MS Viking Glory

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MS Viking Glory (working name NB 488A) is a cruiseferry owned by Viking Line, which was launched in January 2021. She will be taken into use in late 2021.[1][2][3] The ship has been built at the shipyard in China. The order was worth 194 million euro. The ship will be taken into traffic on the Turku-Åland-Stockholm route, where she will replace MS Amorella.[4]

Viking Glory was built on the foundation of Viking Grace, but her energy efficiency was sought to improve. The ship is slightly longer and wider than Viking Grace, making her nine percent larger.[5]

Construction[]

The ship was ordered on 5 April 2017[6] and construction was started in China in 3 September 2018. The keel was landed on 3 June 2019. Nordic companion companies of the ship construction include Wärtsilä, Kone, and .[7]

The ship was launched on 26 January 2021.[1]

Naming contest[]

In spring 2019 a naming contest was held for the ship, where the public could suggest a name for the new ship. Viking Line picked ten finalists from the suggestions, where the public could vote for their favourite. The name of the ship was published on 27 May 2019.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Viking Glory laskettiin vesille Kiinassa ja tilaisuus lähetettiin netissä – tiedotusjohtaja: "Innokkaimmat haluavat kyytiin jopa Kiinasta saakka", Yle Uutiset 26 January 2021, Yleisradio. Accessed on 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Viking Glory | Viking Line, www.newship.vikingline.fi. Accessed on 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ Viking Glory viitoittaa tietä tulevaan 14 September 2020, Suomen Yrittäjät. Accessed on 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ Brännare, Stina: Viking Linen uusi Turusta risteilevä alus oli halvempi tilata Kiinasta – "Suomessa lähes 100 miljoonaa kalliimpi", Yle Uutiset 17 October 2017. Accessed on 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ Vastuullisuus 2017 (CEO review) 2018. Viking Line. Accessed on 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ Viking Line on allekirjoittanut alusrakennussopimuksen Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co:n kanssa, 5 April 2017, Viking Line. Accessed on 27 May 2019.
  7. ^ Viking Linen uutta matkustaja-alusta aletaan rakentaa tänään, 3 September 2018, Viking Line. Accessed on 3 September 2018.
  8. ^ Nimikilpailun tulos, 27 May 2019, Viking Line. Accessed on 27 May 2019.

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