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Viking Ocean

Viking Sky

4.0· 950 votesBuilt 2017 · 47,842 GT · 10 decks165 sailings from $231/night
Guests
928
Crew
465
Cabins
464
Length
228 m
Space ratio
52
Homeport pattern
Bergen

Where she is right now

AIS reported 08:57 UTC · 1 Sept 2026
En route · Liverpool· 9/1/2026, 8:57:16 AM· Course 143°
Position
53.46°N, 3.03°W
Heading
143° · COG 331°
Speed
0 kn
Destination
Liverpool
Our take · opinion

Small-ship Viking, destination-first

We experience Viking Sky as identical-sister ocean Viking: under a thousand guests, every cabin a veranda, and a destination-heavy program with included excursions. She’s for enrichment-minded adults who want calm Scandinavian design rather than megaship entertainment.

Day to day, Sky feels like a floating Nordic living room more than a resort hotel at sea. Fewer sea days, longer port stays, and overnight calls are the point; onboard life stays quiet, walkable, and adult-focused from morning coffee to evening lectures. We like the complimentary Nordic Spa circuit and the aft infinity pool as the unwind anchors when you’re not ashore exploring.

Cabins are a clean story: every stateroom has a private balcony, from veranda categories up through Penthouse and suite inventory with heated bathrooms and Explorer beds. There’s no inside-cabin bargain here—if someone wants the cheapest berth on the ocean, this isn’t the product. Ask us which veranda banks feel quietest relative to public rooms on your specific deck plan before you lock a category.

Dining is inclusive specialty and main venues rather than a nickel-and-dime specialty maze, with wine and beer at lunch and dinner in the fare story. Evenings are lectures, musicians, and early nights more often than clubs; compared with mainstream midsize ships, Sky trades kids programs and casino energy for enrichment and port time. Confirm sailings on this page and we’ll match itinerary length and cabin to how destination-heavy you want the week.

She's for
  • Enrichment-minded couples and adult friend groups
  • Destination-first travellers who want included tours
  • Guests who insist on a veranda in every category
  • Spa-and-calm seekers using the Nordic Spa
She's not for
  • Families needing kids clubs and high-energy pools
  • Shoppers chasing casino nightlife and megaship shows
  • Budget travellers hunting inside-cabin deals
Honest caveat

She’s an adults-oriented destination ship—no kids clubs, no megaship nightlife, and fares that price in excursions and verandas. If you want splash parks or bargain insides, ask us for a better-fit line before you book.

The record · ship background

Viking Sky, ocean sister on paper

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Viking Sky was built by Fincantieri and delivered in January 2017 as the third identical ocean sister in Viking Ocean’s small-ship series, Norway-flagged and registered in Bergen. She floated out in 2016 at Ancona and entered guest service with a February 2017 Mediterranean inaugural after a short delivery delay from the original 2016 target.

The product formula is shared across the ocean fleet: all-veranda cabins, inclusive shore excursions, Wi-Fi, wine and beer at lunch and dinner, Nordic Spa access, and a shallow-draft hull meant for smaller ports. Sister ships follow the same SMC Design and Rottet Studios interior language, so Sky is less a one-off and more a standardized Viking Ocean platform.

Deployment mixes Mediterranean, Northern Europe, and seasonal repositioning patterns, with homeport associations that rotate by voyage rather than a single year-round Florida hub. Always confirm the specific embarkation and itinerary on this page. Specs, ratings, and live sailings sit beside this record.

Build record

Keel to delivery
2015 – 2017
Inaugural
Feb 2017, Civitavecchia–Barcelona
Fuel
Hybrid diesel / efficiency package
Sisters
Viking OCEAN fleet
Commerce

Upcoming sailings

40 itineraries · 165 sail dates on Viking Sky. Fares are live and change daily.

7-Night Venice

Venice · 7n · $843/n · Oct 7, 2026

From $5,899 inside · Balcony $5,899

7-Night Venice

Athens · 7n · $671/n · Oct 28, 2026

From $4,699 inside · Balcony $4,699

SailingDateDepartNights$/nInsideBalconySuite
Trade Routes Of The Middle AgesBergen | Bergen | Sail The North Sea | Amsterdam | Bruges (Zeebrugge) | Paris (Le Havre) | Portsmouth | Falmouth | Sail The Atlantic Ocean | Porto | Sail The Atlantic Ocean | Granada (Malaga) | Murcia (Cartagena) | Barcelona | Barcelona
Sep 9, 2026Bergen14$471$6,599$6,599$9,999
Iconic Western MediterraneanBarcelona | Barcelona | Sete | Marseille | Monte Carlo | Florencepisa (Livorno) | Florencepisa (Livorno) | Rome (Civitavecchia)
Sep 23, 2026Barcelona7$586$4,099$4,099$7,999
7-Night VeniceVenice (Chioggia) | Venice (Chioggia) | Zadar | Dubrovnik | Kotor | Corfu (Kerkyra) | Katakolon (Olympia) | Athens (Piraeus)
Oct 7, 2026Venice7$843$5,899$5,899$13,999
Ancient Mediterranean TreasuresAthens (Piraeus) | Athens (Piraeus) | Crete (Heraklion) | Rhodes | Ephesus (Kusadasi) | Troy (Canakkale) | Istanbul | Istanbul · 2 dates
Oct 14, 2026Athens7$986$6,899$6,899$10,099
Ancient Mediterranean TreasuresIstanbul | Istanbul | Troy (Canakkale) | Ephesus (Kusadasi) | Rhodes | Crete (Heraklion) | Athens (Piraeus) | Athens (Piraeus) · 3 dates
Oct 21, 2026Istanbul7$571$3,999$3,999$9,799
7-Night VeniceAthens (Piraeus) | Katakolon (Olympia) | Corfu (Kerkyra) | Kotor | Dubrovnik | Split | Venice (Chioggia) | Venice (Chioggia)
Oct 28, 2026Athens7$671$4,699$4,699$6,299
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