The Royal Viking Line was an upmarket and luxery cruise line that operated from 1972 until 1998. During this years it was the best and nr 1 int the world. It was the ships to be “seen” on. The jet,famous and rich.
Each of the line’s initial three vessels was owned by one of its initial investing partners. The first, the Royal Viking Star, was completed in July, 1972. Its owner was Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (Bergen Line). The second, the Royal Viking Sky, was owned by Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab of Trondheim. She was completed in July 1973. The third ship, the Royal Viking Sea, was ready in December of the same year. Her owner was AF Klaveness .
These vessels were intended for longer voyages to exotic destinations, and a significant percentage of the line’s passengers were wealthy retirees. As such, they featured numerous single staterooms and suites, and thus their capacity was only about 550 compared to 750-850 on similarly-sized ships of other lines. Royal Viking Line prided itself on single-seating dining, and the restaurant was situated unusually high in the ship, with large windows. Another popular feature was a glass-enclosed lounge high atop the bridge, which afforded excellent views
Beginning in 1980, each of the three ships was “stretched” to 28,000 GRT by adding a 93-foot prefabricated midships section at the A.G. Weser shipyard in Bremerhaven. This increased each ship’s capacity by 200 passengers, and mainly included the addition of cabins. Aft of the observation lounge, a new lounge and nine penthouse suites with balconies were added. The size of the main restaurant was also doubled and now occupied nearly half of one deck in order to maintain single-seating dining
Royal Viking Star and Royal Viking Sky sail with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, the Royal Viking Star as the Black Watch and the Royal Viking Sky as the Boudicca.The former Royal Viking Sea sails for the German company Phoenix Reisen as the Albatros.The Royal Viking sun sails as Prinsendam for Holland America. The Royal Viking Queen sails for Sebourn as Sebourn Legend.

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