Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2023
Viking River Cruises returns to Neptun
Hybrid system | Viking River Cruises has ordered another ship in the Viking Longship series at Neptun Werft in Rostock, a Meyer Werft subsidiary. The vessel, equipped with batteries and a photovoltaic setup on the upper deck, will comply with the European Union’s strictest exhaust gas regulations. The hybrid vessel, like its four sister ships delivered in 2020, has been designed to navigate the River Seine and will be capable of docking in the centre of Paris. The 125m-long river cruise vessel will have capacity for 168 passengers....