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NEWS<br />
Viking NEWS<br />
A round-up of the latest travel news and events<br />
from the world of Viking<br />
2022-2023 VIKING WORLD CRUISE<br />
Building on the success of our previous world cruise itineraries, we are<br />
excited to announce the new 2022-2023 Viking World Cruise journey.<br />
Taking in 28 countries over the course of 138 days, guests will be able<br />
to experience a huge<br />
range of cultures and<br />
climates as they travel<br />
the world. With shore<br />
excursions on offer in<br />
every port, as well as<br />
exclusive performances<br />
and concerts, guests will<br />
have the opportunity to<br />
pursue their interests<br />
and learn new skills.<br />
THANK YOU!<br />
Viking has won Best River Cruise<br />
Holiday Company at the prestigious<br />
British Travel Awards <strong>2020</strong> for the<br />
12th year running. A special thanks<br />
goes to everyone who voted, we are<br />
thrilled and so proud of the team.<br />
BEST IN SHOW<br />
We are thrilled to announce that<br />
Viking has won not only Best Boutique<br />
Cruise Line but also Best River Cruise<br />
Operator in The Times & The Sunday<br />
Times Travel Awards <strong>2020</strong>. The awards<br />
are voted for by readers of The Times,<br />
Britain’s oldest national daily newspaper,<br />
and its sister title The Sunday Times,<br />
currently the biggest selling quality print<br />
newspapers in the <strong>UK</strong>, with over 330,000<br />
votes registered overall this year.<br />
“This recognition demonstrates that<br />
our loyal guests are looking forward<br />
to sailing again as soon as possible<br />
and reflects the demand for Viking’s<br />
destination focus and for our smaller<br />
ships with spacious public areas and<br />
staterooms,” said Wendy Atkin-Smith,<br />
Managing Director of Viking <strong>UK</strong>. “We<br />
are looking forward to the day we can<br />
welcome guests back on board.”<br />
THE VIKING CRUISES<br />
BRITISH ART PRIZE <strong>2021</strong><br />
Above: Viking<br />
Star is the first<br />
ocean ship to be<br />
fitted with a fullscale<br />
PCR testing<br />
laboratory<br />
HEALTH CHECK<br />
Viking has become the first cruise<br />
line to complete the installation<br />
of a full-scale polymerase chain<br />
reaction (PCR) testing laboratory<br />
at sea. The laboratory on board<br />
Viking Star has enough capacity for<br />
up to daily testing of every crew<br />
member and guest, which provides<br />
flexibility to respond to COVID-19<br />
prevalence levels around the world.<br />
In the coming months, Viking will<br />
complete the installation of PCR<br />
laboratories on the remainder of<br />
its ocean ships – and will also have<br />
a strong network of shoreside<br />
laboratories for its river ships.<br />
“The recently announced CDC<br />
guidelines are clearly aligned with<br />
our public health research, and<br />
we welcome the agency’s push<br />
toward testing, as we believe this<br />
is the only way to safely operate,”<br />
said Matt Grimes, Vice President of<br />
Maritime Operations for Viking.<br />
“In our view, continuous PCR<br />
testing, along with our extensive<br />
onboard hygiene protocols, will<br />
lead to making Viking ships a<br />
safe place to get away to and<br />
explore the world.”<br />
In addition to this, Viking has<br />
appointed surgeon and Vice<br />
Admiral Raquel C. Bono as Chief<br />
Health Officer to oversee the<br />
restart of operations, with a focus<br />
on public health. A retired Vice<br />
Admiral of the United States Navy<br />
Medical Corps, and a trauma<br />
surgeon, Dr. Bono most recently<br />
led Washington State’s medical and<br />
healthcare systems response to the<br />
COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
We are proud to announce the launch of this major<br />
new national open art competition which will provide<br />
artists of all levels with a platform to gain exposure<br />
and recognition for their work. Whether you are<br />
a hobby painter, an emerging artist or a seasoned<br />
professional, all styles, media, ideas and techniques<br />
will be considered.<br />
Launched in conjunction with four major consumer<br />
magazines – Artists & Illustrators, The London<br />
Magazine, Britain and The English Home – the winner<br />
will have access to a combined audience of almost<br />
a million art lovers and collectors.<br />
In addition, there is a prize fund worth more<br />
than £10,000 which includes art vouchers, cash<br />
prizes, a Viking river cruise worth £7,000 and a<br />
chance to win your own solo exhibition at London<br />
gallery Panter & Hall.<br />
Viking guests can enter for free, and the deadline<br />
for entries is 5pm on 21 January <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk/britishartprize<br />
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