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postcards and photographs of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ship Song
of Norway.
Song of Norway was the first ship built for Royal Caribbean, being delivered from Helsinki
builders Wartsila in 1970. She was 18000 tons as built, and carried
724 passengers. Her sisters was Nordic Prince (also lengthened) and the slightly
modified design Sun
Viking. In
1978, Song
of Norway was
lengthened by 85 feet, to carry a total of 1024 passengers and
increase size to 23000 gross tons. Song of Norway initially operated on 7 and 14-day cruise out
of Miami, but later served throughout the world, breaking new
territories for RCCL, when superseded by larger ships in the
Caribbean. Song
of Norway was
sold to Sun
Cruises in 1996,
becoming the Sundream. The distinctive sky lounge on
the funnel was removed as part of the deal, greatly improving
her appearance. Sundream later received MyTravel livery,
and continued operating for them until 26th September 2004. She
was then laid up at Piraeus under the name Dream Princess. The MyTravel company website indicated that she
would join Louis
Cruise Lines along
with other ships in the fleet. However, Dream Princess is cruising in 2005 for Caspi Cruises of Israel,
sailing twice a week from Haifa and Ashdod to Larnaca and Limassol
in Cyprus, Alanya and Marmaris in Turkey, and to Rhodes and Santorini
in Greece. In early 2006 Dream
Princess was
renamed Dream (Princess Cruises' pressure?)
in New Orleans in January 2006 where she was being used to house
students from Tulane University after Hurricane Katrine. In November
2006 Dream was chartered to Gulf Dream Crusise, running
out of Dubai, but the venture collapsed after one cruise. She
was later acquired by the Clipper Group as Clipper Pearl
and is due to replace The
Topaz with
the PeaceBoat
Organization in
2008 as Clipper Pacific.
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- Ship Names on this Page:-
- Song of
Norway
- RCCL: 1970-96
- Sundream - Sun Cruises: 1996-2004
- Dream - Caspi Cruises: 2006-
- Dream
Princess
- Caspi Cruises: 2005-2006
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- Song of Norway
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1970-1996)
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- Song of Norway was the first ship built for Royal
Caribbean, being delivered from Helsinki builders Wartsila in
1970. She was 18000 tons as built, and carried 724 passengers.
In 1978, she was lengthened by 85 feet, to carry a total of 1024
passengers and increase size to 23000 gross tons. She initially
operated on 7 and 14-day cruise out of Miami, but later served
throughout the world, breaking new territories for RCCL, when
superseded by larger ships in the Caribbean. She was sold to
Airtours (now largely owned by main rivals
Carnival) in 1996, becoming their Sundream. The distinctive sky lounge on
the funnel was removed as part of the deal, greatly improving
her appearance.
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- The
official RCCL card below shows Song of Norway her original
condition.
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is photographed at Oslo (original headquarters of RCCL) presumably
on her delivery voyage from Helsinki to Miami.
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- A later
card of Song of Norway following lengthening (Wolf Enterprises)
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- A later
card of Song of Norway following lengthening (Wolf Enterprises)
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- P.Asenjo
postcard 679 of Song of Norway following lengthening.
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- Kevin
Jenkins postcard 007 of Song of Norway in the Gaillard
Cut of the Panama Canal.
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- Kevin
Jenkins postcard 006 of Song of Norway in the Pedro Miguel
Locks of the Panama Canal.
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- Official
RCCL postcard RCCL-1 of Song of Norway in Norway, following
lengthening.
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- Official
RCCL postcard RCCL-2 of Song of Norway following lengthening.
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- Scenic
Productions (St Thomas) postcard CS-1 of Song of Norway
following lengthening.
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- Simplon
Postcards serial sc2040, released November 1993, of Song of
Norway (plus Sun Viking astern) at Oslo in September
1993.
- Photograph
by Ian Boyle.
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- Chantry
Classics CC/S32 of Song of Norway - photographed by Dieter
Streich.
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- Ramsey
Postcards 59 of Song of Norway.
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- Lord
& Hunter 160 of Song of Norway & Sun Viking at
St Maarten.
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- Photograph
of Song of Norway.
- Photo:
© Wil Moojen, Antigua, 16th April 1991.
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- Photograph
of Song of Norway.
- Photo:
© Wil Moojen, Ijmuiden, 15th July 1992.
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- Sundream
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1996-2004)
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- Sundream was built in 1971 as the Song
of Norway, the second of three Royal Caribbean sister ships. As with sister ship Nordic Prince/Carousel,
she was lengthened in 1978. She was bought by Airtours in 1996.
As with Carousel, part of the sale agreement was that
the distinctive RCI 'Sky Lounge' around the funnel
was removed, improving the ship's appearance in the process.
This did not apply to subsequent RCI sales, the Sun Viking
and Song of America. For the summer of 2000 she operated
a series of cruises from the UK, and a series of photographs
of Sundream at Southampton in August 2000 are shown on this link. Sundream later received
MyTravel livery, and continued operating for them until 26th
September 2004. In early 2005 she was laid up at Piraeus under
the name Dream Princess. No further details are available
yet, although there are rumours that she will become a casino
ship. The MyTravel company website indicated that she would join
Louis Cruise
Lines along with
other ships in the fleet.
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- Official
Sun Cruises card of Sundream (no serial number).
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- Ramsey
postcard (serial 131) of Sundream.
- Photo:
© Philip Cone.
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not available in MyTravel colours.
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can help, please email: simplon@simplon.co.uk
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- Dream Princess - Dream
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Cruises: 2005- )
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- In early 2005 Sundream was being refitted in Piraeus
under the name Dream Princess. (I was surprised that Princess
Cruises' lawyers did not stamp on this name!) The MyTravel company
website indicated that Sundream would join Louis Cruise Lines along with other ships in the fleet. However,
whilst Louis Cruise Lines took the vessel on a full ship management
contract from April-October 2004, it appears that she was never
purchased by Louis. Instead, Sundream was sold by its owners, a consortium of banks,
to the Israeli Caspi group for about $15-million and renamed
Dream Princess. Targeting the local market, the 1,076
lower berth ship sailed on 4- and 3-night cruises from Haifa
to Alanya, Rhodes, Larnaca or Limassol throughout the summer
of 2005 until November. Some itineraries also included Marmaris
and Santorini. She was later renamed Dream (Princess Cruises' pressure?) in New Orleans in
January 2006 where she was being used to house students from
Tulane University after Hurricane Katrine. She was later acquired
by the Clipper Group as Clipper Pearl and is due to replace
The
Topaz with
the PeaceBoat
Organization in
2008 as Clipper Pacific.
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- Postcards
are not available yet.
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can help, please email: simplon@simplon.co.uk
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- Photo:
© Elad Ben Dor.
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© Elad Ben Dor.
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© Elad Ben Dor.
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© Elad Ben Dor.
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© Elad Ben Dor.
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- Photo:
© Moris Ruso.
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© Moris Ruso.
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© Moris Ruso.
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© Moris Ruso.
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- Photo:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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- Sundream and Dream Princess
compared.
- Photos:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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- Dream
(ex-Dream
Princess)
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- Dream (ex-Dream Princess)
at Limassol.
- Photos:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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- Dream
(ex-Dream
Princess) at Limassol.
- Photos:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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- Dream
(ex-Dream
Princess) at new Orleans.
- Photos:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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