Viking Ocean
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Viking Ocean sails 17 ships from 33 homeports to 236 ports. Most cruises are 9–13 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean, Black Sea.
- ShipsShips in service
- 17
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 434
- Homeports
- 33
- PortsPorts visited
- 236
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 3 yrs
The Viking Ocean fleet
17 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Astrea Viking Ocean class · 2027 · 54,300 GT | 2027 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Leda Viking OCEAN class · 2028 · 54,300 GT | 2028 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Libra Viking OCEAN class · 2026 · 54,300 GT | 2026 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Lyra Viking Ocean class · 2028 · 54,300 GT | 2028 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 | |
| Viking Vega Viking OCEAN class · 2029 · 54,300 GT | 2029 | 54,300 | 10 | 499 | 998 | 465 |
Where Viking Ocean sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean, Black Sea: 8 ships at its busiest in Oct and 3 in Jul. Viking Ocean also sails in Ireland, UK, British Isles, Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia and Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands, and 7 more regions.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean, Black Sea | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Ireland, UK, British Isles | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Alaska | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Asia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| South America | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| East Coast USA and Canada New England | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Viking Ocean cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 44% of Viking Ocean sailings are 9–13 nights, against 15% for other cruise lines.
Viking Ocean
434 sailings
Other cruise lines
15,570 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Viking Ocean | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 4% · 16 | 23% · 3,529 | −19 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 28% · 121 | 50% · 7,755 | −22 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 44% · 193 | 15% · 2,326 | +30 pts |
| 14+ nights | 24% · 104 | 13% · 1,960 | +11 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Viking Ocean capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 4.64M
- Share of all capacity
- 1.4%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 13th
- ahead of Cunard 4.38M, Virgin Voyages 3.63M
- Berths at sea per day
- 13,517
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Viking Ocean APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 8 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean, Black Sea 2.4% of the region | 2.35M | 2.4% | |
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 2.0% of the region | 0.52M | 2.0% | |
| Ireland, UK, British Isles 11.5% of the region | 0.51M | 11.5% | |
| Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands 2.6% of the region | 0.26M | 2.6% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.2% of the region | 0.23M | 0.2% | |
| Alaska 1.5% of the region | 0.22M | 1.5% | |
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands 8.8% of the region | 0.18M | 8.8% | |
| Asia 1.0% of the region | 0.15M | 1.0% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Viking Ocean cruises start
Top 10 of 33 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Spain · 12 ships | 64 | 12 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Civitavecchia Italy · 12 ships | 58 | 12 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Piraeus Greece · 11 ships | 58 | 11 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Bergen Norway · 8 ships | 31 | 8 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| London (Tilbury) United Kingdom · 8 ships | 26 | 8 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Venice Italy · 9 ships | 25 | 9 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Chioggia Italy · 6 ships | 15 | 6 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| ReykjavÃk Iceland · 5 ships | 15 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Stockholm Sweden · 5 ships | 14 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Vancouver Canada · 2 ships | 13 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |