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VIKING OCEAN CRUISES |
Viking Cruises - A Different Approach -
September 2017
VIKING IS 20 YEARS “YOUNG” IN 2017
• Viking established with 4 vessels in Russia
• Revenue of $10 M
• Entrance into the American market
• Purchased KD River Cruises
• Operation established on European Rivers
• Expansion in China
• Fleet reach 25 vessels
• Revenue of $100M
• First River Cruise Operator to introduced Hybrid engine design with new Viking Legend Class
• Viking launches a record 17 new river vessels in one season.
• Fleet reached 52 vessels
• Annual sales passes $1.0 B
• Introduced the innovative Viking Longship series with 6 new ships
• Total fleet reach 28 vessels
Operating fleet climbs to 61 vessels
1997 2000 2004 2009 2012 2014 2017 2016
VIKING HAS GROWN TO BE THE WORLD’S LEADING RIVER CRUISE LINE
IN 2015 WE INTRODUCED VIKING OCEAN AND THE 930-PASSENGER VIKING STAR
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES |
We are growing the Ocean business successfully
• We continue to grow Viking Ocean
• We maintain high occupancy, with 2018 bookings ahead of 2017
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238,524
592,410
1,054,620
1,531,710
2015
238,524
2016
592,410
1,531,710
2017F
1,054,620 +5.4x
2018P
Capacity
Passenger Cruise Days
IN OCEAN, WE HAVE SEVEN MORE OCEAN SHIPS TO COME
Viking Sun - 2017
Viking V - 2018
Viking VI - 2019
Viking VII - 2021
Viking VIII - 2022
Viking IX - 2023
Viking X - 2024
WE ENTERED INTO THE BUSINESS WITH THE PROMISE TO RE-INVENT OCEAN
CRUISING
The destination is the key to the experience
A serene small ship designed for comfort and great value
The Thinking Person’s Cruise with a focus on enrichment
..…and we achieved it
TRAVEL & LEISURE WINNERS 2016 & 2017
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES |
How is Viking different to other brands? The Viking Way
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AT VIKING, WE HAVE A CLEAR VISION AND CLEAR VALUES
VISION
“We help our guests explore the world in
comfort at a reasonable price.”
- Torstein Hagen –
Chairman and Owner of Viking
VALUES
• We always impress our Guests
• We care for each other like a family
• We strive to be the Best
WE LIKE TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY: “THE VIKING WAY”
VIKING STANDS APART BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE THINGS WE DO NOT DO
• No casino
• No children under 18
• No umbrella drinks
• No photographers
• No art auctions
• No formal nights
• No smoking
• No charge for beer and wine
• No charge for alternative restaurants
• No charge for Wi-Fi (unlimited)
• For Viking Ocean
- No charges for use of laundry
- No charge for use of spa
- No sales pressure in the spa
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES |
Who are Viking Guests? ….and do they like us?
WHO ARE OUR GUESTS Affluent 55yrs+, American interested in culture
Our strength is that we know our guests and what they seek!
• 55 Years + English-speaking, Well educated, Interested in history, culture, and music, Curious and active, Affluent: paying perhaps 4 times per day than a guest of a mass- market operator
AND OUR PASSENGERS
LOVE THE EXPERIENCE
98% of our guests rated their cruise
on Viking Ocean above or far above expectations
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76.6% 76.1% 75.9% 75.6% 74.5% 71.4% 69.7% 69.2% 66.7%
WE ARE THE MOST
LOVED CRUISE LINE
AND THE MOST AWARDED Best Ocean Cruise Line
THE #1 CHOICE OF CRUISERS Rated best in 10 Cruise Critic categories by reviewers (Ship Size: 400 – 1,199 passengers)
#1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #1 #2 NA Best Overall
Cruise Value Cabins Service Dining Shore
Excursions Public Spaces
Entertainment Fitness & Recreation
First Timers
Embarkation Families
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#1
Viking Sea Viking Star Viking Star Viking Sea Viking Star Viking Sea Viking Sea Viking Sea Viking Sea Viking Star Pacific Princess Disney Magic
#2
Viking Star Viking Sea Viking Sea Viking Star Viking Sea Viking Star Viking Star Pacific Princess Viking Star Norwegian Jade Viking Star Disney Dream
#3
Pacific Princess Pacific Princess Seven Seas Explorer Azamara Quest Pacific Princess Pacific Princess Seven Seas Explorer Viking Star Seven Seas Explorer Celebrity Solstice Viking Sea Disney Fantasy
#4
Crystal Symphony Azamara Quest Silver Spirit Pacific Princess Oceania Insignia Fathom Adonia Silver Spirit Crystal Serenity Crystal Serenity Celebrity Reflection Prinsendam Norwegian Dawn
#5
Seven Seas Explorer Silver Spirit Pacific Princess Crystal Symphony Seven Seas Explorer Silver Spirit Azamara Journey Crystal Symphony Silver Spirit Disney Dream Azamara Quest Disney Wander
#6
Azamara Journey Crystal Symphony Fathom Adonia Prinsendam Oceania Nautica Crystal Symphony Fathom Adonia Azamara Quest Azamara Quest Allure of the Seas Seven Seas Explorer Allure of the Seas
#7
Silver Spirit Prinsendam Crystal Serenity Azamara Journey Crystal Symphony Seven Seas Explorer Azamara Quest Oceania Regatta Oceania Regatta Explorer of the Seas Crystal Symphony Carnival Price
#8
Crystal Serenity Silver Spirit Seven Seas Voyager Oceania Nautica Oceania Sirena Crystal Serenity Pacific Princess Prinsendam Oceania Nautica Fathom Adonia Norwegian Escape Carnival Splendor
#9
Azamara Quest Azamara Journey Seven Seas Navigator Oceania Insignia Oceania Insignia Azamara Journey Oceania Regatta Seven Seas Explorer Azamara Journey Brilliance of the Seas Azamara Journey Carnival Vista
#10
Oceania Nautica Seven Seas Explorer Crystal Symphony Seven Seas Explorer Azamara Quest Prinsendam Oceania Nautica Silver Spirit Oceania Sirena Norwegian Jewel Oceania Sirena Harmony of the Seas
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES |
“Vikingene kommer!!” …..The Vikings are coming!!!
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“Vikingene kommer”
• Two core itineraries • Visiting 11 ports in Australia
Komodo & the Australian Coast, 16nts Australia & New Zealand, 14nts
Days in Australian ports
• 4 new Australian port calls in 2019 • Two different vessels calling in Australia • One home ported in Sydney • Growing presence……..
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46
20
36
60
2018 2021 2020 2019
Booked Days
Projected days
VIKING OCEAN CRUISES |
Delivering the destination …..what does the destination get out of this?
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Shorex Uptake (%)
3040 45
110
Viking Mainstream Luxury Premium
The huge participation in shore excursions means Viking has (potentially) the same economical benefit as a 3,400 guest mainstream ship
Why are our numbers so high?
• One included shore excursion in each destination
Brisbane’s Art & Design The Gold Coast Lone Pine Koalas
Mt Tamborine Brisbane Cruise Australia Zoo
Regional Australia
What do our Guests expect?
• A small ship feel - Never more than 150 guests disembarking or embarking at the same time
• Excellent Guides - Well spoken, knowledgeable, able to converse with the guests
• Great infrastructure - Good transportation, dining venues and restrooms
• To feel comfortable - Good branding
- Fully escorted by ship’s staff
- A warm welcome ‘home’
How do we meet expectations?
• “Train hard, fight easy” - We conduct guide training in many of our destinations.
- The aim is to achieve standardisation of product, not to stifle individual guide personalities
- On board service training syllabus is also covered
How do we meet expectations?
• Prepare the guests - Port talk before every destination
- A little history, essentials facts and shore excursions
How do we meet expectations?
• Use all available technology
How do we meet expectations?
• Common look, everywhere we go
• A game called “By The Numbers”
• Something we do at the sales meetings
• I show a number and you try to guess what it is
Now…Before We Finish
river ships in the fleet
61
hours to build
Viking Star
1,800,000
17’920 4’122 8’468 eggs cracked
a week Complimentary tea cups a day
liters of water in infinity pool
million dollars spent to build Viking Star
350
individual shore excursions that take
place during a
full day call
1,023
Different ports we visit in Australia
15
number of casinos on board
0
Viking Cruises - A Different Approach -
September 2017