She carries 930 guests in all-veranda staterooms and was christened in Bergen by the city's mayor, Trude Drevland.