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 Star (6236), Viking Sky (6237), Viking Sea (6245), Viking Sun (6246), Viking Orion (6253), Viking Jupiter (6254), Viking Venus (6283), Viking Mars (6284), Viking Saturn (6285), Viking Neptune (6286), Viking Vesta (6318), Viking Mira (6331)
Current AIS Location
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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.
March 25th 2025: Provisionally due 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: Fabian Vornholt and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
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