Viking has chalked up its first visit to the port of Kiel.
Escorted by a port tug and to the accompaniment of a water fountain display, the company’s Viking Sun berthed at the Ostseekai Cruise Terminal.
“It is an honour that Viking Ocean Cruises has included our port in its route planning for the first time,” port chief Dr Dirk Claus told Viking Sun’s captain, Olav Soevdsnes.
“The federal state capital Kiel has much to recommend itself to international visitors and is the stepping-off point for day excursions throughout the whole of Schleswig-Holstein.”
The 47,800-ton ship, named in Shanghai in March this year, was on an 11-day Scandinavian cruise that began in the Danish capital Copenhagen.
In addition to Viking Sun, Kiel expects Viking Sky to make her maiden call towards the end of the season on 2 October.