VIKING recently floated out its newest Nile ship, Viking Thoth (pictured) which is set to debut in Oct. The new 82-guest vessel will be the cruise line’s eighth in Egypt, joining Viking’s growing fleet of state-of-the-art ships for the Nile. Thoth touched water for the first time ahead of her...
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VIKING recently floated out its newest Nile ship, Viking Thoth (pictured) which is set to debut in Oct.
The new 82-guest vessel will be the cruise line’s eighth in Egypt, joining Viking’s growing fleet of state-of-the-art ships for the Nile.
Thoth touched water for the first time ahead of her debut on Viking’s ’12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids’ itinerary.
The ceremony was held at Massara shipyard in Cairo, with Thoth to now move into her final stage of construction, which will see her moved to a nearby outfitting dock for final construction and buildout.
Thoth will be the first of two to debut on the Nile this year for the cruise line, with Viking Amun set to debut in Sep (CW 22 Apr).
“Egypt is a country of profound historical and cultural significance, which makes it a destination of great interest to our guests,” Chairman & Chief Executive Torstein Hagen said.
“With two new ships, the Viking Thoth and the Viking Amun, debuting in 2025, we are very proud to continue expanding our elegant fleet and introducing more curious travellers to this phenomenal region.”
Thoth is an identical sister ship to the upcoming Amun, as well as the cruise line’s other Egypt ships, Viking Osiris, Viking Aton, Viking Sobek, and Viking Hathor.
Viking plans to welcome four new ships in Egypt in the next two years, which will bring the cruise line’s Nile fleet to a dozen by 2027. MS
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