Viking Amun rendering. (Photo Credit: Viking Cruise Media)

Viking announced its newest ship for the Nile River¡ªthe 82-guest Viking Amun¡ªwas floated out on Thursday, marking a significant construction milestone and the first time the vessel has touched water.?

Set to debut in September 2025, the Viking Amun will join the cruise line¡¯s ships built for the Nile River and sail the popular 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary. The traditional float-out ceremony took place at Massara shipyard in Cairo.

Viking Amun will be moved to a nearby outfitting dock for final construction and interior build-out. The ship can host 82 guests in 41 staterooms and features an indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terrace.?

¡°We are very proud of our growing fleet in Egypt, which we consider to be by far the most elegant vessels on the Nile,¡± Viking Chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen said. ¡°Egypt is one of the world¡¯s most captivating destinations, and we look forward to introducing even more curious travelers to this extraordinary region in the coming years.¡±

The new vessel will take travelers on the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary, which visits iconic sites such as the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Necropolis of Sakkara, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, and the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Guests then fly to Luxor, where they visit the Temples of Luxor and Karnak before boarding a Viking river ship for an eight-day roundtrip cruise on the Nile River, featuring visits to the tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens and the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings.

In addition, Viking plans to add five new ships in Egypt over the next two years, bringing the company¡¯s fleet to 12 vessels on the Nile River by 2027.

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