Viking is rolling out two new long itineraries in the Great Lakes where the line is sailing its two expedition ships, Viking Polaris and the Viking Octantis. Last year, Viking sailed its debut ...

Viking has two expedition ships, the Octantis and the Polaris. And while they ply the frigid waters of the Arctic and Antarctic, they have a Great Lakes season as well.

Viking introduced expeditions to the Great Lakes in May, with plans next spring to double down with a second expedition ship, the Viking Polaris, after a season in the Antarctic.

Loreen Niewenhuis of Traverse City is the ship’s Great Lakes specialist. She has written three books about them, including one about her 1,000-mile hike around Lake Michigan.

Viking Cruises is doubling its capacity along the Great Lakes with the debut of the Viking Polaris, which arrived in Toronto on May 3. The new ship is identical to the Viking Octantis, which debuted ...

The ship, 665 feet long and 77 feet wide, was built specifically to traverse the Great Lakes, with a narrow profile that just fits through the 78-foot-wide Welland Canal, linking lakes Ontario and ...

Hagen, the Viking chairman, had wondered where else the vessel could go when it wasn’t wintering at the ends of the earth. “What about the Great Lakes?” he mused. “Everyone knows where ...

LOS ANGELES, May 30, 2024--Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today is celebrating the start of its third season in the Great Lakes, with both of its identical expedition ships, the Viking ...

Photographer Nic Antaya spent 7 days aboard the Viking Octantis on the Great Lakes Explorer cruise. These are Nic's favorite moments from that trip.

The 665 foot ship was built in 2022 and will make stops in 13 locations along the Great Lakes. Viking already has one ship doing the rounds in the Great Lakes, but after being fully booked, they ...

Viking Expeditions’ 202-metre-long Viking Octantis polar class cruise ship quietly slipped into Port Colborne Saturday morning as it kicked off the 2023 passenger ship season on the Great Lakes.

Viking Expeditions’ 202-metre-long Viking Octantis polar class cruise ship quietly slipped into Port Colborne Saturday morning as it kicked off the 2023 passenger ship season on the Great Lakes.