Viking Takes Delivery of Newest River Ship in Europe

Viking Dagur Is the Newest River Cruise Ship to Sail on European Rivers

Viking Dagur is the latest, German-built ship to join Viking Cruises’ fleet of river cruise ships. It’s based on the brand’s Viking Longships platform, and it will sail exclusively on the Rhine, Main, and Danube. If you’re into Norse mythology, you probably know that that Dagur (“day” in Old Norse) is the god of day, and the son of Dellingr (the dawn) and Nott (the night). Togeth... (continue reading...)

Viking Takes Delivery of Newest River Ship in Europe

The Viking Dagur Joins Award-Winning Fleet of Viking Longships

Viking River Cruises took delivery of newest Longship Viking Dagur

On July 29th, Viking took delivery of Viking Dagur - the European fleet's newest Longship-class vessel. The 190-passenger vessel was constructed at...

Viking Takes Delivery of Newest River Ship in Europe. The Viking Dagur Joins Award-Winning Fleet of Viking Longships

Viking today (Jul 29, 2026) announced it has taken delivery of the Viking Dagur, the company’s newest Viking Longship. The 190-guest Viking Dagur joins the company’s growing fleet of state-of-the-art sister ships and will sail Viking’s popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers. The Viking Dagur was built at Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany. The 190-guest Viking Dagur joins the company’s growing fleet of…

Viking takes delivery of new Rhine, Main and Danube longship

Viking has taken delivery of its newest longship, Viking Dagur, following a handover ceremony at Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard in Germany