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- Royal
Viking Sky
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- Royal Viking
Sky was built
by Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Helsinki, in June 1973 for Kloster
Cruise Line, Bergen. She entered service for Royal Viking Line, which was originally owned by
a consortium of owners including Kloster. Royal Viking Sky was the third of three sisterships, the others
being Royal
Viking Star
(1972) and Royal
Viking Sea
(November 1973). In 1987, Royal
Viking Sky
was transferred fully to Kloster Group ownership, and in 1991
was assigned to Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) as the Sunward.
In 1992 Sunward was sold to Birka Line and renamed Birka
Queen (2),
replacing Birka Queen (1) which was sold to Majesty Cruise
Line before delivery
as the Royal Majesty. Birka Queen (2), was introduced on cruise services from Stockholm
to Riga and St Petersburg during the summer of 1992. However,
in October 1992 she was chartered back to Kloster, resuming the
identity of Sunward for NCL. In 1993 she was chartered
to Princess
Cruises as the
Golden Princess
(1). This charter
continued until new Princess
Cruises tonnage
was delivered in 1996, when Birka
Line sold her to
Star Cruises as the Superstar Capricorn. In 1998 she was chartered to
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd, as the Hyundai Keumgang, for use on pilgrim traffic between South and
North Korea.
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- Hyundai Keumgang returned to Star Cruises as Superstar
Capricorn in
2001. Superstar
Capricorn became
the Grand
Latino of new
Spanish operator Iberojet in January 2004 (ship owners were
Grand Latino Nav.SA). She is due to maintain Mediterranean itineraries
throughout 2005. In January 2005, it was announced that she had
been sold to Fred.
Olsen Cruises for
2006 delivery, and will be named Boudicca.
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- 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
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- Ship Names on This Page:-
- Birka
Queen (2)
- Birka Line 1992-1996
- Boadicea - Fred. Olsen Cruises
2006-
- Boudicca - Fred. Olsen Cruises
2006-
- Grand
Latino
- Iberojet 2004-2005
- Golden
Princess (1)
- Princess Cruises 1993-1996 (charter)
- Hyundai
Keumgang
- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd 1998-2001 (charter)
- Royal
Viking Sky
- Royal Viking Line 1972-1991 - Company Postcards
- Royal
Viking Sky
- Royal Viking Line 1972-1991 - Commercial Postcards
- Sunward - Norwegian Cruise Line
1991-1993
- Superstar
Capricorn
- Star Cruises 1996-1998, 2001-2004
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- Associated Pages:-
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Line
- Fred.
Olsen Cruises
- Norwegian
Cruise Line
- Princess
Cruises
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Viking Line
- Star
Cruises
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- Royal Viking Sky
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Viking Line: 1972-1991)
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- Official
Royal Viking Line Postcards
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- Generic
Royal Viking Line cards where the ship is not identified are
also shown.
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- Official
Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Sky as built.
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- Official
Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Sky after lengthening.
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- Official
generic Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
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- Official
generic Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
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- Official
oversized generic Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
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- Official
oversized generic Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
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- Royal Viking Sky
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Viking Line: 1972-1991)
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- Commercial
Postcards
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- Postcards
where the exact ship is not identified are also shown.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Sky, or sister, as built.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Sky, or sister, as built.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Sky, or sister, as built.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Sky, or sister, as built.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Sky, or sister, at Bordeaux after
lengthening.
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- Sunward
- (Norwegian
Cruise Line: 1991-1993)
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- In 1987, Royal Viking Sky was transferred fully to Kloster
Group ownership, and in 1991 was assigned to Norwegian Cruise
Lines (NCL) as the Sunward. In 1992 Sunward was
sold to Birka
Line and renamed
Birka Queen
(2), replacing
Birka Queen (1) which was sold to Majesty Cruise Line before delivery as the Royal
Majesty. Birka
Queen (2),
was introduced on cruise services from Stockholm to Riga and
St Petersburg during the summer of 1992. However, in October
1992 she was chartered back to Kloster, resuming the identity
of Sunward for NCL. In 1993 she was chartered to Princess Cruises as the Golden Princess (1).
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- Birka Queen (2)
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Line: 1992-1996)
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- In 1987, Royal Viking Sky was transferred fully to Kloster
Group ownership, and in 1991 was assigned to Norwegian Cruise
Lines (NCL) as the Sunward. In 1992 Sunward was sold to Birka
Line and renamed
Birka Queen
(2), replacing
Birka Queen (1) which was sold to Majesty Cruise Line before delivery as the Royal
Majesty. Birka
Queen (2),
was introduced on cruise services from Stockholm to Riga and
St Petersburg during the summer of 1992. However, in October
1992 she was chartered back to Kloster, resuming the identity
of Sunward for NCL. In 1993 she was chartered
to Princess
Cruises as the
Golden Princess
(1).
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- Official
Birka Cruises postcards of Birka Queen (2).
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- Photograph
of Birka Queen (2).
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- Golden Princess
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Cruises: 1993-1996 - charter)
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- Golden Princess was built as Royal Viking Sky
in 1972. After a spell as NCL's Sunward, she was sold
to Sweden's Birka
Line as Birka
Queen. She was chartered to Princess Cruises as Golden Princess soon
afterwards, in 1993. Following the arrival of new tonnage in
1996, the charter was ended and Birka Line rapidly sold her to Star Cruises as SuperStar Capricorn. She was then chartered
as Hyundai Keumgang., before returning to Star Cruises as SuperStar Capricorn
again.
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- Official
Princess postcard of Golden Princess.
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- Official
Princess postcard of Golden Princess.
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- Superstar Capricorn
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Cruises: 1996-1998, 2001-2005)
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- In 1993 Birka Queen (2) was chartered to Princess Cruises as the Golden Princess (1). This charter continued until
new Princess
Cruises tonnage
was delivered in 1996, when Birka
Line sold her to
Star Cruises as the Superstar Capricorn.
In 1998 she was chartered to Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd,
as the Hyundai
Keumgang, for
use on pilgrim traffic between South and North Korea. She returned
to Star
Cruises as Superstar
Capricorn in 2001.
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- Star
Cruises postcard of SuperStar Capricorn.
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is a retouched Golden Princess card with particularly
crude funnel logo.
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- Star
Cruises postcard of SuperStar Capricorn.
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- Photograph
of SuperStar Capricorn.
- Photo:
© Ken Murayama.
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- Photograph
of SuperStar Capricorn.
- Photo:
© Ken Murayama.
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- Hyundai Keumgang
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MM Co: 1998-2001 - charter)
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- In 1996, Birka Line sold Birka Queen (2) to Star
Cruises as the
Superstar
Capricorn.
In 1998 she was chartered to Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd,
as the Hyundai Keumgang, for use on pilgrim traffic between
South and North Korea. She returned to Star Cruises as Superstar
Capricorn in
2001.
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- Publicity
brochure image of Hyundai Keumgang.
- Scan:
Ken Murayama.
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- Postcard
of Hyundai Keumgang.
- Scan:
Ken Murayama
- Click to see larger image in new window
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- Enlarged
image from postcard of Hyundai Keumgang.
- Scan:
Ken Murayama
- Click to see larger image in new window
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- Grand Latino
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2004-2005)
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- Superstar Capricorn became the Grand Latino
of new Spanish operator Iberojet in January 2004 (ship owners
were Grand Latino Nav.SA). She is due to maintain Mediterranean
itineraries throughout 2005. In January 2005, it was announced
that she had been sold to Fred.
Olsen Cruises for
2006 delivery, and will be named Boudicca.
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- Photograph
of Grand Latino at Rhodes.
- Photo:
© Jose Luis Cerda.
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