Two ships made news this week, as Viking debuted the Viking Aton in Aswan, Egypt, and MSC Meraviglia began its first Bermuda sailing from its New York homeport.
In Egypt, the Viking Aton, like its identical sister ship the Viking Osiris, was specifically built to navigate the Nile. It will carry up to 82 guests in 41 staterooms.
Viking’s Egypt fleet now includes four ships, and one more will be added in each of the next two years.
Viking Aton will sail the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary, which includes 3 days at a first-class hotel in Cairo, a flight to Luxor and an 8-day roundtrip cruise on the Nile River. There are also pre and post extensions, including London, Istanbul, Jerusalem and Petra.
In the United States, meanwhile, MSC Meraviglia sailed from Red Hook, Brooklyn, to Bermuda for the first time. In September and October she will sail north, stopping in Newport, RI; Boston; Portland, ME; New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada; and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. A back-to-back sailing beginning September 18, 2023, will combine the two, carrying guests south to Bermuda and then north to see the fall foliage.
