garycarla Posted January 29, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) From USA TODAY Viking took delivery of the ship during a handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy, where it has been under construction for more than a year. http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2017/01/27/viking-sky-ocean-cruise/97096722/ Edited January 29, 2017 by garycarla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peregrina651 Posted January 30, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Similar article on VesselFinder https://www.vesselfinder.com/news/8382-Fincantieri-delivers-cruise-ship-Viking-Sky Viking issued a press release on January 26 She was delivered on 1/26/17 and as of today (1/29) she is still in Ancona. Her maiden cruise will begin on February 25 and christening is set for June 22 in Tromso, Norway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted January 30, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I was so hoping that the SKY would be Christened during our mid April cruise. That would have been fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Coastal Posted February 3, 2017 #4 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted February 10, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Interesting that nothing else seems to have surfaced since the "delivery" noted above. She should be headed to Venice in a few days - I think they do an invite only/promotional cruise on the 15th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peregrina651 Posted February 10, 2017 #6 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Interesting that nothing else seems to have surfaced since the "delivery" noted above. She should be headed to Venice in a few days - I think they do an invite only/promotional cruise on the 15th. I've noticed that they are quite sparing with press releases. I don't think we will hear much else until the christening, at least not directly from Viking. The travel press may have something to say about her first cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squigmond Posted February 13, 2017 #7 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I think the Sky is now in Venice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted February 13, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I think the Sky is now in Venice. Probably. This map says still where it was being built. Another site shows it in Venice. Edit - original tracking site I had was blocked, but this one shows Sky in Venice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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