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Majesty Cruise Line

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Majesty Cruise Line, which operated between 1993 and 1997.

 

Majesty Cruise Line was a more upmarket brand created by Dolphin Cruise Line in 1993. Their first ship, the Royal Majesty, was originally ordered by Birka Line for their 24hour cruises out of Stockholm. Following the bankruptcy of builders Wartsila, the contract was resold to Majesty Cruise Line and the vessel was completed as Caribbean cruise ship Royal Majesty in 1992. she initially worked three- and four-night cruises out of Florida, but in 1995 opened a new summer Boston-Bermuda route, terminating at St George's rather than the usual Hamilton in Bermuda. Royal Majesty returned to Florida in the winter. In June 1995 she ran aground on Rose and Crown shoal of Nantucket Island, due to a combination of faulty GPS and inadequate watch being maintained. Royal Majesty was 17 miles off course. She remained aground for 24 hours before tugs towed her off. In 1997, a second ship was added to the fleet, the Crown Majesty (previously Crown Dynasty). For the 1997 season, she operated cruises which had already been arranged for Crown Dynasty, but at the end of that season both ships passed to Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). Royal Majesty was sold to NCL, being renamed Norwegian Majesty, and soon received a similar lengthening to Norwegian Wind/Dream. Crown Majesty which had been chartered from Effjohn International, had her charter transferred to NCL.

 

 

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Royal Majesty - Majesty Cruise Line 1992-1997

Crown Majesty - Majesty Cruise Line 1997

 

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Royal Majesty

(Majesty Cruise Line: 1992-97)

 

The Royal Majesty, was originally ordered by Birka Line for their 24hour cruises out of Stockholm. Following the bankruptcy of builders Wartsila, the contract was resold to Majesty Cruise Line and the vessel was completed as Caribbean cruise ship Royal Majesty in 1992. she initially worked three- and four-night cruises out of Florida, but in 1995 opened a new summer Boston-Bermuda route, terminating at St George's rather than the usual Hamilton in Bermuda. Royal Majesty returned to Florida in the winter. In June 1995 she ran aground on Rose and Crown shoal of Nantucket Island, due to a combination of faulty GPS and inadequate watch being maintained. Royal Majesty was 17 miles off course. She remained aground for 24 hours before tugs towed her off. In 1997 Royal Majesty was sold to NCL, being renamed Norwegian Majesty, and soon received a similar lengthening to Norwegian Wind/Dream.

 

A complete history of this ship is available on this link.

 

 

Pre-launch art postcard of Royal Majesty.

 

Official Majesty Cruise Lines postcard of Royal Majesty.

 

Official Majesty Cruise Lines postcard of Royal Majesty.

(Enlarged image from the card above)

 

Official Majesty Cruise Lines postcard of Royal Majesty.

Printed by: Associated Printing Productions Inc.

Scan: Kevin Clarke.

 

Official Majesty Cruise Lines postcard of Royal Majesty.

Printed by: Associated Printing Productions Inc.

Scan: Kevin Clarke.

 

Official Majesty Cruise Lines postcard of Royal Majesty.

 

Official Majesty Cruise Lines postcard of Royal Majesty.

 

CT-Publishing postcard of Royal Majesty.

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Majesty

(Majesty Cruise Line: 1997)

 

In 1997, a second ship was added to the Majesty Cruise Line fleet, the Crown Majesty. She had been built in 1993 for Effjohn International as the Crown Dynasty for their Crown Cruise Line and spent time on charter to Cunard as Cunard Crown Dynasty. For the 1997 season, she was chartered to Majesty Cruise Line as Crown Majesty, and operated cruises which had already been arranged for Crown Dynasty, but at the end of that season her charter was passed to Norwegian Cruise Line as the Norwegian Dynasty. At the end of the charter in 1999, she reverted back to being the Crown Dynasty, until sold to Fred Olsen Cruises in 2001 as the Braemar.

 

 

Chantry Classics postcard CC/S355 of Crown Majesty in Vancouver in 1997.

Photo: © Marvin Jensen.

 

Photograph Crown Majesty at Vancouver, in an interim livery.

Photo: © Marvin Jensen, 1997.

 

Photograph Crown Majesty at Vancouver, in an interim livery.

Photo: © Marvin Jensen, 1997.

 

I do not have an official card from the sole season as Crown Majesty in 1997.

The card below shows Crown Dynasty between 1999-2001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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