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The boat is currently owned by BB Riverboats and operates from Newport, Kentucky on the Ohio River. [2] Newport is across the river from Cincinnati, the namesake of the boat. She is used for excursions in the Cincinnati area and also make occasional trips to other Ohio River ports.
The company was established by Torstein Hagen in St. Petersburg, Russia as Viking River Cruises in 1997. Hagen had become involved in cruising as a McKinsey and Company consultant who helped the Holland America Line survive the 1973 oil crisis, then was CEO of the Royal Viking Line from 1980 to 1984, made money in the Russian private equity markets, then bought a controlling stake in a Dutch ...
MV Viking Star is the lead ship of the Viking Star class [citation needed] of cruise ships, and the first such ship operated by Viking Ocean Cruises, a division of Viking Cruises. She entered service in April 2015. Two Viking Star-class sister ships, Viking Sea and Viking Sky, joined her in the Viking Ocean Cruises fleet in 2016. [5]
Viking River Cruises: Viking Long Ship: Basel: ENI 07002019: Viktoria: 2004: 127.7 m (419 ft) 180: KD Cruise Services: ... This page was last edited on 12 July 2024, ...
Majestic is moored on the Ohio River at Greenup, Kentucky. [3] She is 135 feet (41 m) long, with a beam of 40 feet (12 m) and a draft depth of 1 foot (0.30 m). Her wooden hull has been sheathed inside a steel one, and is still visible from within the boat.
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River cruise ships with accommodation facilities offer longer cruises. According to Douglas Ward, "A river cruise represents life in the slow lane, sailing along at a gentle pace, soaking up the scenery, with plentiful opportunities to explore riverside towns and cities en route. It is a supremely calming experience, an antidote to the pressures of life in a fast-paced wor
MS Albatros was a Royal Viking Star-class cruise ship, operated by the Germany-based travel agency Phoenix Reisen until 2020 when she was taken out of service, and scrapped in 2021. As Royal Viking Sea in 1986 As Norwegian Star in 2000