Viking Glory christened with champagne – first passengers to board on Tuesday
Shards from a bottle of champagne will bring good luck to Viking Line’s new vessel, Viking Glory, on its future journeys. The vessel was christened today in the Port of Turku. The company’s new flagship will sail for the first time to Mariehamn and Stockholm on Tuesday, March 1.
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced its intention to issue a set of interim rules on certain covered small passenger vessels, the first step to implementing the statutorily mandated requirement….
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