A large white cruise ship named "Viking Vela" docked in a harbor on choppy grey water. The multi-deck vessel features glass balcony railings, a black smokestack, and orange lifeboats along the side, set against an industrial shoreline under a dark, overcast sky.

Viking

Iceland & Norway’s Arctic Explorer

Europe

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Viking Vela

The first of the bigger Vela class, and the one Viking sends the long way around

Aboard

  • Lead ship of the Vela class, delivered at Ancona on December 3, 2024
  • Named at Trieste by Ivana Elice, the Fincantieri manager who engineered the fleet
  • 499 staterooms, every one with a veranda
  • A twenty-eight-night Bergen to New York run by way of Svalbard, Iceland and Greenland
  • Adults only, no casino, one shore excursion included in every port

Ashore

Where You Stop

Bergen

Reykjavík

Europe

The Norwegian Fjords

Sheer rock walls a mile high on either side of the ship, waterfalls falling straight into the sea, and summer daylight that simply refuses to end.

Best Time to Go
Mid-May to early September; June for the midnight sun
Typical Length
7 to 14 nights
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