Viking confirms delay to ocean cruise
Viking Cruises has confirmed that it has been forced to amend the next sailing of Viking Star, its first ocean-going vessel, after it became stranded in Tallinn due to a mechanical fault.
Guests who were due to board the ship in Bergen on Saturday will now spend two nights in the city, where they will be hosted on tours at Viking’s expense, before being flown to Copenhagen where they will join the ship on August 10, two days late.
The cruise line confirmed that Viking Star suffered a mechanical fault while sailing the July 25 departure of its Viking Homelands itinerary. It has been docked in Tallinn since last week.
It said: "The mechanical issue was related to the electric transformers in one part of the ship’s propulsion system. Engineers have been working onboard, and once it was determined that repairs would take longer than originally anticipated, Viking decided to cancel the remaining portion of the cruise.
"Guests were offered the choice of continuing their journey to Bergen or returning home from Tallinn at Viking’s expense.
"The majority of guests chose to continue with Viking to Bergen and more than 500 guests travelled on charter and commercial flights from Tallinn to Bergen. This specific mechanical issue was highly unusual, and all guests will receive compensation for the inconvenience."
Linsey McNeill
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