Ke ola i kēia lā ua hoʻolaha ʻia ua lawe ʻia ʻo Viking Octantis, ka hui mua o ʻelua mau moku huakaʻi i kūkulu ʻia.. Ua mālama ʻia ka hana hoʻopuka i kēia kakahiaka ma Fincantieri's VARD shipyard ma Søviknes, Norewai.
Hoʻokipa ʻo Viking Octantis i 378 mau malihini a holo i ka lā ʻapōpō i ʻAmelika Hema e hoʻokipa i nā malihini i Ianuali 2022 no nā huakaʻi mua a Viking i Antarctica. E kapa inoa ʻia ʻo Viking Octantis ma ʻApelila 2022 ma New York City na kona kupunawahine hoʻolauleʻa, ʻo Liv Arnesen, ka mea mākaʻikaʻi kaulana a hoʻonaʻauao. A laila holo ka moku i nā loko nui, no ka holo ʻana i ka wā puna a me ke kauwela. ʻO ka lua, ka moku kaikuahine like ʻole, ʻo Viking Polaris, e hui pū me nā ʻauwaʻa i ʻAukake 2022 no nā huakaʻi i ka Arctic a Antarctica.
“He lā haʻaheo kēia no ka mea holoʻokoʻa Ke ola ʻohana i ko mākou hoʻokipa ʻana i kā mākou moku huakaʻi mua i ka ʻauwaʻa a hoʻolauna i kahi au hou o ka ʻimi. Ua noi mai kā mākou poʻe malihini iā mākou e kūkulu ma luna o kā mākou kahawai lanakila a me nā huakaʻi moana e lawe hou aku iā lākou, a ʻo ia wale nō kā mākou i hana ai, "wahi a Torstein Hagen, Luna Hoʻomalu o Ke ola. "Ke hoʻohana nei i kā mākou moʻolelo lōʻihi o ka huakaʻi e pili ana i ka huakaʻi, hoʻonui a me ka hoʻolālā moku hou, ke hoʻomaʻamaʻa nei mākou i nā huakaʻi huakaʻi a hāʻawi i nā huakaʻi hoihoi i ka manawa e kipa aku ai i nā wahi ʻoi loa o ka honua ma ke ala kūpono loa. Me ka hiki ʻana mai o Viking Octantis, ke ʻimi nei ʻo Viking i nā ʻāina ʻehiku, a ke kakali nei mākou i ka hoʻokipa ʻana i kāna mau malihini mua ma luna o ka moku i nā pule e hiki mai ana.
Ke olaUa hoʻolālā ʻia nā moku huakaʻi hou e Richard Riviere, ka Luna Hoʻokumu o ka hui hoʻolālā kūloko i hoʻohanohano ʻia ma ka honua ʻo Rottet Studio o Los Angeles, nāna i hoʻolālā i nā Longships lanakila a me nā moku moana. Ua hāʻawi ʻo SMC Design o Lākana me ko lākou ʻike i ka ʻoihana moana. Ua hui pū ʻia nā hui ʻelua i ka "Design Studio Team of the Year" i ka 2021 Cruise Ship Interior Awards no kā lākou hana ma nā moku huakaʻi Viking.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “Today is a proud day for the entire Viking family as we welcome our first expedition ship to the fleet and usher in a new era of exploration.
- “Leveraging our long history of destination-focused travel, enrichment and innovative ship design, we are now perfecting expedition voyages and offering curious travelers the opportunity to visit the world’s most pristine destinations in the most responsible way possible.
- With the arrival of Viking Octantis, Viking is now exploring all seven continents, and we look forward to welcoming her first guests on board in the coming weeks.
