Ship reference
Viking Sky
Ship specifications and sources.
Quick facts
- Cruise line
- Viking Ocean Cruises
- Entered service
- 2017
- Status
- In service
About us Viking Sky
Viking Sky is the third ship in Viking's ocean series, delivered at Fincantieri's Ancona yard on 26 January 2017. The operator records its naming in Tromsø on 22 June that year. The ship's permanent IMO number is 9650420, and its current insurer records 47,842 gross tonnage with Bergen as port of registry. The Norwegian investigation authority's vessel particulars identify registration in the Norwegian International Ship Register.
The design offers private verandas throughout the advertised accommodation and a maximum of 930 passengers in the latest annual fleet table. It sits within the early ocean family rather than the later, larger 998-guest generation. Room categories still differ in size, layout and reservation priority. Check the precise accommodation description and location before assuming that every veranda category delivers the same experience.
Public spaces reflect the Scandinavian-inspired design described at delivery. Two pools include an aft infinity pool, while the spa combines a sauna with a snow grotto. Lectures, reading and time in destinations are central to the present ocean programme. The operator's minimum age is eighteen, with no casino. Included alternative restaurant dining requires reservations, and optional experiences should be compared against the actual fare.
A significant event belongs in the ship's history. On 23 March 2019, Viking Sky lost propulsion and steering during a storm at Hustadvika. The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority published its final report in March 2024, identifying insufficient lubricating oil in operating generator sump tanks combined with ship movement, alongside operational, technical and organisational factors. That report concerns a specific investigated accident. It is neither omitted nor presented as a statement of today's operating condition or a claim that every recommendation has been closed.
The machinery reference describes diesel-electric propulsion and an explicit twenty-knot maximum, distinct from service speed. A later hydrogen project elsewhere in the fleet is not equipment on Sky. The cabin total remains unresolved between the original 465-room delivery description and the builder's later 473-room series sheet. English is the core programme language, with US dollars for the standard onboard account. Choose the itinerary and room together, with realistic expectations of port time and the services included in the booked departure.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Year built | 2017 |
| Entered service | 2017 |
| Gross tonnage (GT) | 47,842 |
| Guests at double occupancy | — |
| Maximum guests | 930 |
| Crew | — |
| Cabins | — |
| Decks (total) | — |
| Length (m) | 228.3 |
| Beam (m) | 28.8 |
| Last verified refurbishment year | — |
| Maximum speed (knots) | 20 |
| IMO | 9650420 |
| Shipyard | Fincantieri, Ancona, Italy |
| Flag | Norway |
| Propulsion / fuel description | Diesel-electric propulsion with two electric propulsion motors |
A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.
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Sources
- Viking/Fincantieri — verified current membership or actual construction — Accessed
- Fincantieri — actual individual delivery — Accessed
Original465cabins versus laterbuildersheet473 unresolved; approximate47800GT not exactregistered value.
- Viking — current individual ship page — Accessed
Current930guests; marketing745ft/94ft not treated as preciseLOA/mouldedbeam.
- Viking — latest annual fleet table — Accessed
Explicit maximum930, not personsincludingcrew/doubleoccupancy.
- Fincantieri — early-series technical sheet — Accessed
228.2LOA/28.8mouldedbeam/20maximum. Genericseries473cabins conflicts465delivery. TypoOrion2017notused. Skyindividualauthority228.30overgeneric228.2.
- Steamship Mutual — current individual insurance — Accessed
2026/27identity; Star/Sea47800 versus buildersheet47842notreconciled. Bergenregistryalone notflagproof.
- Viking — current programme and inclusions — Accessed
- Viking — current ocean service FAQ — Accessed
- Viking — core language — Accessed
- Steamship Mutual — explicit Norwegian flag in vessel register — Accessed
PreviouspolicyyearflagcorroboratescurrentBergenregistration; notusedtoclaimcurrentinsurancecover.
- Viking — actual22June2017 naming — Accessed
- NSIA — actual2019accident, finalreport2024 — Accessed
Specificinvestigationnotcurrentoperatingcondition/closedrecommendationsclaim.
- NSIA/Lloyds Register — individualSkyvesselparticulars — Accessed
Matched9650420registryextract:228.30LOA,Ancona26Jan2017,NorwayNIS.