Travel age restrictions apply and differ depending on route, type of trip and departure time.
Minimum age limits
One-way travel
As a general rule, the minimum age limit for route traffic on Viking Line ships is 16 years. An exception is route traffic with Birka Gotland, where the minimum age limit is 20 years on all days and on all sailings.
Children under 16 years of age are only allowed to travel in route traffic with the written permission of their parent or guardian. The permission can be verified from home, e.g., by telephone.
Children under 16 years of age must not travel alone on the Helsinki–Tallinn route, however. Children must be accompanied by a person aged at least 18 years. The child and the person travelling with them must come to the check-in together and embark at the same time.
Cruises and hotel packages
The traveller shall always be able to prove their age with a valid identity document. A traveller who is younger than the minimum age limit required for a cruise has the right to travel with their parent, guardian (also stepmother/stepfather), grandparent and siblings of their parents (i.e., an aunt or uncle). The siblings of parents cannot, however, be responsible for a single person who is younger than the given minimum age limit on Birka Gotland journeys. If the traveller is unable to verify their age, Viking Line has the right to prevent their entry to the ship.
When own parents (mother/father), guardian (also stepmother/stepfather) or grandparents are travelling with an underage traveller, a total of three friends of the child may travel together with the family. On Birka Gotland journeys, however, a maximum of one friend per child is allowed, with a maximum of three accompanying friends permitted in all. The friends of the child travelling without their guardian must have a valid identity document with them.
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Cruises from Stockholm
 Minimum age limit Cruises to Helsinki 20 years, daily Cruises to Turku 20 years, daily Offshore cruises 20 years, daily Cruises on Birka Gotland 20 years, daily -
Cruises from Helsinki
 Minimum age limit Cruises to Stockholm and Mariehamn 20 years, daily Cruises to Tallinn 18 years, daily Offshore cruises 18 years, daily Seasonal Cruises 20 years, daily -
Cruises from Turku
 Minimum age limit Cruises to Stockholm 20 years, daily Offshore cruises 20 years, daily -
Cruises from Tallinn
 Minimum age limit Cruises to Helsinki 16 years, daily Cruises to Stockholm 20 years, daily Cruises to Mariehamn 20 years, daily Offshore cruises 18 years, daily -
Cruises from Åland
 Minimum age limit Cruises to Stockholm and Helsinki 20 years, daily Cruises to Turku 20 years, daily Offshore cruises 20 years, daily Seasonal Cruises 20 years, daily -
Travel with hotel accommodation
 Minimum age limit Hotel packages 18 years, daily
Minimum age limits on board
The nightclubs on board Viking Line ships are only suited to adults in the evening. In the daytime and earlier in the evening, all children and young people are welcome to the nightclub.
The minimum age limits in the nightclubs and dance floors on board Viking Line ships vary according to the route as follows:
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Stockholm–Åland–Helsinki v.v.
- 18 years from 23.00 (Finnish time) on the dance floor and in the nightclub.
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Stockholm–Åland–Turku v.v.
- 18 years from 00.00 (Finnish time) on the dance floor and in the nightclub.
- Additionally, on Viking Grace/Deck 10, Club Vogue: Fri–Sat 18 years from 21.00 (Finnish time).
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Helsinki–Tallinn v.v.
- 13 years from 22.00 (local time) on the dance floor and in the nightclub.
- 18 years from 00.00 (local time).
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Birka Gotland
- 18 years from 22.00 (Swedish time) on the dance floor and in the nightclub.
When there is a show or a star artist is performing in the nightclub for children and youths, children and young people are allowed to watch it with their parents. On board Viking Grace, attendance is permitted at Club Vogue on Deck 11, while on Viking Cinderella, it is permitted at Club Étage on Deck 9. After the show ends, everyone under 18 must leave the nightclub. Please note that this exception does not apply to artist performances on Birka Gotland journeys. The regulations also concern those under 18 with their guardian. The guardians are responsible for their underage children during the trip.