Viking has announced the naming of its nine newest river ships — including the company’s 100th ship — during a simultaneous ceremony in Basel, Switzerland.

Of the nine new river ships, the Viking Annar, the Viking Dagur, the Viking Eldir and the Viking Honir will sail Viking’s most popular itineraries along the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers.

The Viking Nerthus, the Viking Gyda and the Viking Tonle sail the Seine, Douro and Mekong rivers, respectively. The two other new ships named during the ceremony — the Viking Thoth and the Viking Amun — sail the Nile River.

The ceremony also marked a major milestone — Viking now has more than 100 ships across its river, ocean and expedition fleet, more than any other cruise line. This achievement reflects the company’s history of industry-leading innovations.

Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking, said: “Today we are proud to name our newest river ships and to honor the nine distinguished members of our extended Viking family serving as their godparents.”

Hagen continued: “We have always been quite a bit different from others in the travel industry — we like to be contrarian. Over the last 28 years, we have grown from four ships to more than 100 — a fleet size that no other line has achieved—and we have done so because of our innovative approach. First, we modernized river voyages; then we reinvented ocean voyages and perfected the expedition experience. We look forward to continuing our leadership in experiential travel in the years to come.”

And during the ceremony for its nine newest river ships, the company invited colleagues and partners in the extended Viking family to serve as godparents.

Sail on over to www.viking.com for more.

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