MV Viking Neptune
© Dennis Mortimer (Piraeus, 13/11/2022)
Steel twin screw “Viking Star – class” motor vessel built in 2022 by Fincantieri Spa, Ancona, Italy (Yard No 6286) as a Passenger (Cruise) Ship for Viking Ocean Cruises Ltd, Bermuda.
Technical Data
- Length: 228.33 m (overall) 196.79 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 28.8 m
Depth: 8.85 m
Draught: 6.45m (Design)
Tonnage: 47878 gross/18871 net/4912t deadweight
Engines: 2 x MAN 9L32/44CR and 2 x MAN 12V32/44CR diesel electric
Power: 23520 kW/HP
Speed: 20 knots
Capacity: 928 (working) 944 passengers (max)
Crew: 465
Call Sign: IL9904, LAOZ8
IMO Number: 9845910
MMSI Number: 257850000
Port of Registry: Italy 🇮🇹, Bergen/Norway 🇳🇴
Sister-Ship: Viking Star (6236), Viking Sky (6237), Viking Sea (6245), Viking Sun (6246), Viking Orion (6253), Viking Jupiter (6254), Viking Venus (6283), Viking Mars (6284 ) + +
History
February 4th 2020: Keel laid.
July 15th 2021: Launched.
May 12th 2022: Delivered to Viking Ocean Cruises Ship IX, Hamilton, Bermuda. She is the first ship in the fleet to be equipped with a small hydrogen fuel system to test how hydrogen power can be used for onboard operations and determine if it can be used on a larger scale in future builds.
© Dennis Mortimer (Piraeus, 13/11/2022)
December 22nd 2022 – May 8th 2023: Maiden voyage, the ‘Viking World Cruise’, which departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in December and will conclude in London
January 10th 2023: Christened in Los Angeles by godmother Nicole Stott, a retired NASA astronaut and aquanaut.
May 7th 2023: Called at Dover.
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Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
