MV Viking Sun is a cruise ship operated by Viking Ocean Cruises. The fourth in a series of 930-passenger cruise ships to be built by Fincantieri for her operator, she was delivered at Fincantieri's shipyard in Ancona, Italy, on 25 September 2017.[3]
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| Name | Viking Sun |
| Namesake | Royal Viking Sun |
| Operator | Viking Ocean Cruises |
| Port of registry | Bergen,  Norway |
| Builder | Fincantieri |
| Yard number | 6246 |
| Completed | September 2017 |
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| Fate | Transferred to Chinese operation |
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| Name | Zhao Shang Yi Dun "招商伊敦" |
| Namesake | China Merchants Group's first vessel "Yi Dun" from 1872 |
| Operator | China Merchants Viking Cruises |
| Port of registry | Qianhai  China |
| Acquired | April 2021 |
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| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
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| Length | 228.2 m (748 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 28.8 m (94 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
| Ice class | 1C |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, two shafts (2 × 7,250 kW) |
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| Capacity | 930 passengers |
| Crew | 480 |
In April 2021, ownership the Viking Sun was transferred to Viking Sun Ltd. of Bermuda, for operation by China Merchants Viking Cruises, a joint venture of Viking Ocean Cruises and China Merchants Shekou Cruises.[1][4] She was then transferred to Chinese registration, with port of registry Qianhai, Shenzhen, and renamed Zhao Shang Yi Dun.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Viking Sun (9725433)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Datasheet" (PDF). Fincantieri. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Gibson, Rebecca (September 26, 2017). "Viking Star leaves drydock". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Viking Sun Officially Joins China Merchants". Cruise Industry News. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Si, Katherine (27 April 2021). "Renamed Zhao Shang Yi Dun, Viking Sun officially flies China flag". Seatrade Cruise News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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