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Island Princess

 

Island Venture - Island Princess - Hyundai Pungak - Discovery

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Princess Cruises ship Island Princess.

 

Island Princess was one of two sisters completed in 1971 for Flagship Cruises as Sea Venture and Island Venture. Flagship Cruises was a Norwegian company set up by established lines Lorentzen, Fearnley & Eger etc. They were sold to P&O, for their recently acquired Princess subsidiary, in 1974. Flagship Cruises then bought the Kungsholm, which was also, in turn, sold to P&O. Island Venture was renamed Island Princess in the Princess fleet, and served with them from 1974-2000. She was then sold to Korean interests as the Hyundai Pungak. In 2003 she was acquired by UK-based Voyages of Discovery, who renamed her Discovery.

 

 

Ship Names on this Page:-

Island Venture - Flagship Cruises: 1971-1974

Island Princess - Princess Cruises: 1974-2000

Hyundai Pungak - Hyundai Cruises: 2000-2003

Discovery - Voyages of Discovery: 2003-

 

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Island Venture

(Flagship Cruises: 1971-1974)

 

 

Flagship Cruises official card of Island Venture.

Scan: Rogerio Gouveia

 

 

 

 

 

Island Princess

(Princess Cruises: 1974-2000)

 

Additional Princess postcards will be added

 

 

An early Princess card of Island Princess.

 

 

A later card of Island Princess, issued immediately prior to the arrival of Grand Class ships.

 

 

A later Island Princess card, maybe the last since issued.

 

 

Simplon Postcards release sc2083 of Island Princess, issued September 1996

Photo: © Tony Davis, Gibraltar, September 1995.

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Pungak

(2000-2003)

 

Island Princess was sold in 2000 and became the Hyundai Pungak. This photograph of Hyundai Pungak was taken by Ken Muyayama at Pusan on 4th July 2001. There were no postcards available on board when he travelled on the ship in March 2001.

 

 

Photograph of Hyundai Pungak.

Photo: © Ken Muyayama.

 

 

A souvenir business card case showing Hyundai Pungak.

Scan: Ken Muyayama.

 

 

Photograph of Hyundai Pungak.

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Discovery

(Voyages of Discovery: 2003- )

 

Voyages of Discovery have been offering cruises on other ships since 1984, but in 2003 they had their first exclusive ship, the Discovery, previously Princess Cruises' Island Princess. Voyages of Discovery have offered an interesting programme of UK-based cruises in their first season, similar to those offered by Fred Olsen, Saga Cruises and P&O.

 

 

Advertising postcard of Discovery.

 

 

Enlarged image of Discovery from the postcard above.

 

 

A later official postcard of Discovery.

This appears to use the same ship images as the card above, overlaid on a new background and sky.

 

 

Harold Jordan's Chantry Classics postcard of Discovery.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, July 2003.

 

 

Ramsey postcard 135 of Discovery.

 

 

Reto Raeth postcard of Discovery.

 

 

 

 

Discovery, arriving at Harwich

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 27th July 2003

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Discovery, arriving at Harwich

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 27th July 2003

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Discovery, arriving at Harwich

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 27th July 2003

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Discovery leaving Harwich

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 31st May 2008

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Discovery leaving Harwich

Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 31st May 2008

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