"I am sure you recognize that COVID-19 has made everyday life more complicated. On March 11, we were the first cruise line to announce a temporary suspension of operations through April 30, 2020. In the time since that announcement, many of you have expressed concern for our crew, and I want to reassure you that we are taking good care of them. We are using this period of non-operation as a time for additional training and initiatives to ensure we have the safest and healthiest fleet in the industry. As a private company, we do not have to worry about quarterly profit expectations – and that flexibility allows us the ability to do what is best for our guests and our employees," " Hagen said.

Building on this, the company agreed to extend the temporary suspension of operations until June 30th, 2020.

The line provides a Future Cruise Voucher valued at 125 per cent of all Viking monies charged.

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