Viking (cruise line)

Not to be confused with Royal Viking Line or Viking Line.

Viking
Company typePublic
NYSE: VIK
IndustryTravel and tourism
FoundedAugust 5th, 1997 (August 5th, 1997)
Headquarters
Basel, Switzerland
Key people
Products
Revenue$3 billion (2018)[1]
Number of employees
10,000+ (2023)[2]
Subsidiaries
  • Viking River Cruises
  • Viking Ocean Cruises
  • Viking Expeditions
Websitevikingcruises.com

Viking[3] (formerly Viking Cruises) is a cruise line providing river, ocean, and expedition cruises. Its operating headquarters are in Basel, Switzerland,[4] and its marketing headquarters are in Los Angeles, California.[5]

The company has three divisions, Viking River Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, and Viking Expeditions, offering cruises along the rivers and oceans of North and South America, the Caribbean, Antarctica, Great Lakes, Europe, Russia, Egypt, China, and Southeast Asia.[6]

  1. ^ "Viking has plans for at least 24 more river cruise ships". USA Today.
  2. ^ "Viking's 26th Anniversary | Videos | Viking Cruises".
  3. ^ Gray Faust, Chris (20 January 2020). "Citing Growth snd Destination Focus, Viking Drops 'Cruise' from Name". Cruise Critic.
  4. ^ Adam H. Graham, "The Rising Tide: How Viking Changed Cruising", Departures, 21 November 2016.
  5. ^ Fran Golden, "Perfect Examples", Porthole Cruise Magazine, 21 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Cruise Destinations Overview | Viking Ocean Cruises®". www.vikingcruises.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.