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Viking Mars heads down under

VIKING'S newest ocean ship Viking Mars, which recently floated out at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard, will embark on voyages in Australia following her maiden season.

VIKING’S newest ocean ship Viking Mars, which recently floated out at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard, will embark on voyages in Australia following her maiden season.

The 930-guest Mars is scheduled to debut early next year and will spend her maiden season sailing itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, before embarking on voyages in Australia and Asia.

Mars will join Viking Orion, which in the coming seasons will sail from Sydney and Melbourne to New Zealand on a nine-port, 15-day journey.

Orion has Australian dates planned from 2022-2024 departing from Sydney; at this stage, it is not clear whether Mars will join her from the New South Wales capital, or will homeport from elsewhere in the country.

The United Kingdom’s Countess of Carnarvon will be Godmother to Mars, an honour which will build upon the longstanding relationship between Viking and the Carnarvon family.

Since 2013,Viking has offered guests a variety of ways to experience Highclere Castle, the home of the Carnarvon family, internationally known as the main location for the historical drama series Downton Abbey.

“Lady Carnarvon has done so much to help Viking, including opening her home almost weekly for our guests to experience life At Home at Highclere on Viking.TV,” Executive Vice President Karine Hagen explained.

“We are delighted to celebrate this important milestone, and we look forward to welcoming Viking Mars to our award-winning ocean fleet next year.”

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