Draken Harald Hårfagre, the largest Viking longship built in modern times, will be visiting New York harbor from September 17 — 28. On September 17th, the Viking longship will sail past the Statue of Liberty around 11AM and arrive at North Cove Marina in Lower Manhattan at 11.30 AM where it will be welcomed with speeches, interviews and Nordic entertainment.
The ship will be open for deck tours at North Cove Marina at Brookfield Place between 11AM and 6PM on Sunday, September 18th through Thursday, September 22th, as well a on Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th. There will also be an exhibition about the building of the ship and the history behind the expedition in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place. Tickets for the tours $10 adults (age 18 and up) and $5 children (ages 6 to 17).
Draken Harald Hårfagre and her crew sailed from Haugesund, Norway this Spring, across the North Atlantic Ocean via the Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland to Newfoundland and into the St Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes the summer of 2016. The longship is 115′ long with a beam of 27′, displaces eighty tons, and sets thirty-two hundred square feet of sail. In their voyage, they encountered a wide range of weather and conditions including storms, icebergs, and high seas. Their remarkable journey demonstrates the capabilities of the Viking longboat to cross open oceans, as well as navigating rivers and inland seas.