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Topic: where is the old royal viking sky ?

jeffrossatsea
First Class Passenger
Member # 2962

posted 10-19-2004 02:38 PM

i need to know here the old "royal viking sky" is.....i know of the sea and star, but i can't remember who the sky's current owner is.....thanks.....jeff

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 10-19-2004 03:02 PM

Hi Jeff, I believe she is now the ALBATROS for Phoenix Reisen.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 10-19-2004 03:22 PM

Albatross was Royal Viking Sea, Royal Odyssey, Norwegian Star, Norwegian Star 1, Crown.

Black Watch was Royal Viking Star, Westward, Star Odyssey

Grand Latino was, Royal Viking Sky, Birka Queen, Sunward, Golden Princess, Superstar Capricorn, Hyundai Kumgang

Pam

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wile1170
First Class Passenger
Member # 4598

posted 10-19-2004 04:59 PM

PamM...thanks!!! I never realized that each of the original RV ships were in NCL at different times... I thought that only 2 of them were...thanks for the info!!!

Can I ask you a question...you are extremely knowlegable about the cruising industry, past and present...what is your background? Are you in the industry? I'm continually impressed with your postings and findings....keep it up!!

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 10-20-2004 07:27 AM

just to add that the ROYAL VIKING SKY changed names even more often:

Royal Viking Sky - Royal Viking Line
Sunward - Norwegian Cruise Line
Birka Queen - Birka Cruises
Sunward - owned by Birka, chartered to NCL
Golden Princess - owned by Birka, chartered to Princess Cruises
SuperStar Capricorn - owned by Actinor, chartered to Star Cruises
Hyundai Keumgang - subchartered to Hyundai Merchant Marine
SuperStar Capricorn - owned by Actinor, chartered to Star Cruises
Grand Latino - owned by Grand Latino, chartered to Iberojet

Patrick

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Ocean Liners
First Class Passenger
Member # 4013

posted 10-20-2004 08:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Patrick:
just to add that the ROYAL VIKING SKY changed names even more often:
Royal Viking Sky - Royal Viking Line
Sunward - Norwegian Cruise Line
Birka Queen - Birka Cruises
Sunward - owned by Birka, chartered to NCL
Patrick

ROYAL VIKING SKY was schedued to sail between Hong Kong and Kobe in the autumn of 1991, though the China / Japan cruises were cancelled.

In the summer of 1991, SUNWARD II(ex-CUNARD ADVENTURER) did sail 3 & 4-day cruises out of Miami, however she was sailed as Triton in the spring of 1992.

Could you add the dates and Years?

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sslewis
First Class Passenger
Member # 3649

posted 10-20-2004 10:52 AM

When I worked on ssSky Princess in 1998, I heard a story that Golden Princess, former RVSky has a serious fire.
Perhpas this is why she was sold to Star cruises.
She is seen as Grand Latino in the topic about Holiday Dream, click on the gallery!

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Ocean Liners
First Class Passenger
Member # 4013

posted 10-20-2004 11:07 AM

quote:
Originally posted by sslewis:
When I worked on ssSky Princess in 1998, I heard a story that Golden Princess, former RVSky has a serious fire.
Perhpas this is why she was sold to Star cruises.

Are you talking the incident below?

July 6, 1996 - The Golden Princess was towed 60 miles from the northwest coast of British Columbia to Victoria after fire broke out in the engine room during a cruise from San Francisco to Vancouver. About 1,200 passengers and crew were aboard the Princess Cruise Lines' vessel. None were injured.

From Princess' 1995-1996-1997 Cruise Calendar effective October 1995, Golden Princess was scheduled her last sailing on December 6 1996 and Dawn Princess to enter service on Apr 12 1997.

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mec1
First Class Passenger
Member # 4287

posted 10-20-2004 11:19 AM

Ocean Liners - you're getting your Sunward's mixed up I think

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Ocean Liners
First Class Passenger
Member # 4013

posted 10-20-2004 11:27 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mec1:
Ocean Liners - you're getting your Sunward's mixed up I think

I meant when Royal Viking Sky transfered to NCL's Sunwad and also When SUNWARD II(ex-CUNARD ADVENTURER) transfered to Epirotiki's Triton?.

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jeffrossatsea
First Class Passenger
Member # 2962

posted 10-20-2004 02:14 PM

excellent....thanks everyone.....they are my 3 favorite ships from the 70's.....jeff

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Ocean Liners
First Class Passenger
Member # 4013

posted 10-20-2004 09:40 PM

From NCL's July 1991 - December 1992 brochuer, Sunward II(ex-CUNARD ADVENTURER) planned 3 & 4-days cruises out of Miami until Decemer 1992, I believed that Sunward(ex-Royal Viking Sky) had a facelift and took over these cruises in 1991.
I was wondering when Sunward made NCL's first Voyage?

From RVL's brochuer

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Ocean Liners
First Class Passenger
Member # 4013

posted 10-21-2004 10:25 PM

I assured that R.V.Sky had cancelled 21-day Trans Pacific cruise from San Francisco on Aug 18 1991 for Hong Kong and all cruises until end of 1991, RVL revised Itineraries until midlle of September 1991, thereafter she had received a refit by the end of October 1991 for some alterlations in Public rooms; These were Observatory Lounge, Venus Lounge and Aft prommenade bar.
R.V.Sky's dining room had Tables for about 725 passengers at one sitting though Aft section of dining room became Sunward's Randevous Lounge, Photo Gallery, Kids corner and Video arcade.

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sslewis
First Class Passenger
Member # 3649

posted 10-23-2004 05:08 AM

Oceanliner.
sorry for late reply.
yes it is the one.
Thanks to this thread and another topic(Holiday Dream), I know former RVSky if OK now!

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