Strong passenger numbers for Viking Line in July– Second highest volume ever – more than 951,010 passengers sailed on the company’s vessels
Viking Line recorded total passenger volume of 951,010 passengers on its routes in July. That figure is better than the level reached during 2015, a record year for the company, with the corresponding capacity. Last year, volume surpassed the one-million passenger mark thanks to additional capacity in the form of the catamaran Viking FSTR, which served the Helsinki–Tallinn route. The increase for July this year is over 4 percent compared with last year if excluding Viking FSTR. This year, Viking Line has operated seven vessels.
Mariella and Gabriella, which sail between Helsinki and Stockholm, have also made summer day trips. Capacity utilization for the two vessels has increased significantly as a result of these additional sailings. Overall, the vessels had over 25,000 more passengers in July this year than in July 2017.
“We are really pleased with the passenger volume trend in July and happy that so many people choose to sail on our vessels. There has been tough price competition this summer as well, which has benefited customers. The lovely weather has encouraged many people to take to the sea,” says Viking Line’s President and CEO, Jan Hanses.
Viking Line passenger volume July 2018
Helsinki-Mariehamn-Stockholm* 118,750
Turku-Åland-Stockholm 270,004
Helsinki-Tallinn 317,913
Cinderella cruises to Mariehamn 106,106
Mariehamn-Kapellskär 138,237
Total passenger volume 951,010
Total passenger car volume 123,172
Additional information:
Jan Hanses, CEO, jan.hanses@vikingline.com, tel. +358-18-27000
Johanna Boijer-Svahnström, VP, Corporate Communications, johanna.boijer@vikingline.com, +358 18 277 48
Kaj Takolander, VP, Sales and Marketing, kaj.takolander@vikingline.com, +358 9 123 51
*The figure also includes passengers who sailed Stockholm–Tallinn and Mariehamn–Tallinn on Mariella/Gabriella
Viking Line is a public limited company and a market-leading brand in passenger traffic on the northern Baltic Sea. It offers passenger services, recreation and cargo carrier services on the vessels Gabriella, Mariella, Amorella, Rosella, Viking Cinderella, Viking XPRS and on the flagship Viking Grace.
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