Viking® (www.viking.com) for the first time has been voted both the Best Ocean Cruise Line and Best River Cruise Line by Condé Nast Traveller in the publication's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards. Viking is the only cruise line with the top scores in two categories in the same year - a distinct honour awarded by Condé Nast Traveller readers. 

More than 800,000 UK and US readers submitted responses rating their travel experiences and tens of thousands of comments as part of the annual Readers' Choice Awards survey. Viking will also be featured in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveller UK and US print editions; the full results of the awards can be found at https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/readers-choice-winners-2021    

“Since we restarted operations in May of this year, tens of thousands of travellers have begun exploring the world in comfort once again. The guests on these Welcome Back voyages enjoyed the experience so much that they have provided some of the highest-ever ratings in post-trip surveys,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “In that same spirit, it is a great honour to once again be voted the number one river cruise line and the number one ocean cruise line in the world. Thank you to our guests and the readers of Condé Nast Traveller.”

Today's announcement comes ahead of Viking's 25th anniversary in 2022, which is slated to be the company's biggest year yet. In January 2022, the company will launch Viking Expeditions, with two purpose-built Polar Class 6 vessels, Viking Octantis® and Viking Polaris®, sailing voyages in Antarctica, the Arctic and North America's Great Lakes. Next summer, Viking will launch its highly anticipated U.S. river cruises and bring modern river cruising to the region with the debut of Viking Mississippi®, sailing between New Orleans and St. Paul. The company will also continue to expand its award-winning fleet on the rivers and the seas – with the addition of Viking Saigon℠ in Southeast Asia and Viking Osiris® in Egypt, as well as its two newest identical ocean ships, Viking Mars® and Viking Neptune®.

Not only will next year mark major fleet development milestones for Viking, the company is also experiencing robust sales. As of August 2021, bookings for 2022 are at record levels - up 42 percent over 2019, which previously had been Viking's top year.

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