MV Viking Sea (2015)

Viking Sea in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia on May 19, 2017.
History
Name:	Viking Sea
Namesake:	Royal Viking Sea
Owner:	Torstein Hagen
Operator:	Viking Ocean Cruises
Port of registry:	Bergen,  Norway
Ordered:	December 2012[1]
Builder:	Fincantieri
Yard number:	6245
Laid down:	6 November 2014
Launched:	25 June 2015
Christened:	5 May 2016 by Karine Hagen
Acquired:	24 March 2016[2]
Maiden voyage:	3 April 2016
In service:	2016
Identification:	IMO number: 9725421 MMSI number: 258215000 Call sign: LAWP7[3]
Status:	In service
General characteristics [4]
Type:	list error: mixed text and list (help) Cruise ship 4,870 DWT[3]
Length:	227.20 m (745.4 ft)
Beam:	28.80 m (94.5 ft)
Draught:	6.30 m (20.7 ft)
Decks:	10
Installed power:	2 × MAN 9L32/44CR (2 × 5,040 kW) 2 × MAN 12V32/44CR (2 × 6,720 kW)
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric, two shafts (2 × 7,250 kW)
Speed:	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (service) 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum)
Capacity:	930 passengers
Crew:	550[5]

MV Viking Sea is a cruise ship built by Italian shipbuilders Fincantieri for Viking Ocean Cruises. It is the second ship to grace the name Viking Sea, the first being Viking Sky which was originally assigned this name.

Viking Sea sailed from Venice to New Capital Quay on the River Thames at Greenwich, London, England, where on 5 May 2016 she became the largest vessel named in London.^{[citation needed]} Viking Sea has 3 sister ships, Viking Star, Viking Sky and Viking Sun.^[6][7]

Facilities

Viking Sea has passenger accommodations, three swimming pools, a spa, a fitness center, four restaurants and a café, lounges, a winter garden, a terrace, a sports deck, theatre and bars, and shops.^[8]

Accidents and Incidents

August 2016 Viking Sea lost power in Malta^[9]

References

External links

• Official website
• "The happiest cruise on the sea " – review by Brian Johnston on traveler.com.au (Fairfax Media)

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