Viking announced it has taken delivery of the company's newest river ship in Egypt, the Viking Amun. The delivery ceremony for the Viking Amun took place at Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt. The Viking Amun & Viking's Growing Egypt Fleet: Hosting 82 guests in 41 staterooms, the Viking Amun is built specifically to navigate the Nile River on Viking's popular 12-day Egypts & Pyramids itinerary.
Inspired by Viking's award-winning river and ocean ships, the Viking Amun features the elegant Scandinavian design for which Viking is known. An identical sister ship to the Viking Osiris, the Viking Aton, the Viking Sobek and the Viking Hathor, the Viking Amun features several aspects familiar to Viking guests, such as a distinctive square bow and an indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terace. Together, these are the most modern sister ships sailing the Nile River.
Other ships in Viking's Egypt fleet include the Viking Ra and the MS Antares. In addition to the Viking Amun, Viking plans to welcome five other new ships in Egypt in the next two years, which will bring the company's fleet to 12 vessels on the Nile River by 2027. Viking remains focused on well-defined, long-term growth plans as part of a strategy toward maintaining a leadership position in experiential travel.
Based on Viking's committed orderbook, the company expects to take delivery of 27 additional river ships by 2028 and 10 additional ocean ships by 2031. With these orders, Viking will have 112 river ships in 2028 and 23 ocean and expedition ships in 2031.
