Construction
Viking XPRS was built at Aker Finnyards' Helsinki New Shipyard. The original delivery date of the ship was set for January 2008, but due to numerous delays the delivery of the ship was pushed back until 28 April 2008. Reasons for the delays include slower-than-planned furnishing works and faults in one of the Rolls-Royce-manufactured propellers. Due to the propeller fault the ship sailed for dry docking at Aker Finnyards' Rauma shipyard on 8 April 2008 where the propeller was changed. The ship was eventually delivered to Viking Line on 21 April 2008.
During the northern hemisphere spring of 2009, parts of the ship's rear outer decks areas were rebuilt into an indoor dance bar. All conversion work was carried out while the ship remained in normal service. Originally the Red Rose bar in the front of the ship was projected to be a dance restaurant, but in practice it was filled with diners eating food purchased from the ship's cafeteria. With the addition of the dance bar Viking Line hoped to attract more cruise passengers that sailed with the ships of competing Tallink and Eckerö Line. The reconstruction was completed by 1 May 2009.
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