Company Profile
Viking Cruises
Company Overview
Viking Cruises offers both river cruises and ocean cruises through two product lines. The company will soon the launch the second new small-ship, The Sea to its ocean cruising division, scheduled to begin her maiden season in early spring of 2016, joining The Star, both featuring Baltic and Mediterranean itineraries. In 2017, both ships will be joined by a third equally elegant sister ship, The Sky.
Viking Cruises continues the Viking tradition of exploration along the world's great waterways. The Board of Directors includes prominent investors and financial leaders with impressive credentials in cruising and shipping, and the company is led by Chairman Torstein Hagen, a native of Norway and one of the original founders of the company.
EXPLORING THE WORLD IN COMFORT®
Company History
A global corporation headquartered in the United States with main operational headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, the company was established in 1997 by a Scandinavian and Dutch consortium led by Torstein Hagen. Initially the company purchased four Russian ships and provided a Russian river-cruise product to Europeans. The following year the company purchased additional ships and continued to cater to the European market. In 2000, the company expanded into the American market, establishing U.S. headquarters as Viking River Cruises in Los Angeles, California. Through rapid expansion, the purchase of KD River Cruise lines, and unprecedented new builds, the river cruise division grew to be the world's largest river cruise line, and currently offers cruises along the rivers of Europe, Russia, China, Southeast Asia and Egypt.
Benefits
? Highly competitive salary
4-6 weeks of paid training
Matching 401K up to $4000 per year
Excellent Medical Benefits, choice of HMO, PPO
Dental Benefits, choice of HMO or PPO
Vision benefits via VSP
Discounted theater, theme parks and movie tickets, cellular rates, gym memberships, paid parking, etc.
Travel and cruise rewards – employees who complete a minimum of 6 months service are eligible for a free cruise
and discounted rates on future Viking River Cruises.