MV Viking Star
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Viking Star |
| Namesake | Royal Viking Star |
| Owner | Viking Ocean Cruises |
| Operator | Viking Ocean Cruises |
| Port of registry | Bergen, Norway |
| Ordered | July 2012 |
| Builder | Fincantieri, Marghera, Italy |
| Yard number | 6236 |
| Laid down | 18 December 2013 |
| Launched | 23 June 2014 |
| Sponsored by | Trude Drevland |
| Christened | 17 May 2015 |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Acquired | 28 March 2015 |
| In service | 11 April 2015 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Beam | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Height | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Draught | 6.3 m (21 ft) |
| Decks | 14 |
| Ice class | 1C |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, two shafts (2 × 7,250 kW) |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 930 passengers |
| Crew | 602 |
MV Viking Star is the lead ship of the Viking Star class of cruise ships, and the first such ship operated by Viking Ocean Cruises, a division of Viking Cruises. She entered service in April 2015. Two Viking Star-class sister ships, Viking Sea and Viking Sky, joined her in the Viking Ocean Cruises fleet in 2016.