Explore More UK - Spring 2021

NEWS
VIKING.TV
UK CRUISES RESTART
HAVING BEEN THE FIRST CRUISE TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, VIKING WILL RESTART OPERATIONS
IN THE UK IN MAY, WITH THREE SPECIAL SAILINGS ALONG THE COAST
OF ENGLAND. AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FOR UK RESIDENTS, THE
NEW EIGHT-DAY ITINERARY – ENGLAND'S SCENIC SHORES – WILL BE A
ROUNDTRIP FROM PORTSMOUTH. GUESTS WILL BE AMONG THE FIRST
TO SAIL ON BOARD VIKING'S NEWEST OCEAN SHIP, VIKING VENUS.
Earlier this year, in March, our online experience programmes focused on the British Isles. In May,
channel, Viking.TV, celebrated its first birthday. With we’ll take a closer look at the Caribbean region for
livestream shows every day, as well as an extensive a week, and we’ll also be appreciating all things
library of on-demand programming, including short Portuguese. Each of these topics and areas will be
documentaries, interviews, lectures and musical explored in more depth, with shows touching on
performances, viewers can continue to explore the history, culture, cuisine and traditions, as well as a
world with Viking from the comfort of home. range of inspiring guests with fascinating life stories.
Coming up in April, there will be a week of
Visit Viking.TV to discover a wide variety of
art-related content, as well as a week of
online content to inspire a sense of wanderlust.
We love hearing from you, so please do send your comments and suggestions to uk-marketing@viking.com
CHARITY SPOTLIGHT
We are proud to be supporting the London-based charity
Nova, which works with individuals, communities and
organisations looking to achieve their potential and
seeking a better future for themselves and the wider
society. CEO, Lizzie Cho, gave us some
more insight into their work:
What do you hope to accomplish
at Nova?
Our work at Nova is based on the three
pillars of social cohesion – social mobility,
social inclusion and social capital. As CEO of
Nova, my ambition is to create a blueprint
for a way of working that supports other
organisations and individuals to connect
across boundaries for the collective good and creating pathways for all
people, irrespective of background.
Throughout the Covid pandemic we have been busy delivering laptops,
food, vitamin D tablets, SIM cards and activity packs and over 1,000 hours
of 1-1 support. If we can inspire as many people as possible to change
the little bit of the world around them through our work, I’ll be happy!
What do you love most about your job?
There is a lot I love about my job so it’s hard to pick out what I most love!
The grassroots work is incredibly rewarding – seeing people
improving their lives through education and being supported towards
employment. Our reach work is also immensely satisfying – joining
up dots across business, government and civil society for wide-scale
societal improvements.
It’s incredible working with a fantastic range of partners from Imperial
College to the Natural History Museum to The Jo Cox Foundation and
Viking, whose values match our own and by working together we
profoundly improve experiences and outcomes across the board.
What is on the horizon for Nova this year?
We have been busy launching a podcast and our Visionaries Giving
Scheme, as well as expanding our work with families and our events
programme – our second TEDx Ladbroke Grove main stage event
is in May 2021.
This year we aim to reach over 2,500 people and connect with more
partners. We’ll be offering nearly 6,000 hours of dedicated 1-1 support,
300+ activities for children and families (greatly enhanced through
our partnership with Vking), 600 adult learning sessions through our
grassroots work and around 40 events via our reach work.
For more information, and to donate, please visit novanew.org.uk
We receive some amazing feedback,
which acts as a kind of rocket fuel
for us. Here are some recent quotes:
“They stopped me going over the edge when
I was at my lowest.”
"Nova has really helped to keep our
spirits up in these unprecedented times.
They have been extremely helpful in
my time of need.”
“Thank you for providing a safe place for my
family that has helped us through the lockdown.”
“All services and support we receive
is amazing, and a unique opportunity
for our children.”
“To know there is somewhere like Nova when
you are going through a problem…it is literally
an oasis in the desert. It’s about someone giving
up their time and being concerned about your
plight. It’s very hard to put into words. They go
the extra mile.“
“I learned so many
things about
myself by coming
to Nova classes.
I have seen the
impact on my
mental health
and speaking
ability, and
communication
skills."
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