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Royal Viking Star
 
 
Royal Viking Star was built for Royal Viking Line in 1972. Royal Viking Star was the first of three sisterships, the others being Royal Viking Sea (1973) and Royal Viking Sky (1973). Royal Viking Line were acquired by Kloster (NCL) in 1984, and initially retained their separate identity. Royal Viking Star became the Westward in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was then transferred to Royal Cruise Line in 1993 as the Star Odyssey. The Royal Viking Line name was sold to Cunard in 1994. Star Odyssey was sold to Fred. Olsen in 1996, becoming the Black Watch. In 2006 she will be joined in the Fred. Olsen fleet by the Boudicca, originally her sister ship Royal Viking Sky.
 
 
A Summary of the Sisterships' Names is Shown Below:-
Royal Viking Star - Westward - Star Odyssey - Black Watch
Royal Viking Sea - Royal Odyssey (2) - Norwegian Star - Crown - Crown Mare Nostrum - Albatros (2)
Royal Viking Sky - Sunward - Birka Queen (2) - Golden Princess (1) - Superstar Capricorn - Hyundai Keumgang - Superstar Capricorn - Grand Latino - Boadicea - Boudicca
 
Ship Names on This Page:-
Black Watch - Fred Olsen 1996-
Royal Viking Star - Royal Viking Line 1972-1990 - Company Postcards
Royal Viking Star - Royal Viking Line 1972-1990 - Comercial Postcards
Star Odyssey - Royal Cruise Line 1993-1996
Westward - Norwegian Cruise Line 1990-1993
 
Associated Pages:-
Fred. Olsen Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Royal Cruise Line
Royal Viking Line
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
 
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Royal Viking Star
(Royal Viking Line: 1972-1990)
 
 
Official Royal Viking Line Postcards
 
Royal Viking Star was built for Royal Viking Line in 1972. Royal Viking Line were acquired by Kloster (NCL) in 1984, and initially retained their separate identity. Royal Viking Star became the Westward in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was then transferred to Royal Cruise Line in 1993 as the Star Odyssey. The Royal Viking Line name was sold to Cunard in 1994. Star Odyssey was sold to Fred. Olsen in 1996, becoming the Black Watch.
 
Generic Royal Viking Line cards where the ship is not identified are also shown.
 
 
Official Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star as built.
 
 
 
Official Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star as built.
 
 
 
Official Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star as built.
 
 
 
Official Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star after lengthening.
 
 
 
Official oversized Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star after lengthening.
 
 
 
Official oversized Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star after lengthening.
 
 
 
Official oversized Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star after lengthening.
 
 
 
 
Official Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
 
 
 
Official Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
 
 
 
Official oversized Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
 
 
 
Official oversized Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Royal Viking Star
(Royal Viking Line: 1972-1990)
 
Commercial Postcards
 
Postcards where the exact ship is not identified are also shown.
 
 
Aune postcard of Royal Viking Star, as built.
The same image was also used on an official Royal Viking release.
 
 
 
Aune postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, as built.
 
 
 
Aune postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, as built.
 
 
 
Aune postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, as built.
 
 
 
Aune postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, as built.
 
 
Aune postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, at Bordeaux after lengthening.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Westward
(NCL: 1990-1993)
 
Royal Viking Star became the Westward in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was then transferred to Royal Cruise Line in 1993 as the Star Odyssey.
 
 
Official NCL oversized postcard of Westward.
 
 
 
Official NCL oversized postcard of Westward, plus enlarged image of the ship.
 
 
 
Official NCL oversized postcard of Westward.
 
 
 
Simplon Postcards issue sc2015, released May 1992, of Westward.
Photo: © Joan Draper, Bermuda, 1991.
 
 
 
Gulfstream oversized postcard LC310 of Westward at Key West.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Star Odyssey
(Royal Cruise Line: 1993-96)
 
Star Odyssey originally built as the Royal Viking Line cruise ship Royal Viking Star in 1972. Royal Viking Line were acquired by Kloster (NCL) in 1984, and initially retained their separate identity. Royal Viking Star became the Westward in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was then transferred to Royal Cruise Line in 1993 as the Star Odyssey. The Royal Viking Line name was sold to Cunard in 1994. Star Odyssey was sold to Fred. Olsen in 1996, becoming the Black Watch.
 
 
Official Royal Cruise Line fleet postcard of the Star Odyssey.
 
 
 
Official Royal Cruise Line fleet postcard (oversized) of the Star Odyssey.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Black Watch (3)
(Fred. Olsen: 1996- )
 
Black Watch was originally built as the Royal Viking Line cruise ship Royal Viking Star in 1972. Royal Viking Line were acquired by Kloster (NCL) in 1984, and initially retained their separate identity. Royal Viking Star became the Westward in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was then transferred to Royal Cruise Line in 1993 as the Star Odyssey. The Royal Viking Line name was sold to Cunard in 1994. Star Odyssey was sold to Fred. Olsen in 1996, becoming the Black Watch.
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
A mirror image of the Star Odyssey card above.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
Variations with and without logo.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
 
 
 
Official Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
 
 
 
 
Photograph of Black Watch in the North Sea Canal.
Photo: © Wil Moojen, 21st August 1997.
 
 
 
Photograph of Black Watch at Dover Cruise Terminal.
Photo: © Jenny Williamson, 14th December 1997.
 
 
 
Black Watch at Le Havre, 27th May 2006.
Photo: © Philippe Brebant
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Photograph of Black Watch at the Blohm & Voss yard, Hamburg.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, June 2005.
 
 
 
Photograph of Black Watch at the Blohm & Voss yard, Hamburg.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, June 2005.
 
 
 
Photograph of Black Watch at the Blohm & Voss yard, Hamburg.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl, June 2005.
 
 
 
Black Watch leaving Southampton
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Calshot, 22nd April 2006
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Black Watch leaving Southampton
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Calshot, 22nd April 2006
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Black Watch leaving Southampton
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Calshot, 22nd April 2006
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Black Watch leaving Southampton
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Calshot, 22nd April 2006
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Black Watch leaving Southampton
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Calshot, 22nd April 2006
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Black Watch leaving Southampton
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Calshot, 22nd April 2006
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Black Watch leaving Southampton
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Calshot, 22nd April 2006
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Black Watch leaving Southampton
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Calshot, 22nd April 2006
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Black Watch at Falmouth, 28th August 2006.
Photo: © David Willbourne
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