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Viking

13 itineraries · 32 departures · Dec 2026 to Sept 2029

Understated, adults-only, culture-forward (river, ocean and expedition). The atlas holds 13 voyages from Viking, with 32 departures listed from Dec 2026 to Sept 2029. They run 62 to 171 days. Most visit SE Asia, W. Africa, Aus & NZ, US West.

Voyages
13
Departures listed
32
Dates
Dec 2026 to Sept 2029
Length
62 to 171 days
Ships
Viking Neptune, Viking Octantis, Viking Orion, Viking Polaris +3
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Where Viking goes

Routes of Viking voyagesViking World Cruise (143 days)Viking World Voyage III (171 days)Viking World Discoveries (126 days)Viking World Voyage IV (154 days)Grand Pacific Explorer (92 days)Longitudinal World Cruise VI (69 days)Australia, Asia, and Alaska (78 days)Australia, Asia, and Alaska (80 days)Grand Pacific Explorer (94 days)Arctic to Antarctic Explorer (81 days)Grand Iberia, Africa, and Asia Passage (65 days)Longitudinal World Cruise VII (63 days)Longitudinal World Cruise IV (62 days)Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesCozumel, MexicoCartagena, ColombiaColón, PanamaPanama Canal, PanamaPuerto Caldera, Costa RicaCabo San Lucas, MexicoEnsenada, MexicoLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHilo, HI, United StatesHonolulu, HI, United StatesVaitape, French PolynesiaPapeete, French PolynesiaMoorea, French PolynesiaWaitangi, New ZealandAuckland, New ZealandTauranga, New ZealandNapier, New ZealandWellington, New ZealandSydney, AustraliaBrisbane, AustraliaWhitsunday Islands, AustraliaCairns, AustraliaCoral Sea, AustraliaThursday Island, AustraliaDarwin, AustraliaRinca Island, IndonesiaBenoa (Bali), IndonesiaSemarang, IndonesiaJakarta, IndonesiaSingapore, SingaporePort Kelang, MalaysiaLangkawi, MalaysiaGeorge Town, MalaysiaPatong, Phuket, ThailandColombo, Sri LankaLaccadive SeaMale, MaldivesVictoria, SeychellesMombasa, KenyaZanzibar, TanzaniaHell-Ville, Nosy Be, Madagascar, MadagascarMaputo, MozambiqueRichards Bay, South AfricaDurban, South AfricaEast London, South AfricaPort Elizabeth, South AfricaCape Town, South AfricaLüderitz, NamibiaWalvis Bay, NamibiaLuanda, AngolaLagos, NigeriaTema, GhanaTakoradi, GhanaDakar, SenegalMindelo, Cape VerdeSanta Cruz De Tenerife, SpainAgadir, MoroccoCasablanca, MoroccoCadiz, SpainLisbon, PortugalLeixoes, PortugalA Coruña, SpainLe Havre, FranceDover, United KingdomGreenwich, United KingdomDún Laoghaire, IrelandHolyhead, United KingdomLiverpool, United KingdomBelfast, IrelandUllapool, United KingdomKirkwall, United KingdomNewhaven, United KingdomAberdeen, United KingdomLerwick, United KingdomBergen, NorwayEidfjord, NorwayStavanger, NorwayOslo, NorwayAalborg, DenmarkCopenhagen, DenmarkWarnemünde, GermanyRonne, DenmarkGdansk, PolandTallinn, EstoniaStockholm, SwedenLyttelton, New ZealandPort Chalmers, New ZealandFoveaux Strait, New ZealandHobart, AustraliaMelbourne, AustraliaNewcastle, AustraliaTownsville, AustraliaLombok, IndonesiaSurabaya, IndonesiaNathon, Ko Samui, ThailandLaem Chabang, ThailandSihanoukville, CambodiaHo Chi Minh City, VietnamChan May, VietnamHa Long, VietnamHong Kong, ChinaKeelung, TaiwanNagasaki, JapanKagoshima, JapanBeppu, JapanHiroshima, JapanOsaka, JapanShimizu, JapanTokyo, JapanOtaru, JapanBering SeaKodiak, AK, United StatesHomer, AK, United StatesSeward, AK, United StatesValdez, AK, United StatesHubbard Glacier, AK, United StatesHoonah, AK, United StatesSitka, AK, United StatesKetchikan, AK, United StatesVancouver, BC, CanadaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaSouth Georgia Islands, South Georgia And The South Sandwich IslandsPort Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)West Point, United KingdomUshuaia, ArgentinaCape Horn, ChileGaribaldi Fjord, ChilePunta Arenas, ChilePuerto Chacabuco, ChileValparaíso, ChileIquique, ChileCallao, PeruFuerte Amador (Panama), PanamaPort Antonio, JamaicaMan of War Bay, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas, BahamasSan Salvador, BahamasNew York City, NY, United StatesHalifax, NS, CanadaSydney, NS, CanadaBonne Bay, NL, CanadaHavre-saint-pierre, QC, CanadaTadoussac, QC, CanadaQuébec City, QC, CanadaTrois-rivières, QC, CanadaSt. Lawrence Seaway, NY, United StatesToronto, ON, CanadaPort Colborne, ON, CanadaPoint Pelee, Ontario, Canada, ON, CanadaDetroit, MI, United StatesAlpena, MI, United StatesMackinac Island, MI, United StatesMilwaukee, WI, United StatesKetchikan - Ward Cove, Alaska, AK, United StatesNuuk, GreenlandItilleq Fjord, Greenland, Denmark, GreenlandIlulissat, GreenlandUummannaq, GreenlandBaffin Bay, CanadaPond Inlet, NU, CanadaCanadian High Arctic, Canada, NU, CanadaSisimiut, GreenlandKapisillit, Denmark, GreenlandPaamiut, GreenlandIvittuut, GreenlandBattle Harbour, CanadaRed Bay, NL, CanadaBarcelona, SpainValencia, SpainMálaga, SpainFunchal, PortugalManila, PhilippinesNaha, Japan
Every voyage, drawn from its itinerary stops.

The ships

NameGuestsDetails
Viking Neptune930Viking ocean class. Ran Viking's first world cruise with hydrogen-assist propulsion trials.
Viking Octantis378Expedition class (PC6). Expedition ship on longer grand voyages — Great Lakes to Antarctica.
Viking Orion930Viking ocean class
Viking Polaris378Expedition class (PC6)
Viking Sky930Viking ocean class. Adults-only line (18+); no casinos.
Viking Venus930Viking ocean class
Viking Vesta998Viking ocean class (stretched). Newest of the ocean fleet.

Published figures, compiled July 2026. Capacities change with refits and charters; an advisor confirms them for your departure.

Every Viking voyage

  • Viking World Cruise (143 days)143 days · Viking Sky, Viking Vesta · Caribbean, Panama, US East · 3 departures, next 22 Dec 2026Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States → Cozumel, Mexico → Cartagena, Colombia → Colón, Panama → Panama Canal, Panama → Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica → Cabo San Lucas, Mexico → Ensenada, Mexico → Los Angeles, CA, United States …
  • Viking World Voyage III (171 days)171 days · Viking Sky, Viking Vesta · Caribbean, Panama, US East · 3 departures, next 22 Dec 2026Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States → Cozumel, Mexico → Cartagena, Colombia → Colón, Panama → Panama Canal, Panama → Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica → Cabo San Lucas, Mexico → Ensenada, Mexico → Los Angeles, CA, United States …
  • Viking World Discoveries (126 days)126 days · Viking Sky, Viking Vesta · US West, Hawaiʻi, S. Pacific · 3 departures, next 8 Jan 2027Los Angeles, CA, United States → Hilo, HI, United States → Honolulu, HI, United States → Vaitape, French Polynesia → Papeete, French Polynesia → Moorea, French Polynesia → Waitangi, New Zealand → Auckland, New Zealand → Tauranga, New Zealand …
  • Viking World Voyage IV (154 days)154 days · Viking Sky, Viking Vesta · US West, Hawaiʻi, S. Pacific · 3 departures, next 8 Jan 2027Los Angeles, CA, United States → Hilo, HI, United States → Honolulu, HI, United States → Vaitape, French Polynesia → Papeete, French Polynesia → Moorea, French Polynesia → Waitangi, New Zealand → Auckland, New Zealand → Tauranga, New Zealand …
  • Grand Pacific Explorer (92 days)92 days · Viking Orion, Viking Venus · US West, SE Asia, E. Asia · 3 departures, next 22 Feb 2027Auckland, New Zealand → Tauranga, New Zealand → Napier, New Zealand → Wellington, New Zealand → Lyttelton, New Zealand → Port Chalmers, New Zealand → Foveaux Strait, New Zealand → Hobart, Australia → Melbourne, Australia …
  • Longitudinal World Cruise VI (69 days)69 days · Viking Octantis · Caribbean, Panama, S. America · 1 departure, next 2 Mar 2027Buenos Aires, Argentina → South Georgia Islands, South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands → Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) → West Point, United Kingdom → Ushuaia, Argentina → Cape Horn, Chile → Garibaldi Fjord, Chile → Punta Arenas, Chile → Puerto Chacabuco, Chile …
  • Australia, Asia, and Alaska (78 days)78 days · Viking Orion, Viking Venus · US West, SE Asia, E. Asia · 3 departures, next 8 Mar 2027Sydney, Australia → Newcastle, Australia → Brisbane, Australia → Whitsunday Islands, Australia → Townsville, Australia → Cairns, Australia → Coral Sea, Australia → Thursday Island, Australia → Darwin, Australia …
  • Australia, Asia, and Alaska (80 days)80 days · Viking Venus, Viking Orion · US West, SE Asia, E. Asia · 2 departures, next 7 Sept 2027Vancouver, BC, Canada → Ketchikan - Ward Cove, Alaska, AK, United States → Sitka, AK, United States → Hoonah, AK, United States → Hubbard Glacier, AK, United States → Valdez, AK, United States → Seward, AK, United States → Homer, AK, United States → Kodiak, AK, United States …
  • Grand Pacific Explorer (94 days)94 days · Viking Venus, Viking Orion · US West, SE Asia, E. Asia · 2 departures, next 7 Sept 2027Vancouver, BC, Canada → Ketchikan - Ward Cove, Alaska, AK, United States → Sitka, AK, United States → Hoonah, AK, United States → Hubbard Glacier, AK, United States → Valdez, AK, United States → Seward, AK, United States → Homer, AK, United States → Kodiak, AK, United States …
  • Arctic to Antarctic Explorer (81 days)81 days · Viking Octantis, Viking Polaris · Caribbean, Panama, Antarctica · 3 departures, next 9 Sept 2027Nuuk, Greenland → Itilleq Fjord, Greenland, Denmark, Greenland → Ilulissat, Greenland → Uummannaq, Greenland → Baffin Bay, Canada → Pond Inlet, NU, Canada → Canadian High Arctic, Canada, NU, Canada → Sisimiut, Greenland → Kapisillit, Denmark, Greenland …
  • Grand Iberia, Africa, and Asia Passage (65 days)65 days · Viking Neptune · W. Europe, W. Africa, S. Africa · 1 departure, next 5 Jan 2028Barcelona, Spain → Valencia, Spain → Alboran Sea → Málaga, Spain → Cadiz, Spain → Casablanca, Morocco → Funchal, Portugal → Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain → Dakar, Senegal …
  • Longitudinal World Cruise VII (63 days)63 days · Viking Polaris, Viking Octantis · Caribbean, Panama, S. America · 3 departures, next 14 Mar 2028Buenos Aires, Argentina → Cape Horn, Chile → Ushuaia, Argentina → Garibaldi Fjord, Chile → Punta Arenas, Chile → Puerto Chacabuco, Chile → Valparaíso, Chile → Iquique, Chile → Callao, Peru …
  • Longitudinal World Cruise IV (62 days)62 days · Viking Octantis, Viking Polaris · Caribbean, Panama, Antarctica · 2 departures, next 22 Sept 2028Milwaukee, WI, United States → Mackinac Island, MI, United States → Alpena, MI, United States → Detroit, MI, United States → Point Pelee, Ontario, Canada, ON, Canada → Port Colborne, ON, Canada → Toronto, ON, Canada → St. Lawrence Seaway, NY, United States → Trois-rivières, QC, Canada …

Upcoming departures

Dates come from the supplier feed and are refreshed nightly.
DepartsVoyageDaysShip
22 Dec 2026Viking World Cruise (143 days)143Viking Sky
22 Dec 2026Viking World Voyage III (171 days)171Viking Sky
8 Jan 2027Viking World Discoveries (126 days)126Viking Sky
8 Jan 2027Viking World Voyage IV (154 days)154Viking Sky
22 Feb 2027Grand Pacific Explorer (92 days)92Viking Orion
28 Feb 2027Grand Pacific Explorer (92 days)92Viking Venus
2 Mar 2027Longitudinal World Cruise VI (69 days)69Viking Octantis
8 Mar 2027Australia, Asia, and Alaska (78 days)78Viking Orion
14 Mar 2027Australia, Asia, and Alaska (78 days)78Viking Venus
7 Sept 2027Australia, Asia, and Alaska (80 days)80Viking Venus
7 Sept 2027Grand Pacific Explorer (94 days)94Viking Venus
9 Sept 2027Arctic to Antarctic Explorer (81 days)81Viking Octantis
21 Sept 2027Australia, Asia, and Alaska (80 days)80Viking Orion
21 Sept 2027Grand Pacific Explorer (94 days)94Viking Orion
28 Dec 2027Viking World Cruise (143 days)143Viking Vesta
28 Dec 2027Viking World Voyage III (171 days)171Viking Vesta
5 Jan 2028Grand Iberia, Africa, and Asia Passage (65 days)65Viking Neptune
14 Jan 2028Viking World Discoveries (126 days)126Viking Vesta
14 Jan 2028Viking World Voyage IV (154 days)154Viking Vesta
3 Feb 2028Grand Pacific Explorer (92 days)92Viking Venus
17 Feb 2028Australia, Asia, and Alaska (78 days)78Viking Venus
14 Mar 2028Longitudinal World Cruise VII (63 days)63Viking Polaris
15 Mar 2028Longitudinal World Cruise VII (63 days)63Viking Octantis
15 Sept 2028Arctic to Antarctic Explorer (81 days)81Viking Polaris
22 Sept 2028Longitudinal World Cruise IV (62 days)62Viking Octantis
21 Dec 2028Viking World Cruise (143 days)143Viking Vesta
21 Dec 2028Viking World Voyage III (171 days)171Viking Vesta
7 Jan 2029Viking World Discoveries (126 days)126Viking Vesta
7 Jan 2029Viking World Voyage IV (154 days)154Viking Vesta
19 Mar 2029Longitudinal World Cruise VII (63 days)63Viking Octantis
3 Sept 2029Arctic to Antarctic Explorer (81 days)81Viking Octantis
19 Sept 2029Longitudinal World Cruise IV (62 days)62Viking Polaris

Questions people ask about Viking

How many Viking voyages are there?

The atlas holds 13 voyages from Viking, with 32 departures listed.

When do Viking departures run?

The listed departures run from 22 Dec 2026 to 19 Sept 2029. Dates come from the supplier feed and are refreshed nightly; an advisor confirms availability before anything is held.

How long are Viking voyages?

62 to 171 days. Most of them visit SE Asia, W. Africa, Aus & NZ, US West.

Which ships does Viking use?

Viking Neptune, 930 guests; Viking Octantis, 378 guests; Viking Orion, 930 guests; Viking Polaris, 378 guests. Capacities are the published configuration and can change by departure.

How much does a Viking voyage cost?

Prices are set per departure and change with the season and the cabin. The Guide holds no rates, so nothing on this page is a price. An Aspen Travel Advisors advisor quotes the current fare for your dates and tells you what booking through Aspen adds.

How do I book Viking?

Through Aspen Travel Advisors. Your advisor checks availability on the departure you want, arranges the flights and the nights before and after, and stays your contact while you travel.

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