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Luxury Cruise Operator Viking Cruises' newest ship - Viking Venus - Floated out At Italy's Fincantieri Some Good News - An unrelated Port of New York Cruise News Article. Luxury Operator's New Viking Venus is floated out.. Viking ®   announced its seventh ocean ship – the 930-guest Viking Venus ® – was “floated out,” marking a major construction milestone and the first time that the new ship touches water. Scheduled to debut in early 2021, Viking Venus will spend her maiden season sailing itineraries in the Mediterranean and in Northern Europe. “We started Viking’s ocean project eight years ago, and together with Fincantieri we have built the world’s most beautiful ships. Today we are pleased to celebrate this important milestone in the construction of our seventh ocean ship,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “As the world continues its path to recovery from COVID-19, we remain focused on the future, and with strong bookings for 2021 and the ...

Saga Cruises Spirit of Discovery floated out of Meyer Werft's Covered Drydock seeing the sun for the first time. Saga Cruises new Spirit of Discovery was floated out of the Covered Dry dock at Meyer Werft Shipyard at Papenburg, Germany. The 999 passenger ship, floated out under blue skies today. As she was floated out of the dry dock, her funnel was put in place. The ship will sail it's 13-day maiden voyage from Dover England on July 10, 2019. The Spirit of Discovery is the first new build for Saga Cruises and is modest in size when compared to today's ships. The Spirit of Discovery ship measures 774 feet in length, 102 feet wide and 58,250 tons. The Spirit of Discovery is the first of 2 ships ordered for Saga Cruises. The Spirit of Discovery caters to cruise passengers 50+ years of age and offers worldwide itineraries, concentrating primarily in Europe and the Mediterranean. The Spirit of Discovery will make a call to the port of New York in late December bef...