MV Viking Vela
© Fabian Vornholt
Steel twin screw “Viking Vela – class” motor vessel built in 2024 by Fincantieri Spa, Ancona, Italy (Yard No 6316) as a Passenger (Cruise) Ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 239 m (overall) m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 30.8 m
- Depth: 6.30 m
- Draught: m (Design)
- Tonnage: 54300 gross/ net/t deadweight
- Engines: 2 x MAN 9L32/44CR and 2 x MAN 12V32/44CR diesel electric
- Power: 23520 kW/HP
- Speed: 20 knots
- Capacity: 930 (working) 988 passengers (max)
- Crew: 602
- Call Sign: LATY8
- IMO Number: 9852432
- MMSI Number: 257526000
- Port of Registry: Bergen/Norway 🇳🇴
- Sister-Ship: Viking Vesta (6318), Viking Mira (6331)
History
First of the “Viking Vela – class” which are similar to the ten “Viking Star- class” design but 10 m longer.
© Viking Cruises
November 30th 2023: Floated out.
December 3rd 2024: Delivered to Registered owner: Viking Ocean Cruises Ship XI. Manager: Viking Ocean Cruises Ltd.
December 5th 2024: Christened in Treiste by Ivana Elice, Vice President and Project Manager of the Fincantieri Cruise Business Unit,
December 12th 2024: Expected maiden cruise Homeports: Civitavecchia (Italy) to Barcelona (Spain). Itinerary: Livorno (Italy); Villefranche, Marseille and Sete (France).
January 13th 2025: Suffered engine problems an, owing to forecast of bad weather, docked at Alesund, Norway.
🆕 © Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 26/02/2025)
March 25th 2025: Inaugural call at Dover.
April 18th 2025: Called at Dover.
All information is believed to be correct and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Marcel and Ruud Coster, Fabian Vornholt and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
