by Donald Wood
Last updated: 8:25 AM ET, Fri April 18, 2025
Viking Amun rendering. (Photo Credit: Viking Cruise Media)
Viking announced its newest ship for the Nile River—the
82-guest Viking Amun—was floated out on Thursday, marking a significant
construction milestone and the first time the vessel has touched water.
Set to debut in September 2025, the Viking Amun will join
the cruise line’s ships built for the Nile River and sail the popular 12-day
Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary. The traditional float-out ceremony took
place at Massara shipyard in Cairo.
Viking Amun will be moved to a nearby outfitting dock for
final construction and interior build-out. The ship can host 82 guests in 41
staterooms and features an indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terrace.
“We are very proud of our growing fleet in Egypt, which we
consider to be by far the most elegant vessels on the Nile,” Viking Chairman
and CEO Torstein Hagen said. “Egypt is one of the world’s most captivating
destinations, and we look forward to introducing even more curious travelers to
this extraordinary region in the coming years.”
The new vessel will take travelers on the 12-day Pharaohs
& Pyramids itinerary, which visits iconic sites such as the Great Pyramids
of Giza, the Necropolis of Sakkara, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, and the Grand
Egyptian Museum.
Guests then fly to Luxor, where they visit the Temples of
Luxor and Karnak before boarding a Viking river ship for an eight-day roundtrip
cruise on the Nile River, featuring visits to the tomb of Nefertari in the
Valley of the Queens and the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings.
In addition, Viking plans to add five new ships in Egypt
over the next two years, bringing the company’s fleet to 12 vessels on the Nile
River by 2027.
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