Viking Vela

Viking Ocean · Viking Ocean class · 2024

Viking Vela measures 53,769 gross tons, with room for 998 guests. Viking Vela sails 12-night cruises from Piraeus and moves to Civitavecchia in Dec 2026.

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Viking Vela alongside at Liverpool on the River Mersey, bow three-quarter view of her white hull with her name
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Built
2024
Tonnage
53,769
Decks
10
Cabins
499
Guests
998
998 at full occupancy
Crew
465

Viking Vela cruise schedule

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

Showing 6 of 34 cruises

Where Viking Vela sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, with more in the Ireland, United Kingdom. Viking Vela sails from Piraeus (Nov 2026 – Oct 2027), Civitavecchia (Dec 2026 – Mar 2027) and Barcelona (Dec 2026 – Sep 2027).

PiraeusCivitavecchiaBarcelonaLondon (Tilbury)BergenAmsterdamReykjavíkNew York CityBelfastVeniceNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Viking Vela visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Viking Vela sails

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

Port intensity

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

Time in port
24 h
median
Port days
84%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
15
staying past midnight
Late departures
275
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:59 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 7 ports · 1 sea day9 nights4 cruises
  • 4 ports · 0 sea days6 nights4 cruises
  • 9 ports · 4 sea days15 nights3 cruises
  • 9 ports · 1 sea day12 nights2 cruises
  • 16 ports · 2 sea days20 nights2 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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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 Vela specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Viking Ocean
Class
Viking Ocean class
Year built
2024
Status
In service
IMO
9852432
MMSI
257526000

Size

Gross tonnage
53,769 GT
Length
238.96 m
Beam
30.78 m
Decks
10
Cruising speed
20 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
998
Guests, full occupancy
998
Cabins
499
Crew
465
Guests per crew member
2.1
Space per guest
53.9 GT

How it compares

248th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Viking Mira and Viking Vesta

Gross tonnage

  • Viking Vela53,769
  • Viking Ocean average50,792
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Viking Vela998
  • Viking Ocean average962
  • All ships in service2,189

Viking Ocean class sister ships

Same design and size as Viking Vela

See the Viking Ocean fleet

Also from Viking Ocean: Viking Neptune, Viking Jupiter, Viking Sea, Viking Sky, Viking Star

About Viking Vela

Viking Vela is a 53,769 GT Viking ocean ship built by Fincantieri in Ancona and delivered in 2024, the first of Viking's enlarged 998-guest ships. She carries 998 guests in all-veranda staterooms and was christened in Trieste.