Viking “Restarts” in the Med, Two Ships Sailing from Valletta, Malta

Viking celebrated its return to the Mediterranean Sea as two Viking ships, Viking Sea and the new Viking Venus, have begun cruises roundtrip from Valletta, Malta, a UNESCO Environment Heritage Web site.

Provided as aspect of Viking’s “Welcome Back again” assortment, these voyages are available only to vaccinated friends. Both ships are now household ported in Valletta and running 3 new itineraries:

• Malta & Adriatic Jewels: 11 times roundtrip from Valletta to  Croatia, Montenegro & Malta on a number of dates through October 2021
• Malta & Greek Isles Discovery: 11 days roundtrip from Valletta to Greece and Malta on numerous sailing dates via September 2021
• Malta, the Adriatic & Greece: 21 times roundtrip from Valletta to Croatia, Montenegro, Greece and Malta.  

Viking has also partnered with Lufthansa to present nonstop flights from Newark Liberty Global Airport to Malta exclusively for Viking guests—making the transatlantic journey to Europe less difficult. Space and departure dates for flights are minimal. 

Confined room is nevertheless available on 2021 summer season and early fall sailings. “We are delighted to be back in the Mediterranean and to be homeporting in Valletta,” mentioned Torstein Hagen, Viking’s chairman, from onboard Viking Sea in Valletta.

Thanking the federal government of Malta for its support and partnership,” Hagen included: “With its loaded history and amazing pure elegance, Malta is really a gem in the Mediterranean that quite a few American vacationers have still to explore. My daughter, Karine, and I have appreciated our time in Malta immensely, and we glance forward to introducing even more travelers to this excellent state.”

Very last thirty day period the Maltese Government eased principles for the arrival of international travelers—and now makes it possible for vaccinated People in america with CDC COVID-19 vaccination report playing cards to get there in Malta. Full facts of Malta’s Site visitors Mild Procedure for vacationers can be identified below on Take a look at Malta’s web web site .

Also in June, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Avoidance (CDC) introduced that it experienced eased travel recommendations for 110 nations around the world and territories. The CDC ranked Malta as “Level 1” or the cheapest for chance of COVID-19.

Restarting Functions

Viking restarted the company’s ocean functions in Could 2021 with sailings in the United Kingdom for U.K. visitors. By keeping ships in warm lay-up, Viking was in a position to restart additional rapidly than most cruise traces.  In June, the organization welcomed American attendees back again on board for new journeys all around Bermuda and Iceland.

Viking reviews that its friends who’ve sailed on these “Welcome Again” voyages have offered some of the optimum-ever ratings in publish-trip surveys—a powerful sign that professional vacationers are ready to be exploring the entire world in comfort once once more.

This month, Viking has also restarted its European river cruises by operating select itineraries in Portugal and France.

Well being & Basic safety Application

Grounded in scientific investigate, the Viking Health and fitness & Safety Method was made in partnership with an intercontinental staff of healthcare advisors, together with Raquel Bono, M.D., Viking’s chief wellness officer. She is a board-accredited trauma surgeon and retired vice admiral of the United States Navy Medical Corps. Most a short while ago, she led Washington State’s clinical and healthcare methods response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Using a complete-scale laboratory put in on every single Viking ocean ship—and a network of focused shoreside labs for Viking river ships in Europe—all guests and crew will obtain regular, quick, straightforward and non-invasive saliva PCR assessments.

That entry to robust PCR testing also simplifies guests’ journey working experience with a last COVID-19 test taken onboard. That satisfies the prerequisite for pre-flight tests right before arrival into the U.S.

In addition, new air purification engineering is now mounted on all Viking ships. Supplemental wellbeing checks, sanitization and physical distancing steps will provide even further safety for Viking visitors and crew. For a lot more info, visit www.viking.com/well being-safety.