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Luminara vs Viking Octantis

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

Luminara

Cruises
56
From
$7,500

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Luminara is a small The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection ship carrying 452 passengers. Viking Octantis is a small Viking Ocean Cruises ship carrying 378 passengers, in service since 2022. Luminara has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

On the figures we hold, neither ship leads the other by a clear margin, so let the itinerary and the fare decide.

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

LuminaraViking Octantis
Cruise line The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Viking Ocean Cruises
Ship size Small Small
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2022
Gross tonnage — 30,150
Passengers 452 378
Crew — 260
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better — 1.5
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier — 79.8
Cabins — 189
Decks — 7
Length — 665 ft
Beam — 79 ft
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 10 / 10
Cruises on sale 56 36
Upcoming sailings 58 112
Cruise lengths 5 to 16 nights 7 to 80 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $7,500 (better) $7,799

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Luminara has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Viking Octantis: 10.0
  • Adventure & nature Viking Octantis: 10.0
  • Cultural Viking Octantis: 5.0
  • Dining Viking Octantis: 7.0
  • Entertainment Viking Octantis: 7.0
  • Family friendly Viking Octantis: 1.0
  • Party Viking Octantis: 5.0
  • Romantic Viking Octantis: 7.0
  • Spa & fitness Viking Octantis: 10.0
  • Staterooms Viking Octantis: 8.0

Viking Ocean Cruises

Viking Octantis

Viking Octantis is the first expedition cruise ship to be introduced by Viking Cruises under the banner of its new Viking Expeditions brand. Given Viking's stellar fleet of midsize ocean ships, this new entry into the cruise market promises a new way for adventure travelers to explore the world.

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36 cruises on sale, from $7,799.

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