Viking Expeditions Preferred Cruiseline
In January 2022, Viking will launch new expedition voyages, sailing to Antarctica, the Arctic and North America’s Great Lakes. Its first vessel, Viking Octantis, will embark on voyages to Antarctica and North America’s Great Lakes starting in January 2022. A second expedition vessel, Viking Polaris, will debut in August 2022, sailing to Antarctica and the Arctic.
To develop the new expedition voyages, Viking has partnered with some of the world’s most prestigious scientific institutions. The lead partner is the University of Cambridge’s Scott Polar Research Institute. This relationship is underpinned by a major Viking endowment for scientific research into the polar regions, The Viking Chair of Polar Marine Geoscience, a Cambridge University full professorship based at the Scott Polar Research Institute, as well as a sponsorship fund supporting the Institute’s graduate students. As part of this endowment, the Institute’s scientists will undertake fieldwork onboard Viking expedition vessels and join voyages to share their expertise with guests. Viking has also partnered with The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a globally recognized bird research facility, whose ornithologists will regularly be on board the expedition ships, providing guest advice and interaction.
Designed by the same experienced nautical architects and engineers that designed Viking ocean ships, the ships are optimally sized and built for expeditions – small enough to navigate remote polar regions and the St. Lawrence River, while large enough to provide superior handling and stability in the roughest seas. The ships will feature public spaces that are familiar to Viking’s ocean cruise guests but that have been reimagined for expeditions, as well as new public spaces created specifically for expeditions. Straight bows, longer hulls and state-of-the-art fin stabilizers will allow the ships to glide over the waves for the calmest possible journey; ice-strengthened Polar Class 6 hulls will provide the safest way to explore; and U-tank stabilizers will significantly decrease rolling by up to 50 percent when the ships are stationary.
Ships

Octantis, Niagara & the Great Lakes ex Milwaukee to Toronto
7 Night Cruise sailing from Milwaukee to Toronto aboard Viking Octantis.
- Sailing: 02 Jul 2022, 24 Sep 2022
- Depart port: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Arrival port: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Octantis, Niagara & the Great Lakes ex Toronto to Milwaukee
7 Night Cruise sailing from Toronto to Milwaukee aboard Viking Octantis.
- Sailing: 09 Jul 2022
- Depart port: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Arrival port: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Octantis, Great Lakes Explorer ex Milwaukee to Thunder Bay
7 Night Cruise sailing from Milwaukee to Thunder Bay aboard Viking Octantis.
- Sailing: 16 Jul 2022, 30 Jul 2022, 13 Aug 2022, 27 Aug 2022 & view more...
- Depart port: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Arrival port: Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada
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Octantis, Undiscovered Great Lakes ex Thunder Bay to Milwaukee
7 Night cruise sailing from Thunder Bay to Milwaukee aboard Viking Octantis.
- Sailing: 23 Jul 2022, 06 Aug 2022, 20 Aug 2022, 03 Sep 2022 & view more...
- Depart port: Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada
- Arrival port: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Polaris, Arctic Adventure ex Tromso Return
12 Night Cruise sailing from Tromso roundtrip aboard Viking Polaris.
- Sailing: 16 Aug 2022, 28 Aug 2022, 09 Sep 2022
- Depart port: Tromso, Norway
- Arrival port: Tromso, Norway
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Polaris, From the Arctic to Antarctica ex Tromso to Ushuaia
43 Night Cruise sailing from Tromso to Ushuaia aboard Viking Polaris.
- Sailing: 21 Sep 2022
- Depart port: Tromso, Norway
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Polaris, Viking's Northern Isles ex Tromso to Cork
12 Night Cruise sailing from Tromso to Cork aboard Viking Polaris.
- Sailing: 21 Sep 2022
- Depart port: Tromso, Norway
- Arrival port: Cobh (Cork), Ireland
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Octantis, Canadian Discovery ex Toronto to New York
12 Night Cruise sailing from Toronto to New York aboard Viking Octantis.
- Sailing: 01 Oct 2022
- Depart port: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Arrival port: New York, USA
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Polaris, Atlantic & Equator Sojourn ex Cobh to Rio de Janeiro
14 Night Cruise sailing from Cobh to Rio de Janeiro aboard Viking Polaris.
- Sailing: 03 Oct 2022
- Depart port: Cobh (Cork), Ireland
- Arrival port: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Octantis, Caribbean Connections ex New York to Bridgetown
9 Night Cruise sailing from New York to Bridgetown aboard Viking Octantis.
- Sailing: 13 Oct 2022
- Depart port: New York, USA
- Arrival port: Bridgetown, Barbados
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Viking Octantis, 40 Night From New York to Antarctica ex New York, USA to Ushuaia, Argentina
40 Night on Viking Octantis ex New York, USA to Ushuaia, Argentina
- Sailing: 13 Oct 2022
- Depart port: New York, USA
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Viking Octantis, 23 Night Caribbean & Brazil's Coastal Jewels ex New York, USA to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23 Night on Viking Octantis ex New York, USA to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Sailing: 13 Oct 2022
- Depart port: New York, USA
- Arrival port: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Polaris, South America & Antarctic Discovery ex Rio de Janeiro to Ushuaia
17 Night Cruise sailing from Rio de Janeiro to Ushuaia aboard Polaris.
- Sailing: 17 Oct 2022
- Depart port: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Octantis, Brazil's Vibrant Coast ex Bridgetown to Rio de Janeiro
14 Night Cruise sailing from Bridgetown to Rio de Janeiro aboard Viking Octantis.
- Sailing: 22 Oct 2022
- Depart port: Bridgetown, Barbados
- Arrival port: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Viking Polaris, 11 Night Antarctic Explorer ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
11 Night on Viking Polaris ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
- Sailing: 03 Nov 2022
- Depart port: Ushuaia, Argentina
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Octantis, South America & Antarctic Discovery ex Rio de Janeiro to Ushuaia
17 Night Cruise sailing from Rio de Janeiro to Ushuaia aboard Octantis.
- Sailing: 05 Nov 2022
- Depart port: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Viking Polaris, 11 Night Antarctic Explorer ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
11 Night on Viking Polaris ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
- Sailing: 14 Nov 2022
- Depart port: Ushuaia, Argentina
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Viking Octantis, 11 Night Antarctic Explorer ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
11 Night on Viking Octantis ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
- Sailing: 22 Nov 2022
- Depart port: Ushuaia, Argentina
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Viking Polaris, 11 Night Antarctic Explorer ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
11 Night on Viking Polaris ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
- Sailing: 25 Nov 2022
- Depart port: Ushuaia, Argentina
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Viking Octantis, 11 Night Antarctic Explorer ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
11 Night on Viking Octantis ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
- Sailing: 03 Dec 2022
- Depart port: Ushuaia, Argentina
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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