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ROYAL VIKING SKY cruise ship

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:55 pm

Built as a cruise vessel under yard no 396 by O/Y Wärtsilä A/B at Helsinki for the Norwegian Caribbean Lines A/S at Oslo. Managed by Det Nordenfjeldske D/S
25 May 1972 launched under the name ROYAL VIKING SKY.
Tonnage 21.891 gross, dim. 177.7 x 25.2 m.
Four 9 cyl. geared diesels manufactured by Sulzer Bros O/Y Wärrtsilä, total output 18.000 bhp., twin screws, speed 18.5 knots, maximal 21 knots.
Passenger accommodation for 536 passengers, crew 324.
05 June 1973 delivered to owners.

Used in world wide cruising.

Arrived 10 Sept. 1982 by the AG Weser Seebeckwerft for lengthening. On 27 November the lengthening by fitting in a 27.7m. prefabricated amidship section was completed.
Tonnage 28.078 gross, 16.242 net, 5.660 dwt., dim. 205.5 x 25.2 x 13.67m. Draught 7.54m.
Passenger accommodation for 812 passengers.

1984 Sold to the Norway Caribbean Lines (Klosters Cruise Ltd.), Oslo.

1985 The ROYAL VIKING SKY visited the Island of Man; she is depict on the Man stamp while she lays in Douglas Bay, with on the right of the stamp the Tower of Refuge.
1987She visited Fremantle, Western Australia for the 1987 America’s Cup, but arrived after the event was over. Nevertheless, she was the first Royal Viking Line ship to visit Fremantle.

1991 Renamed in SUNWARD, used for 4-day cruises between Miami and the Bahamas.
The same year sold to the Birka Line AB, Finland, renamed in BIRKA QUEEN.
From 15 May 1992 sailed from Stockholm to St Pietersburg and Riga.
Autumn 1992 transferred to the Birka Cruise Ltd., Bahamas, renamed again in SUNWARD, and chartered by Klosters Cruise Ltd. from 15 October 1992 till 15 May 1993.

22 May 1992 chartered by the Princess Cruises of the P & O, renamed in GOLDEN PRINCESS.
Used in the 7day and 10day cruises from Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera.

Jan.1997 sold to Superstar Capricorn Ltd. (Malaysia’s Star Cruises), Panama, renamed SUPERSTAR CAPRICORN. Chartered by Manhattan Cruises and used as an overnight gambling ship from New York.
1998 Renamed in HYUNDAI KIMGANG. Used in cruise service between South and North Korea for the Hyundai Merchant Marine, who chartered her.
The service ended in a failure, and after her charter of two years with Hyundai she returned to Superstar Capricorn Ltd., renamed again in SUPERSTAR CAPRICORN.
January 2001 sold to Viajes Iberojet, Spain, renamed GRAND LATINO.
Used in the Mediterranean cruise trade.
January 2005 Sold to Fred Olsen, Norway, and delivered to Fred Olsen in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canaries Islands in November 2005, renamed BOUDICCA.
03 December 2005 arrived by the yard of Blohm & Voss, Hamburg for repair on the engines.
February 2006 used for world wide cruises.
In 2006 tonnage is given as 28.372 gross, 11.649 net, 5.956 dwt. Length is given as 206.96m, between pp. 169.73.
2009 In service, same owners and name.

http://www.equasis.org gives for 2016: IMO No. 7218395, registered in the Bahamas, owned by Olsen Cruise Lines Pte., Singapore and managed by Fred Olsen Marine Services AS, Oslo, Norway.

2020 given as owned by Boudicca Cruise Ltd., Oslo, Norway and managed by Fred Olsen Windcarrier AS, Oslo'
Under Bahama flag and registry.

Isle of Man 1993 25p sg548, scott548


Marine News 1997/484. 1999/28, 147, 300. 2001/144, 341,527,720. http://www.faktaomfartyg.com/royal_viking_sky_1973.htm
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Re: ROYAL VIKING SKY cruise ship BOUDICCA

Post by aukepalmhof » Tue Jul 13, 2021 9:32 pm

Update.

December 2007 Registered under Boudicca Cruise Ltd., Oslo, Norway, under Bahama flag, with homeport Nassau.

19 March 2020 arrived in Dover where all passengers had to disembark the vessel, and the BOUDICCA was taken out of service due to Covid-19.
20 March 2020 arrived in Rosyth, Scotland for lay-up.
24 August 2020 Fred Olsen put her on the sale list.
In September 2020 she was sold to an unknown Turkish shipping company, with the plan to use her as an accommodation ship.
28 September 2020 she left Rosyth bound for Pedik in Turkey, where she was laid up after arrival on 04 November 2020.
17 May 2021 she arrived in Aliaga, Turkey, and was beached for scrapping.

Source Fakta om Fartyg and Internet.

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