The Viking Octantis
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The
Viking Octantis is a
Polar Class 6 purpose-built
expedition ship completed in December 2021 for Viking Expeditions Cruises, a subdivision of
Viking Cruises . The ship has a capacity of 378 passengers with 189 staterooms. Named after the
Sigma Octantis , the south star, the ship’s primary routes include
Antarctica and the
Great Lakes where the ship carries out scientific research during its cruises. The ship was joined by an identical sister ship
Viking Polaris in fall of 2022.
A letter of intent was signed for two new expedition vessels for Viking Cruises in April 2018. The ship was designed by SMC Design of London and the interiors by Richard Riviere of the interior design firm Rottet Studio of Los Angeles . The ship dimensions were specifically designed to fit through the Welland Canal . The ship has a straight bow , designed to reduce fuel consumption and improve stability. The ice-strengthened Polar Class 6 hull was built to ensure a safe voyage and state of the art U-tank stabilisers are intended to decrease rolling by up to 50% when the ship is stationary.
Expedition hangar © Shiphistory62/cc-by-sa-4.0
The
Viking Octantis was primarily constructed at the
Fincantieri Vard Tulcea shipyard in
Romania , when it was towed to the Vard Søviknes shipyard in Søvik,
Norway for interior outfitting and completion.
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VikingCruises.com – Viking Octantis and
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