Tour inside Viking Octantis during Great Lakes cruise

Originally streamed live at mlive
MLive.com reporter Edward Pevos tours the Viking Octantis during a stop at the dock in downtown Detroit Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
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[@Monte721]

Cool tour, but I couldn’t be the only one that was super annoyed by the commentator; “600 foot ship it’s so huge but not really as big as a regular cruise” “can’t believe people from texas would be here”, “ what’s the name of this ship again?”, “Trono”, yadayadayada

[@JimmyKraktov]

Personality of an ashtray.

[@leehanna4929]

Very unprofessional on the commentator’s part. Should have had facts and figures down pat. Also needs to invest in a steady camera

[@gus473]

Probably has a real future in commercial TV, and it's easy to believe he's "been on LOTS of cruises." Wow. 🐰🎪🤦🏻‍♂️

[@danielstrother2494]

The was he asked those people where they were from in the beginning, needs a little polishing as well. 😂

[@Dana_Danarosana]

Beautiful!! I just watched her go under the Aerial Lift Bridge here in Duluth from my 9th floor office window a few minutes ago (headed for Bayfield, WI).

[@MarkHuotari-lb5ov]

Same

[@wudip6306]

I'm so excited for this. I live in one of the CDN port cities and it's about time they put these ships on the Great lakes!!!!!

[@Mark-oy1wv]

The guests on the ship were looking like…please just leave us alone sir😂

[@eddiemunsterthecat]

Very unprofessional commentator. The ship’s name is not that hard, do your research before you go on your PR tour - the Viking website has a ton of useful information- the other photographers running around and in front of were very distracting. Granted it seems this was a very short visit allowed by Viking to local “news” media, a better job could’ve been done by all involved in this video tour.

[@coolbreeze253]

Decor is quite similar to their ocean ships. I've sailed on Viking Star and Viking Sky but I'll probably skip this, having lived in a northwest Chicago suburb and traveled for work throughout the region, including Toronto, Detroit and Milwaukee. I hope they're successful on the Great Lakes as their ocean cruises are excellent.

[@TylerShacklefordDurden]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess the "$6,000 dollar a night" cruise thing was horrifically inaccurate?

[@bmearszumbagold]

I think it starts at $6,000 for 8 nights. Not each night. Still pretty costly for a Great Lake tour

[@erics607]

It's approximately $6,000 per person for 8 nights. A few others are around $6,500 per person for an 8 night cruise. It's approximately $700 - $950 a night per person. Unlike the ocean cruises, a lot of the excursions are included with these cruises, especially in Antarctica.

[@TylerShacklefordDurden]

Ah ok thanks, that's a lot less ridiculous sounding.

[@lauraaustin3812]

Great video. Watched the Viking Octantis sail under the Bluewater bridge last night. Beautiful.

[@JoeSemary]

You did zero homework prior

[@markhuotari3909]

That ship came to Duluth Minnesota today

[@t6hwwp194]

Horrible narration by reporter.

[@TravelWithKabirCD]

Awesome ship. Also, quick note at 2:06 you said that Anthem of the Seas is about 1000 people, it's actually more like 4905 people. Octantis is relatively small, at about 30,000 GT, compared to Anthem of the Seas 168,666 GT.

[@adria89]

Detroit needs to spruce up the dock area.

[@joergenkarljohanssoniii3848]

That dock area is mainly for "shipping ships" i guess you would say. The other docks are not large enough to compensate for such a large ship. It needs to dock with the freighters

[@adria89]

@@joergenkarljohanssoniii3848 It still leaves a bad impression when someone's view of Detroit is that dock. Detroit wants more visitors but that view isn't going to entice people to come explore the city.

[@Mark-oy1wv]

Yes, you are correct. I read in the local newspaper that these ships could actually dock downtown but it’s at the Captain’s discretion. Some ship Captains don’t feel comfortable with the size of the dock that is actually in downtown Detroit. City officials are starting realize the potential of even more cruise lines coming if they expand the downtown dock to be more conducive to take on bigger ships as this one. But I agree with you…the doc this ship is using to doc at is not at all inviting for people to want to even depart the ship🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ericwilliams6417]

I'm surprised that they don't have a stop in Chicago which is the biggest city on the Great Lakes

[@johnslayton20]

Looks like a boomer cruise. More power to them. Saw it sail into MKE yesterday

[@danielstrother2494]

Yeah not for me. Not trying to pay 6k to chill at a fancy nursing home. 😂

[@Eremon64]

I think it's Toronto you're talking about and not Torana.

[@ssap9894]

People from Toronto say "Toron-NO"

[@TripReviews]

A lot of us here just around Toronto pronounce it Taronna. Soft a after the first t. Probably laziness or a dislike for the big city.

[@jimmymac63]

Did you say 6 grand per night? 16:39 time stamp.

[@MrFatkevin]

Pt. Pelee is pronounced peel-ee... not pelly.

[@cloud9extendedstay245]

She wanted to get you off like 30 minutes ago...lol

[@georgeparowski1420]

Is one allowed to get off and on the ship on at your ports of call.

[@dennybarlau8065]

This guy is a joke. He forgot Duluth

[@JoeSemary]

Zero research post, repetitive narrative. Discount cruise to you?

[@ledebuhr1]

Is the reason that these cruises cost so much is because there is not a lot of options for Great Lakes cruises?

[@KStraith]

FFS - stop saying "six hundred foot ship" followed by the words huge or gigantic. This is a lovely ship, but it's literally 1/7th the size of the big ships. It's bigger than a yacht. Let's move on.

[@jonathanellsworth21]

The reason that’s important is because the only other cruise ships to enter the Great Lakes were maybe 200-300 feet at most. Is she small in context of ships worldwide? Yeah. Is she huge in proper context? Also yes

[@firstsgt279]

Though this Ship at 30K Gton is 50% larger then Love Boat size Ships of the 1970-90. My Kids love the 230K GT Ships but I'll stick with the 70-90K GT while they are still around. Travel SOLO and for price of 8 Days on Viking Octantis I can do 60 nites on Royal Caribbean and in a Balcony Cabin.

[@hochutiem2678]

@21:04 I don't see a casino on the board. Not going to go on this cruise for sure.

[@juhy8306]

Lol. Garbage

[@jeanzinger9693]

The casinos would welcome passengers with their open wallets!!!Buon voyage.

[@stubito6526]

Great ship docked in a dump of a port. Detroit sucks.

[@Mark-oy1wv]

TIME Magazine just put Detroit on the top 50 greatest places in the world list, so evidently there are things going on that are making Detroit a more attractive destination

[@Mark-oy1wv]

@@LoveMokes Detroit went into bankruptcy back in 2013 if that’s what you call “not too long ago.” And I must admit there are neighborhoods that I definitely avoid but that’s also the case when I’m in L.A., Chicago, Miami and New York City. I live in suburban Detroit and besides the bad weather sometimes, I love it. You may be surprised to find out that crime and killings are taking place in every major city in the USA. Let me know when you find your paradise

[@lalida6432]

The tour guide has no personality.

[@trafficjon400]

600 Feet and Built perfect for a crues on the Great lakes. they built a Ship looking beautiful and design looks just right. 5,995,00 FOR 8 DAYS WITH LUXURY FITS WELL. Titanic was actually a bit smaller so this is a Ocean Ship Ready for any where around the world. though Could it be also Built for Shallow waters is to be seen. Though a Fresh Water ship will not Rust out ? a slight difference in how salt water and fresh water behaves would be an interesting story. and air water pockets are they the same with fresh or salt water. So much detail Legal Documentation and Science they must have done to make this Possible. Docking and the Vikings Hibernation when the ice freezes Over for Winter . This Ship it Seems will Last Longer Than Any Other Ship In The World. 🛳🛷🗻🗻❄⛄🌌🪴🌃✨🌬🌬🌿🍂🌳🌱🌷🌹🌻👍✌