Fincantieri launches VIKING LIBRA, the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship

CruiseThe VIKING LIBRA, a new cruise ship under construction for Viking, was launched at the Ancona shipyard. The vessel is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2026.

With a gross tonnage of approximately 54,300, a length of 239 metres, and the capacity to accommodate up to 998 passengers in 499 staterooms, VIKING LIBRA will be the world’s first cruise ship powered by hydrogen and will have a propulsion system based partially on liquefied hydrogen and fuel cells.

The collaboration between Fincantieri and Viking, which began in 2012, continues to be a strong partnership in the cruise sector. Considering the ships already ordered, the contracts signed and the options agreed in recent months, whose effectiveness remains subject to the usual financing conditions required by the market, the overall portfolio between the two groups now reaches 26 units.

mar 20 2026