{"id":42669,"date":"2025-07-24T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=42669"},"modified":"2025-12-12T21:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:19:03","slug":"viking-vela-history-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=42669","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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                                    History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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7\/11\/2022<\/td>Keel laid<\/td><\/tr>
30\/11\/2023<\/td>Launch<\/td><\/tr>
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 <\/td>Second sea trial<\/td><\/tr>
3\/12\/2024<\/td>Delivered to Viking Ocean Cruises Ship XI, Oslo, Norway<\/td><\/tr>
12\/12\/2024<\/td>Maiden voyage from Civitavecchia. Cruises on Mediterranean.<\/td><\/tr>
10\/1\/2025<\/td>\u00a0Cruises on Northern Europe.<\/td><\/tr>
8\/10\/2025<\/td>Mediterranean cruises.<\/td><\/tr>
6\/3\/2026<\/td>Cruises on Northern Europe.<\/td><\/tr>
6\/7\/2026<\/td>Transatlantic from Bergen – New York – Bergen.<\/td><\/tr>
31\/8\/2026<\/td> Cruises on Northern Europe.<\/td><\/tr>
12\/10\/2026<\/td>Mediterranean cruises.<\/td><\/tr>
20\/1\/2027<\/td>Cruises on Northern Europe.<\/td><\/tr>
11\/6\/2027<\/td>Transatlantic from Bergen – New York – Tilbury.<\/td><\/tr>
23\/7\/2027<\/td>Cruises on Northern Europe.<\/td><\/tr>
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