| Viking christening

VIKING River Cruises christened
six of its new Viking Longships
at a waterfront celebration
in Amsterdam this week,
naming prominent travel trade
partners as the ships’ “Viking
Godmothers”.
AAA Washington director of
travel products, Lisa Anciau; Bath
Butzlaff, managing director of
cruise sales, Virtuoso; Michelle
Chimko, chief operating officer,
Alberta Motor Association;
Jennifer Gasser, vice president of
supplier relations and production
operations; Beryl Gibson, joint
owner, Northumbria Travel and
Sinead O’Connell, director of
industry relations, Vacation.com
will serve as Viking Godmothers
to Viking Rolf, Viking Kadlin,
Viking Alruna, Viking Egil,
Viking Vilhjalm and Viking Tialfi,
respectively.