MV Viking Sea (2015)

Cruise ship

For other ships with the same name, see MV Viking Sea.

"Viking Sea" redirects here; not to be confused with Royal Viking Sea.

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| Cruise ship
Tonnage|

* 47,842 GT
* 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

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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

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In August 2016, Viking Sea lost power in Malta.[9]

## References

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1. ^ "FINCANTIERI AND VIKING SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO MORE CRUISE SHIPS". 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
2. ^ "FINCANTIERI: CONSEGNATA AD ANCONA VIKING SEA" (in Italian). 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-24. English-language version
3. ^ a b "Viking Sea (9725421)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
4. ^ "Datasheet" (PDF). Fincantieri. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
5. ^ Colleen McDaniel. "Viking Sea Cruise Ship: Expert Review on Cruise Critic". Cruisecritic.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
6. ^ "Viking Sun". www.vikingcruises.com. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
7. ^ "Viking Ocean Cruises Adds Two More Ocean Ships". World Maritime News. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
8. ^ "Viking Ocean Cruises - Viking Sea deck plans". Viking Ocean Cruises. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
9. ^ "Viking Sea Temporarily Loses Power in Malta : Cruise Law News". www.cruiselawnews.com. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-08.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 9725421.

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

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* al-Salam Boccaccio 98
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* MDV1200-class fast ferries
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* Britannia Seaways
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Yachts|

* Destriero
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* Alliance
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* Spirit of Columbus
* Sagar Nidhi
* Saipem 7000
* Scarabeo 8
* Ta Kuan

Related|

* Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
* Fincantieri

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Current fleet|

* Viking Star (2015)
* Viking Sea (2016)
* Viking Sky (2017)
* Viking Orion (2018)
* Viking Jupiter (2019)
* Viking Venus (2021)
* Viking Mars (2022)
* Viking Neptune (2022)
* Viking Saturn (2023)

Future fleet|

* Six unnamed ships (on order)

Former fleet|

* Viking Sun (2017-21)

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