Viking has accepted delivery of its newest river ships, Viking Honir, which will sail the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers, and Viking Thoth, which will sail the Nile River. The delivery ceremony for the Viking Honir took place in Basel, Switzerland; the Viking Thoth was presented for delivery at Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt.

“We are proud to welcome the Viking Honir and the Viking Thoth to our growing river fleet,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking. “With the arrival of these elegant new ships, we are pleased to offer even more curious travelers the opportunity to explore some of the world’s most iconic waterways in Viking comfort.” 

Viking Honir, the newest Viking Longship, has a capacity of 190 guests in 95 staterooms. Built specifically to navigate the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers, and will spend her inaugural year sailing popular itineraries that include Passage to Eastern Europe, Rhine Getaway and Christmas on the Rhine.

The 82-guest (41 stateroom) Viking Thoth is built specifically to navigate the Nile River on Viking’s popular Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary. Inspired by Viking’s award-winning river and ocean ships, the Viking Thoth is an identical sister ship to Viking Osiris, Viking Aton, Viking Sobek, Viking Hathor and Viking Amun.

Based on Viking’s committed orderbook, the company expects to take delivery of 23 additional river ships by 2028 and 10 additional ocean ships by 2031. With these orders, Viking will have 112 river ships in 2028 and 23 ocean and expedition ships in 2031.