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Viking Nerthus vs Viking Skaga

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Viking Nerthus is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 168 passengers. Viking Skaga is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 168 passengers, in service since 2022. Viking Nerthus 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.

Viking NerthusViking Skaga
Cruise line Viking River Cruises Viking River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2022
Gross tonnage — 5,000
Passengers 168 168
Crew 46 48
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.7 3.5 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier — 29.8
Decks — 4
Length — 410 ft
Beam — 39 ft
Speed — 17 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 10 / 10
Cruises on sale 3 2
Upcoming sailings 105 87
Cruise lengths 7 to 14 nights 7 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $2,799 $2,799

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Viking Nerthus has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Viking Skaga: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Viking Skaga: 7.0
  • Cultural Viking Skaga: 8.0
  • Dining Viking Skaga: 6.0
  • Entertainment Viking Skaga: 5.0
  • Family friendly Viking Skaga: 2.0
  • Party Viking Skaga: 2.0
  • Romantic Viking Skaga: 7.0
  • Spa & fitness Viking Skaga: 5.0
  • Staterooms Viking Skaga: 6.0

Viking River Cruises

Viking Skaga

Viking Skaga carries 168 passengers — fewer than the usual complement of 190 guests on most Viking Longships — on one-week cruises from Paris to the heart of Normandy, including World War II memorials.

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