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Viking orders seven new fluvial cruise ships to the ship yard Neptun Werft
They will be taken in delivery in 2019 and will be employed in Europe
October 11, 2017
The American crocieristica company Viking has ordered to the construction of seven fluvial cruise ships to the ship yard Neptun Werft di Rostock-Wamemünde of the German group Meyer Werft. Six new boats, long 135 meters, wide 11,45 meters and with a draught of about 1,6 meters, will be ulterior units of the class "Viking Longships", they will have a unitary ability to 190 passengers and will come employees from the American company in Europe in routes on the rivers Rhine, Meno and the Danube, while the seventh new unit specifically will be planned in order to navigate on the portuguese river Douro.
With the seven new units, that they will be taken in delivery in 2019, the consistency of the fleet of fluvial boats of Viking will go up to 69 ships.
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The American crocieristica company Viking has ordered to the construction of seven fluvial cruise ships to the ship yard Neptun Werft di Rostock-Wamemünde of the German group Meyer Werft. Six new boats, long 135 meters, wide 11,45 meters and with a draught of about 1,6 meters, will be ulterior units of the class "Viking Longships", they will have a unitary ability to 190 passengers and will come employees from the American company in Europe in routes on the rivers Rhine, Meno and the Danube, while the seventh new unit specifically will be planned in order to navigate on the portuguese river Douro.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
