The newly-christened cruise ship Viking Sea recently made a special call as part of its maiden voyage to show its support for the RNLI at one of Britain’s most northerly points.
The 930-guest ship, which was christened in London last month, arrived in Lerwick on the Shetland Islands last Wednesday to celebrate its commitment to the seafaring world by making a donation to the town’s treasured RNLI Lifeboat Station.
The donation was one of three as part of the ship’s charitable gifts including another to the RNLI Tower Lifeboat Station on the Thames in London and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Neil Barclay, head of Sales at Viking Cruises UK said: “This donation was important to us in supporting the RNLI’s important work. Lerwick was chosen in particular because it has strong Viking heritage and Norwegian connections including its name which comes from Norse. In fact, the town is nearly as close to Bergen, Viking Sea’s homeport, as it is to Aberdeen.”
Viking Cruises has two ocean cruise ships – both officially classified as “small ships” – with two more set to launch next year. Over the next year, the award-winning company’s ships will dock at Scottish ports more than four times from now until July 2017.
Following its arrival into Lerwick for the first time, Viking Sea continued its voyage onto Kirkwall before arriving in Edinburgh. She then returns to London, this time calling at Harwich, as part of Viking’s new Into the Midnight Sun itinerary that sails between Bergen and London and explores the northernmost reaches of Scandinavia and sails across the Arctic Circle.
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