Viking Sun World Cruise: Talk About A Great Christmas Gift

Posted onAuthorChris Owen

Viking Cruises new Viking Sun sailed off from Miami this week on a World Cruise that will visit five continents, 35 countries and 64 ports in five months.  During the 141-day journey from Miami to London, Viking Sun will first explore Cuba and the Caribbean then sail West through the Panama Canal to Los Angeles then on to the South Pacific, Australia and Asia, where the ship will be christened in Shanghai on March 8, 2018.  That’s a whole lot of details to have in order before a voyage begins.  We stopped by the Port of Miami just before the Viking Sun World Cruise was preparing to get underway.

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Captain Knutson was on hand all day, welcoming Viking Sun World Cruise guests on board.

The ships of Viking Ocean Cruises share an onboard ambiance similar to those on the massive fleet of Viking Longships.  Basically: If you liked your Viking river cruise, you will feel right at home on your Viking ocean cruise.  In fact, Viking ocean cruises would not exist were it not for rabidly loyal Viking river cruise travelers who asked for it.  They wanted to explore the world in comfort and rivers was just not enough planet to satisfy them.

 

But while similar in ship design and programming focus, Viking ocean ships are far larger. Each has a gross tonnage of 47,800 tons with 465 staterooms that will be home to 930 guests.  That’s right: all double occupancy.  Viking’s award-winning ocean fleet, which also includes Viking Star®, Viking Sea® and Viking Sky® will welcome two more sister ships in the next two years, including Viking Orion® in summer 2018.  A sixth ship under construction comes out in 2019, making Viking Ocean Cruises the largest small ship ocean cruise line. Two more ships are also on order for delivery in 2021 and 2022.

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MORE: See Viking Sun To Debut On Amazing 141-Day Itinerary

 

Viking Sun World Cruise – Pricing

Prices for the Viking Sun World Cruise started at $44,999 per person including Business Class air, transfers to and from the ship, all gratuities and service fees. If that sounds like a lot to pay, it works out to about $312 per person, per day.  That’s actually a very good price for a luxury cruise which can run $500 per person, per day and up.  Oh who am I kidding?  $44K is a lot for any cruise.  Still, this one looks set up to deliver more value which makes sense.  Viking was voted one of the best values in cruise travel by the editors of Cruise Critic in their recent annual awards.

Also Included, these thoughtful additions, perfect for Viking Sun worldview cruising:

  • Viking’s Silver Spirits beverage package covering virtually all drinks onboard
  • All medical services one might need on a long sailing of this sort.
  • Viking Inclusive Cruising (part of the deal on all sailings) brings a veranda stateroom for all, included shore excursions in each port of call, included dining in all onboard restaurants, all port charges and government taxes, free unlimited Wi-Fi; laundry service; access to the Thermal Suite in the LivNordic Spa; and really good 24-hour room service.

Miss the boat?  See 2019 Viking World Cruise Detailed

DAY DATE PORT
Day 1 Jan 3, 2019 Miami, FL, USA
Day 2-3 Jan 4-5, 2019 Cruise the Caribbean Sea
Day 4 Jan 6, 2019 Puerto Rico (San Juan), USA
Day 5 Jan 7, 2019 Scenic Cruising: The Leeward & Windward Islands
Day 6 Jan 8, 2019 St. George’s, Grenada
Day 7 Jan 9, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 8 Jan 10, 2019 Îles du Salut, French Guiana
Day 9-11 Jan 11-13, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 12 Jan 14, 2019 Recife, Brazil
Day 13 Jan 15, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 14 Jan 16, 2019 Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
Day 15 Jan 17, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 16 Jan 18, 2019 Armação dos Búzios, Brazil
Day 17 Jan 19, 2019 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Day 18 Jan 20, 2019 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Day 19-20 Jan 21-22, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 21 Jan 23, 2019 Montevideo, Uruguay
Day 22 Jan 24, 2019 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Day 23 Jan 25, 2019 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Day 24 Jan 26, 2019 Punta del Este, Uruguay
Day 25-26 Jan 27-28, 2019 Cruise the South Atlantic Ocean
Day 27 Jan 29, 2019 Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Day 28 Jan 30, 2019 Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Day 29 Jan 31, 2019 Cruise the South Atlantic Ocean
Day 30 Feb 1, 2019 Ushuaia, Argentina
Day 31-32 Feb 2-3, 2019 Cruise the Beagle Channel & Strait of Magellan
Day 33 Feb 4, 2019 Punta Arenas, Chile
Day 34-35 Feb 5-6, 2019 Scenic Cruising: Chilean Fjords
Day 36 Feb 7, 2019 Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
Day 37 Feb 8, 2019 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Day 38 Feb 9, 2019 Puerto Montt, Chile
Day 39 Feb 10, 2019 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Day 40 Feb 11, 2019 Santiago (Valparaíso), Chile
Day 41 Feb 12, 2019 Santiago (Valparaíso), Chile
Day 42 Feb 13, 2019 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Day 43 Feb 14, 2019 Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile
Day 44-47 Feb 15-18, 2019 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Day 48 Feb 19, 2019 Easter Island, Chile
Day 49-54 Feb 20-25, 2019 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Day 55 Feb 26, 2019 Tahiti (Papeete), French Polynesia
Day 56 Feb 27, 2019 Bora Bora (Vaitape), French Polynesia
Day 57-61 Feb 28, 2019 Cruise the Pacific Ocean & Cross the International Date Line
Day 62 Mar 6, 2019 Bay of Islands (Russell), New Zealand
Day 63 Mar 7, 2019 Auckland, New Zealand
Day 64 Mar 8, 2019 Auckland, New Zealand
Day 65 Mar 9, 2019 Cruise the Pacific Ocean
Day 66 Mar 10, 2019 Wellington, New Zealand
Day 67-70 Mar 11-14, 2019 Cruise the Te Wāhipounamu & the Tasman Sea
Day 71 Mar 15, 2019 Sydney, Australia
Day 72 Mar 16, 2019 Sydney, Australia
Day 73 Mar 17, 2019 Sydney, Australia
Day 74 Mar 18, 2019 Cruise the Tasman Sea
Day 75 Mar 19, 2019 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Day 76 Mar 20, 2019 Cruise the Bass Strait
Day 77 Mar 21, 2019 Melbourne (Geelong), Australia
Day 78 Mar 22, 2019 Cruise the Bass Strait & the Great Australian Bight
Day 79 Mar 23, 2019 Adelaide, Australia
Day 80-81 Mar 24-25, 2019 Cruise the Great Australian Bight
Day 82 Mar 26, 2019 Albany, Australia
Day 83 Mar 27, 2019 Perth (Fremantle), Australia
Day 84 Mar 28, 2019 Perth (Fremantle), Australia
Day 85-92 Mar 29, 2019 Cruise the Indian Ocean
Day 93 Apr 6, 2019 Port Louis, Mauritius
Day 94 Apr 7, 2019 Cruise the Indian Ocean
Day 95 Apr 8, 2019 Fort Dauphin, Madagascar
Day 96-97 Apr 9-10, 2019 Cruise the Mozambique Channel
Day 98 Apr 11, 2019 Maputo, Mozambique
Day 99 Apr 12, 2019 Durban, South Africa
Day 100 Apr 13, 2019 Durban, South Africa
Day 101 Apr 14, 2019 Durban, South Africa
Day 102 Apr 15, 2019 East London, South Africa
Day 103 Apr 16, 2019 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Day 104 Apr 17, 2019 Cruise the Indian Ocean
Day 105 Apr 18, 2019 Cape Town, South Africa
Day 106 Apr 19, 2019 Cape Town, South Africa
Day 107 Apr 20, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 108 Apr 21, 2019 Lüderitz, Namibia
Day 109 Apr 22, 2019 Walvis Bay, Namibia
Day 110-116 Apr 23-29, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 117 Apr 30, 2019 Dakar, Senegal
Day 118-119 May 1-2, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 120 May 3, 2019 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Day 121 May 4, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 122 May 5, 2019 Casablanca, Morocco
Day 123 May 6, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 124 May 7, 2019 Vigo, Spain
Day 125-126 May 8-9, 2019 Cruise the Atlantic Ocean
Day 127 May 10, 2019 London (Greenwich), England
Day 128 May 11, 2019 London (Greenwich), England

The 2019 version will visit five continents and immerse guests in the rich cultures of 21 countries from South America and the South Pacific to Australia and Africa.