Viking Venus Sets September Transpacific Voyage to Tokyo
Its September move to Asia begins with a twenty-two-night transpacific voyage from Vancouver to Tokyo, with Alaska destinations and Japanese overnight calls including Otaru.
Viking Venus has completed its fifth year in service. The ship was delivered from Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard on April 15, 2021. Viking’s deployment plan now takes it from an Alaska summer toward Asia-Pacific later this year, with a winter season planned for Australia and the South Pacific.
Viking introduced the vessel as the seventh ship in a series of identical 930-guest ocean ships that began with Viking Star in 2015. Its entry into service came during Viking’s return to ocean cruising after a 14-month operational pause.
Before its inaugural cruise, Viking Venus was christened at sea in the English Channel on May 17, 2021. British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond served as the ship’s ceremonial godmother and offered a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing.
The vessel’s first season was based in the United Kingdom, with residents-only cruises departing from Portsmouth. In August 2021, Viking repositioned the ship to the Mediterranean, where it sailed from Valletta Cruise Port on 11- to 21-night itineraries to Greece, the Adriatic and the Eastern Mediterranean.
At 47,842 GT, Viking Venus is about 748 feet long and 95 feet wide, with 464 veranda cabins for 930 guests and a crew complement of 465.
For 2026, Viking Venus is offering ten-night Alaska cruises that began in late May. In September, the ship is scheduled to reposition to Asia.
The move begins with a 22-night transpacific voyage from Vancouver to Tokyo. The itinerary includes Alaska destinations and Japanese overnight calls, including Otaru.
See current Viking Venus fares and itineraries on Cruise Lookup.
