AIDA Cruises and Viking have unveiled more cruises in Europe for the summer of 2021.

Viking said that it will restart operations in the Mediterranean with new voyages for vaccinated guests beginning this summer. 

"Offered as part of Viking’s Welcome Back collection, Viking Venus and Viking Sea will homeport in the Maltese capital city of Valletta—a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site—and sail two different 11-day roundtrip itineraries in the Mediterranean,’ the company said in a statement. 

Viking also said it is adding more sailing dates this summer for its Welcome Back voyages around Iceland and Bermuda due to strong demand.

Guests on the Malta & Adriatic Jewels itinerary will overnight in Valletta and then sail to Montenegro and Croatia, calling in Kotor, Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar and Šibenik, before returning to the Maltese archipelago, with a stop in Gozo and finally back to Valletta. 

Guests on the Malta & Greek Isles Discovery itinerary will also overnight in Valletta and then sail to Greece, calling in Kalamata, Athens, Santorini, Rhodes and Souda Bay, before returning to Valletta. 

Viking Venus and Viking Sea will sail the itineraries between July and early October 2021.

Meanwhile AIDA Cruises in Germany said it will start short cruises from the German port of Kiel on 22 May. The company said it would publish more details about its plans in the near future. TUI Cruises is also reported to be planning resumption of cruises from German ports in the near future.