Who owns Viking?
Viking is owned by Viking Holdings Ltd (Bermuda, NYSE: VIK).[1]
Evidence: Viking Holdings Ltd Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Viking Holdings Ltd verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇲 Bermuda, Pembroke
- Origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Founded
- 1997
- Category
- Travel & transport › Cruise lines
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: VIK
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Viking
Viking is the cruise brand of Viking Holdings Ltd, founded in 1997 with four river vessels according to the FY2025 20-F. It now sells river, ocean and expedition cruises on all seven continents with a fleet of 103 ships; the filing lists Viking River Cruises AG and Viking Cruises Switzerland AG among group entities.
Ownership timeline of Viking
Where Viking sits in Viking
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in cruise lines, and who owns them
The 26 brands in cruise lines on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Carnival, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Line | Carnival | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Crystal | A&K Travel Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| American Cruise Lines | American Cruise Lines | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aurora Expeditions | Aurora Expeditions | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Celestyal Cruises | Celestyal | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Disney Cruise Line | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Heritage Expeditions | Heritage Expeditions | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
About the owner: Viking
Viking is a publicly listed company headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: VIK.
Viking Holdings Ltd is a Bermuda company whose 20-F gives its principal executive office as 94 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, with its contact person in Woodland Hills, California. The FY2025 20-F says Viking was founded in 1997 with four river vessels and now has a fleet of 103 ships across river, ocean and expedition cruising. Torstein Hagen has been chairman and chief executive since 1997, and its IPO closed on 3 May 2024.
🇨🇭 Viking and other Swiss brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 114 brands that began in Switzerland. 33 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Viking among them.
- BLS — BLS 🇨🇭
- Edelweiss — Lufthansa Group 🇩🇪
- Hupac — Hupac 🇨🇭
- Jungfrau Railways — Jungfraubahn Holding 🇨🇭
- Kuehne+Nagel — Kuehne+Nagel 🇨🇭
- MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company — MSC Group 🇨🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Viking?
The parent company of Viking is Viking Holdings Ltd, a publicly listed company headquartered in Bermuda.
Is Viking Swiss or Bermudian?
Viking originated in Switzerland in 1997, but it is owned today by Viking Holdings Ltd, which is headquartered in Bermuda. So Viking is a Swiss-origin brand under Bermudian ownership.
Is Viking still owned by Viking Holdings Ltd?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Viking is still owned by Viking Holdings Ltd. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Viking Holdings Ltd Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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