Viking has taken delivery of the company’s newest Viking Longship, the Viking Eldir. The new 190-guest ship will sail Viking’s popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers.

“We are pleased to welcome the Viking Eldir to our growing river fleet,” Torstein Hagen, chairman and CEO of Viking, said in a press release.

“With our exclusive docking locations, we proudly bring our guests closer to destinations along the great rivers of the world,” Hagen said. “Now, with the addition of our newest Viking Longship, we look forward to inviting even more curious travelers to explore Europe in Viking comfort.”

 The Viking Eldir was built at Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock-Warnemunde, Germany.

                                                            The Viking Eldir

With 95 staterooms, the Viking Eldir features Viking’s elegant Scandinavian design and industry-leading innovations for which Viking is known. The design includes a space-saving square bow, three full decks, indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terrace, asymmetric corridor and true two-room suites.

The Viking Eldir will sail popular itineraries that include Rhine Getaway, Grand European Tour, Passage to Eastern Europe, European Sojourn and Christmas on the Rhine.

                                                       Viking’s Growing Fleet

Viking remains focused on well-defined, long-term growth plants as part of a strategy toward maintaining a leadership position in experiential travel.

Based on Viking’s committed order book, the company expects to take delivery of 22 additional river ships by 2028, 10 additional ocean ships by 2031 and two additional expedition ships by 2031.

With these orders, Viking will have 112 river ships in 2028 and 25 ocean and expedition ships in 2031.

                                                           About Viking

A global leader in experiential travel with a fleet of more than 100 ships, Viking explores 21 rivers, five oceans and all seven continents.

Designed for curious travelers with interests in science, history, culture and cuisine, Viking has more than 450 awards to its name, including being rated No. 1 for Rivers and No. 1 for Oceans five years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Viking also is rated a “World’s Best” by Travel + Leisure. No other travel company has simultaneously received such honors by both publications.

Photos courtesy of Viking

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