| It’s great to be here

VIKING is celebrating the start of its inaugural Great Lakes season, with Viking Octantis to become one of the most modern vessels sailing in the region.

Designed specifically for the Great Lakes, Octantis recently completed a round trip through the Welland Canal – a key section of the St. Lawrence Seaway connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie – making it the largest passenger vessel ever to transit the canal.

Octantis will remain in the Great Lakes until early Oct, sailing a variety of itineraries between Toronto and Duluth.

A second expedition vessel, Viking Polaris, will debut later this year, and will join Octantis in the Great Lakes for the 2023 season.

“This region has been historically underserved by cruise lines, and we are delighted by the warm and enthusiastic reception we have received,” Chair Torstein Hagen said.