Viking Names Seven New River Ships in Amsterdam; Two Start Sailing in November

October 16, 2026 — Viking has formally named its seven newest river ships at a pierside party in Amsterdam, with two ships present and five linked in by video from Egypt, Germany and France. Each was named by a travel-advisor godparent.

The ships

Ship	Godparent	Where it was during the ceremony
Viking Haki	Carol Porter, The Roaming Boomers	Amsterdam (in person)
Viking Rota	Ealeen Wong, Expedia Cruises	Amsterdam (in person)
Viking Halogi	Carol Shaddix, Imagine Going There	Rostock, Germany (video)
Viking Sjofn	Danielle Galloway, Flight Centre Travel Group	Rostock, Germany (video)
Viking Fjolvar	Shelby Steudle, Pavlus Travel	Seine, France (video)
Viking Sekhmet	Michael Consoli, Cruise Planners	Luxor, Egypt – Nile (video)
Viking Ptah	Michael Londregan, Virtuoso	Luxor, Egypt – Nile (video)

Viking Halogi and Viking Sjofn, built at Neptun Werft in Rostock, will begin carrying passengers in November; the report did not give their rivers or first sailing dates (TBA). Service dates for the other five were not given.

More ships on the way

Seatrade Cruise News reports Viking expects 18 more river ships by 2028, which would take its river fleet to 114, plus 11 more ocean ships by 2032 and two more expedition ships by 2031 — about 142 vessels in all.

What it means for travelers

New ships, new capacity: more Viking river sailings should mean more date choices in Europe and Egypt over the next two years.
Booked on Halogi or Sjofn in November? Confirm your embarkation city with Viking before buying flights, since the routes were not published.