About Viking Fontane

The Viking Fontane started sailing in 1991 . Former names: none. The Viking Fontane is registered in Switzerland. The Viking Fontane has 56 cabins. 14 percent of the staterooms on board have balconies.

You can expect between 112 to 112 passengers on a typical sailing. This means that at the higher number (usually peak and holiday sailings) Viking Fontane has a space ratio of 28.6 . (A space ratio less than 33 means that you may find the ship crowded in areas. A space ratio greater than 39 means that there should be plenty of space for each passenger.) When this ship isn't sailing at capacity the space ratio can be as good as 28.6.

The Viking Fontane has 28 crew members on board. There are 4 passengers for every crew member on board. There are no self serve laundromats on this cruise ship.

There are 2 decks on this ship. The highest deck number is 2. The number of decks with passenger cabins is 2.

The following ships share the same class as this ship. This means the basic design and layout of the ship is the same. For the most part the cabins will be identical among these ships, but may be decorated differently.
1991 - Viking Fontane
1991 - Viking Schumann

There are 0 special needs cabins on this ship. These cabins have been modified for accessibility purposes.


The ship last drydock was in 2010.

Most modern cruise ships need to be dry docked for inspection, maintenance and class surveys every five years and once they reach 15 years of age they need to be dry docked at least twice within a five-year period. Dry docks typically last up to 14 days at a cost of up to $2 million per day and involve regular maintenance including hull cleaning, exterior painting of the structure, inspection of pipes, restoration of exterior deck flooring, and installation of enhanced HVAC filter systems