Name and Homeport
The name Viking XPRS was originally only a concept name for the new ship. A naming competition was held on Viking Line websites in May and June 2007, which resulted in over 16.000 name proposals. The concept name Viking XPRS was suggested by many entrants to the competition, and in the end it was chosen as the ship's final name due to it already being well known by the public. The naming ceremony took place on 14 September 2007.
The ship was originally planned to be registered in Finland, with Mariehamn painted on the hull as the homeport when the ship was floated out of drydock. Due to difficulties in negotiations with the Finnish Seamen's Union and the generally higher personnel expenses under Finnish flag, the company decided to move the ship under Swedish flag in January 2008. In March 2008 Norrtälje in Sweden was revealed as the port of registry.
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