Mohamed El Banna, founder of Cosmos Egypt and a member of the Egyptian Senate, served as the ceremonial godfather of the Viking Sobek. The Viking Hathor and the Viking Sobek are identical sister ships ...
The mission’s name, devised by Lauretta, felt apt. Osiris is the Egyptian god of agriculture and the underworld—a representative of life and death, just like asteroids often are to us. Now, Lockheed ...
Viking Hathor and Viking Sobek were named in Luxor, Egypt, on November 5. The ceremony took place at Viking's docking location in Luxor and was followed by a dinner inside Karnak Temple.
Two dignitaries served as ceremonial godfathers. Edward Herbert, who named the Viking Hathor, is the great-great-grandson of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, who financed the expedition that discovered the ...
Viking has held a naming ceremony for its two newest Nile river ships in Luxor, Egypt. The ceremony for Viking Hathor and Viking Sobek took place at Viking’s exclusive docking location, followed by a ...
as well as scenes of daily life in Egypt of the period. With kind permission, the Carnarvons have allowed Viking to share this private collection for guests sailing on board the Viking Osiris and ...
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists consider the chance extremely small.