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Viking Beyla vs Viking Helgrim

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Viking Beyla is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 98 passengers, in service since 2015. Viking Helgrim is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 106 passengers, in service since 2019. Viking Helgrim has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Viking Helgrim if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 2.9 passengers (vs 3.5).

Viking Beyla does not lead by a clear margin on any measure we track, so pick it for its itinerary or its dates.

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Specifications

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

Viking BeylaViking Helgrim
Cruise line Viking River Cruises Viking River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2015 2019 (better)
Gross tonnage 4,000 4,000
Passengers 98 106
Crew 28 36
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.5 2.9 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 40.8 (better) 37.7
Decks 2 4
Length 361 ft 262 ft
Beam 36 ft 37 ft
Speed 17 mph 17 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 4 —
Upcoming sailings 101 —
Cruise lengths 9 nights —
Fares fromlower highlighted $3,499 —

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Viking Helgrim has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Viking Beyla: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Viking Beyla: 5.0
  • Cultural Viking Beyla: 7.0
  • Dining Viking Beyla: 7.0
  • Entertainment Viking Beyla: 5.0
  • Family friendly Viking Beyla: 3.0
  • Party Viking Beyla: 3.0
  • Romantic Viking Beyla: 6.0
  • Spa & fitness Viking Beyla: 5.0
  • Staterooms Viking Beyla: 7.0

Viking River Cruises

Viking Helgrim

Launched in 2019 and built especially for Portugal’s Douro River, Viking Helgrim continues Viking River Cruises' tradition of destination-centric river cruises with an emphasis on cuisine and culture.

Questions

Viking Beyla or Viking Helgrim?

Which is bigger, Viking Beyla or Viking Helgrim?

They are the same size, 4,000 gross tons each. Viking Beyla carries 98 passengers and Viking Helgrim carries 106.

Which ship is newer, Viking Beyla or Viking Helgrim?

Viking Helgrim is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2019 against 2015 for Viking Beyla.

Which has more space per passenger?

Viking Beyla, with 40.8 gross tons per passenger against 37.7 on Viking Helgrim. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Viking Helgrim, with one crew member for every 2.9 passengers against one for every 3.5 on Viking Beyla.

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