Viking Odin: delivered in 2012, still in service, no departures with us
The ship's official page gives 2012 and 190 guests. She is therefore in service. As at 25 August 2026, our own catalogue nonetheless showed no departures on this hull.
A documented case, not a guess
This is the clearest of the three cases of its kind in our catalogue, because the page the line publishes gives the year and the capacity. There is no ambiguity about the ship's existence or its status.
Viking Freya and Viking Idun are in the same position. Three ships from the first Longship series, all absent from our calendar: that pattern is what triggered the check, and the question now sits with our data supplier.
We would rather publish that finding than leave a silent page. A catalogue that says what it does not know is more useful than one that pretends.
How to proceed
Call an advisor. They can query Viking directly, which is the only way to find out from Quebec: the line's reservations site does not answer Quebec addresses.
If you want an identical hull with dates available, the fleet's fifty or so Longships are interchangeable. Viking Heimdal offers 206 departures on the Rhône, the fullest calendar in our Viking catalogue.
The hull: a Longship, 190 berths
135 metres, 190 guests, 53 crew, 95 staterooms: 25 Standard, 22 French Balcony, 39 Veranda, 7 Veranda Suites and 2 Explorer Suites. One crew member for every 3.58 guests, a ratio belonging to the Longship class — it does not hold across the rest of Viking's river fleet, where it falls to 1.71 on the Nile.
Óðinn, who pays to know
Odin gives an eye to drink once from Mímir's well. He then hangs nine nights on the tree Yggdrasil, pierced by his own spear, without food or drink, to wrest the runes. Every piece of knowledge he obtains is paid for in advance, and the price is always part of himself.
What happens when you book with us
First a fact you can verify in 30 seconds: from a Quebec address, Viking's reservations site does not answer and sends you to a page inviting you to contact an agent. The agency is not an added intermediary, it is the only route open.
Then a method. A Viking River Cruises advisor confirms in writing the exact fare, what the package covers and what it does not, before any deposit. That is what Quebec consumer protection rules require, and we participate in the compensation fund for travel agency customers.
