Viking Star

Viking Ocean · 2015

Viking Star measures 47,842 gross tons, with room for 930 guests. Viking Star sails 6-night cruises from Tarragona and moves to Piraeus in Nov 2026.

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Viking Star under way in choppy water on the River Mersey approaches, three-quarter bow view of her white hull with her name
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BuiltYear built
2015
TonnageGross tonnage
47,842
Decks
9
Cabins
464
Guests
930
930 at full occupancy
Crew
465

Viking Star cruise schedule

35 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 35 cruises

Where Viking Star sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

All of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, Black Sea. Viking Star sails from Tarragona (Oct 2026), Civitavecchia (Oct 2026 – Mar 2027) and Piraeus (Nov 2026 – Aug 2027).

TarragonaCivitavecchiaPiraeusIstanbulBarcelonaChioggiaVeniceNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Viking Star visits

45 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Viking Star sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
24 h
median · 23 – 48 h
Port days
89%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
13
staying past midnight
Late departures
256
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 7 ports · 0 sea days8 nights6 cruises
  • 4 ports · 0 sea days6 nights5 cruises
  • 8 ports · 1 sea day10 nights3 cruises
  • 9 ports · 4 sea days15 nights3 cruises
  • 8 ports · 1 sea day10 nights3 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Viking Star specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Viking Ocean
Class
Not yet published
Year built
2015
Status
In service
IMO
9650418
MMSI
257903000

Size

Gross tonnage
47,842 GT
Length
228.3 m
Beam
28.65 m
Decks
9
Cruising speed
20 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
930
Guests, full occupancy
930
Cabins
464
Crew
465
Guests per crew member
2.0
Space per guest
51.4 GT

How it compares

259th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Viking Mars, Viking Saturn, Viking Sea, Viking Sky and Viking Venus

Gross tonnage

  • Viking Star47,842
  • Viking Ocean average50,792
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Viking Star930
  • Viking Ocean average962
  • All ships in service2,189

More Viking Ocean ships

See the Viking Ocean fleet

Including Viking Astrea, Viking Leda, Viking Libra, Viking Lyra, Viking Vega, Viking Mira

About Viking Star

Viking Star is a 47,842 GT Viking ocean ship built by Fincantieri in Ancona in 2015, the first ship of Viking's ocean fleet. She carries 930 guests in all-veranda staterooms and was christened in Bergen by the city's mayor, Trude Drevland.