Viking Amun has joined Viking‘s Nile fleet, with the delivery of the new river ship taking place earlier this week at the Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt.The new ship joins its sister ships Viking Osiris, the Viking Aton, the Viking Sobek and the Viking Hathor in Viking’s Egypt fleet, as well as two other Nile ships – the Viking Ra and the MS Antares. A further five other new ships will come on board in Egypt in the next two years, taking the company’s fleet to 12 vessels on the Nile River by 2027.“As we continue to expand our award-winning fleet around the world, we are delighted to welcome the Viking Amun,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking. “These identical sister ships are the most elegant vessels on the Nile, and we are now pleased to offer even more opportunities for curious travellers to explore Egypt in Viking comfort.”Subscribe to LATTE Cruise’s free eNewsletter to keep up to date with everything in the luxury cruise space.With capacity for 82 guests in 41 staterooms, the Viking Amun has been built specifically to navigate the Nile River on Viking’s popular 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.It features the elegant Scandinavian design for which Viking is known, and is identical to the Viking Osiris, the Viking Aton, the Viking Sobek and the Viking Hathor – which Viking described as the “most modern sister ships” sailing the Nile River. Familiar features include its distinctive square bow and indoor-outdoor Aquavit Terrace.The cruise operator underlined its commitment to its “well-defined, long-term” growth plans as part of its strategy to maintain a leadership position in experiential travel.Based on its committed orderbook, Viking expects to take delivery of 27 additional river ships by 2028 and 10 additional ocean ships by 2031. With these orders, Viking will have 112 river ships in 2028 and 23 ocean and expedition ships in 2031.
