U.S. cruise group Viking Holdings has closed the 2024 annual year with revenues of $5.33 billion, with an increase of +13.2% on the previous year, of which 4.97 billions generated by the sale of cruises and excursions (+13.4%) and €362.6 million from sales on board ships (+10.9%). In addition, the total revenues deriving from river cruises alone operations by the group amounted to €2.65 billion (+13.4%) and those from ocean cruises at $2.20 billion (+12,9%). Operating profit stood at 1.08 billion (+31.7%) and net income at $140.7 million compared to a net loss of -1.86 billion in 2023 mainly determined financial losses.

Last year, Viking's fleet of 82 ships (79 in the 2023) including 11 ocean-going units (9) and 71 units (70), hosted a total of 635 thousand passengers (+4.1%), of which 382 thousand on river ships (+4.1%) and 253 thousand on ocean-going ships (+4.1%).

In the fourth quarter of 2024 alone, the group's revenues stood at $1.35 billion, up +20.5% on the same period of the previous year, of which 1.26 billion products from the sale of cruises and excursions (+21.0%) and €89.1 million from sales on board ships (+13.9%). Revenues generated by river cruises totaled 717.1 million (+25.9%) and those generated by ocean cruises 511.5 million (+17,1%). Operating profit was 230.9 million dollars (+46.3%) and net income of 104.2 million compared to a net loss of -€593.8 million in the October-December quarter of 2023.

Commenting on these results, the president and director Viking delegate, Torstein Hagen, recalled that during the 2025 the Group will increase the capacity of the fleet in which 11 new ships will be introduced, including one ocean ship and ten river vessels, and announced that currently the booking level covers 88% of cruises scheduled for the whole of 2025.