Adults who want a calm, port-focused cruise with a small-ship feel and no casino.
Think twice if: No kids' clubs or casino are listed on the ship page; quiet evenings, so families with young children and night owls may want a bigger ship.
See her Europe sailings ↓ · Where is she now? → · Viking (Ocean)'s page for this ship →
What she's like
Easy to find your way around. Fewer crowds getting off in port. About 51 tons of ship per guest. As a rule of thumb, 40 or more feels roomy and under 30 feels busy.
Adults only ('No children under 18'). Nationality mix not published on pages checked.
Our judgment, from $ (budget) to $$$$$ (ultra-luxury).
Veranda stateroom, all eight onboard restaurants at no extra charge, beer/wine/soft drinks with lunch and dinner, all-day coffee and tea, one shore excursion in every port, Wi-Fi ('No charge for Wi-Fi'), enrichment. Airport transfers only when air is bought from Viking.
No children under 18.
No formal nights ('No formal nights, butlers or white gloves'); exact evening code not published.
Where she sails in Europe
Europe (varies by season)
We don't have her sailing-by-sailing schedule yet. See the line's site for dates.
What it costs beyond the fare
| Tips for the crew | SECONDARY source; Viking's own pages checked did not state a gratuity amount. Daily amount unknown. |
|---|---|
| Drinks package | Silver Spirits Beverage Package $27 USD per person per day (drinks up to $18; 15% service charge included); both guests in the cabin must buy it for the whole cruise; 21+ only. |
| Wifi | Included ('No charge for Wi-Fi'). |
| Specialty restaurants | Included (eight dining options, 'all with no additional charge or fee'). |
| Money on board | USD for US-market fares; onboard currency not published. |
How tipping and money work on a European cruise → · Build a full trip budget →
Her restaurants · 0 included, 0 extra
| Where to eat | Cost |
|---|---|
| The Restaurant | Not stated |
| Manfredi's Italian Restaurant | Not stated |
| The Chef's Table | Not stated |
| World Café | Not stated |
| Aquavit Terrace | Not stated |
| Mamsen's | Not stated |
| Wintergarden (afternoon tea) | Not stated |
| Pool Grill | Not stated |
| Room service (24-hour) | Not stated |
Which cabin to book, and which to avoid
| Cabin type | Size | Decks |
|---|---|---|
| Owner's Suite (OS) | 1297 sq ft | 7 |
| Explorer Suite (ES) | 611-778 (aft 611-778, forward 648-704) sq ft | 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Penthouse Junior Suite (PS) | 405 sq ft | 6, 7, 8 |
| Penthouse Veranda (PV) | 338 sq ft | 4, 5, 6 |
| Deluxe Veranda (DV) | 270 sq ft | 3-8 |
| Veranda (V) | 270 sq ft | 3 |
Good to know before you pick
- Deck 6 cabins midship-aft sit directly below the Deck 7 Main Pool, Pool Grill and World Cafe
- Deck 7 and 8 forward cabins (7000-7016, 8000-8019) are next to the Explorers' Lounge
- Staterooms 6020 and 6021 are marked as ADA (accessible) staterooms
- Deck 3 cabins are directly above the Deck 2 Promenade, Restaurant (aft) and Theater (forward)
If you use a wheelchair or walk with difficulty
Elevators: Two lift banks, at the aft end and the forward end of the midship section; on decks 1-8, Deck 9 reached by the forward bank only Our accessibility guide →
Find your way around
Our own deck plans, drawn from the line's official plan: tap a deck to see it from above, with what's at the front, middle and back of the ship. Use “Find on board” to light up every deck with a pool, a bar or a restaurant. Not to scale.
- Deck 9 , Sports Deck
- Deck 8 , Retractable roof / open to below (over main pool); Explorers' Lounge (upper level)
- Deck 7 , Infinity Pool; Aquavit Terrace; World Cafe; Pool Grill; Pool Bar; Main Pool; Lanai; Wintergarden; Owner's Suite; Mamsen's; Bar; Explorers' Lounge
- Deck 6 , Cabins; Launderette; Bridge
- Deck 5 , Cabins; Launderette
- Deck 4 , Cabins; Launderette
- Deck 3 , Cabins; Atrium (top level); Launderette
- Deck 2 , The Restaurant; Atrium; Torshavn; Shops; Promenade Deck (4 laps = 1 mile); Bar; Cinema 1 and Cinema 2; The Theater
- Deck 1 , The Kitchen Table; The Chef's Table; Manfredi's Italian Restaurant; Private Dining 1 and 2; Bar; The Living Room; Guest Services; Shop; Hair Salon; Fitness Center; The Nordic Spa
What to book, and when
Booking, check-in and reservations
$25 deposit (promotion, Nov 2026, US residents); 2026 sailings: pay in full by Nov 30, 2026 or 120 days before departure, whichever comes first (dates vary by year).
Tips for her Europe sailings
International flights bought from Viking depart the US one day before check-in date.
The ship in numbers
- Cruise line
- Viking (Ocean)
- Kind of ship
- Premium
- Built
- 2022
- Guests
- 930
- Cabins
- 465
- Gross tons
- 47,842
- Length
- 227 m (745 ft)
- Width
- 29 m (94 ft)
- Flag
- Norway
- Class
- Viking ocean ship (Viking Star class, 930-guest version)
- Ship number
- IMO 9833187
- Sister ships
- Viking Star, Viking Sea, Viking Sky, Viking Orion, Viking Jupiter, Viking Venus, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn
- In Europe 2026–27
- Europe (varies by season)
Highlights
- 930 guests in 465 staterooms, all with a private veranda
- Small enough to dock in many smaller European ports
- Indoor main pool under a glass roof plus an infinity pool (Viking ship page)
More pictures
Sources & what we could not confirm · 10 sources · checked 2026-11
- Viking official ship page: Viking Mars
- Viking: Destination-Focused Dining (venue list)
- Viking (cruise line) fleet table (Wikipedia, secondary)
- VesselFinder registry entry
- Viking: Silver Spirits Beverage Package
- Viking: Did you know (what Viking is not)
- Viking: travel information (payment)
- Viking Oceans home page (shore excursion in every port)
- CruiseDirect: What's included, Viking Ocean (secondary)
- Deck Plans: Viking Ocean Ships (PDF download, 2025, linked from Viking Star page)
- Viking ship pages load the deck plan in an interactive viewer that could not be read as text; decks left null.
- Viking's dining page names the venues but does not say which carry a charge; cost left null.
- This ship's own Viking page was not opened (fleet page lists the URL); facts carried over from the class and the Wikipedia fleet table.
- Viking (Ocean): Gratuity amount and whether auto-added (only secondary source says not included)
- Viking (Ocean): Dress code details
- Viking (Ocean): Smoking
- Viking (Ocean): Cancellation schedule
- Viking (Ocean): Wheelchair/tender policy
- Viking (Ocean): Onboard currency
- Deck plan: The plan's statistics block lists Viking Star through Viking Saturn only; Viking Vela, Vesta, Mira, Libra and Astrea may differ (not checked)
- Deck plan: Deck A and medical center deck not drawn on the plan