VIKING SUN joins new Chinese company in 2021

[Heidi13]

1 hour ago, Cruise Wonderland said:

Viking Sun is officially renamed as "Zhao Shang Yi Dun".

Flag changes from Norway to China.

 

For the meaning of her name in Chinese,

"Zhao Shang" = China Merchants Group, which is her owner

"Yi Dun" = the Chinese translation of "Aden" (pronouncing similarly), name of a steamship in the 19th century sailing in China.

 

 

Related news from Chinese media:

http://www.eworldship.com/html/2021/OperatingShip_0426/170375.html

I google-translated it as below:

 

 

Thanks for posting the update.

 

Are you able to see the new name posted on the AIS, as I still see the old name.

[Cruise Wonderland]

30 minutes ago, Heidi13 said:

Are you able to see the new name posted on the AIS, as I still see the old name.

 

Currently I only see FleetMon shows her new name.

 

https://www.fleetmon.com/vessels/zhao-shang-yi-dun_9725433_12290060/

[Jim Avery]

An update in this link.  Scroll down and click on itineraries.  Very interesting.

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Zhao-Shang-Yi-Dun-Viking-Sun-975

[Heidi13]

36 minutes ago, Jim Avery said:

An update in this link.  Scroll down and click on itineraries.  Very interesting.

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Zhao-Shang-Yi-Dun-Viking-Sun-975

 

Really very interesting. I imagine they have copied the Viking Sun's original cruises, before she transferred to the JV.

 

Distance is over 10K nm, so even at 17 kts it is almost 25 days. They would need to depart within the next couple of days. Not sure that Norway is accepting cruise ships at this time, so yet another instance of cruisemapper posting erroneous information.

[Cruise Wonderland]

7 hours ago, Jim Avery said:

An update in this link.  Scroll down and click on itineraries.  Very interesting.

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Zhao-Shang-Yi-Dun-Viking-Sun-975

 

These are just the original Viking Sun voyages which haven't been deleted yet. Definitely not for the new Chinese company, since the new owner already mentions that the vessel will be used for Chinese coastal cruises or only sail to nearby Asia countries.