Crown Cruise Line

 

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This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Crown Cruise Line, which operated between 1984-1997, and again between 1999-2001.

 

 

Ships on this Page:-

Crown del Mar

Crown Dynasty - 1999-2001

Crown Jewel

Crown Monarch

Viking Princess

 

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Viking Princess

 

Viking Princess was built as the Ilmatar, the first motor passenger ship for the Finland Steamship Co. She was delivered from Wärtsila of Helsinki in 1964, and operated on routes from Stockholm to Turku or Helsinki. Ilmatar was initially powered by a single 4500bhp Sulzer engine, giving a leisurely speed of 16.5 knots. She was 5171grt, and 108m long. In 1973, Ilmatar was rebuilt in Hamburg, increasing in size to 7355grt and 128m long. Two additional Nohab wing diesels were added, increasing speed to 19 knots. She was then used on the Helsinki-Trävemünde route. She was later used on cruises in the Baltic, Mediterranean and along the Norwegian coast.

 

In 1979 Ilmatar was refitted as a Mediterranean cruise ship by her builders Wärtsila. In 1980, she was sold to Vesteraalens Steamship Co of Norway and continued cruising under the Norwegian Cruises banner without change of name. She later received Vesteraalens funnel colours. She was reportedly renamed Viking Prince in 1982, but was laid up in Toulon and offered for sail. In 1984 she was bought by Crown Cruise Line, renamed Viking Princess and operated out of Palm Beach, Florida on cruises to the Bahamas. From 1997, she was renamed Palm Beach Princess, operating on the same route for Palm Beach Cruises.In 1979 Ilmatar was refitted as a Mediterranean cruise ship by her builders Wärtsila. In 1980, she was sold to Vesteraalens Steamship Co of Norway and continued cruising under the Norwegian Cruises banner without change of name. She later received Vesteraalens funnel colours. She was reportedly renamed Viking Prince in 1982, but was laid up in Toulon and offered for sail. In 1984 Ilmatar was bought by Crown Cruise Line, renamed Viking Princess and operated out of Palm Beach, Florida on cruises to the Bahamas. From 1997, she was renamed Palm Beach Princess, operating on the same route for Palm Beach Cruises. Initially at least, this was under the same ownership as Crown Cruise Line. Crown had moved up market with new ship deliveries, and they wanted to distance their operations from the gambling market that Viking Princess operated.

 

 

Official postcards as Viking Princess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Port of Palm Beach greetings card, with Viking Princess alongside.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown del Mar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Monarch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Jewel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Dynasty

(Crown Cruise Line: 1993-1995, 1999-2001)

 

Crown Dynasty was built in 1993 for Effjohn International's Crown Cruise Line, and spent time on charter to Cunard under the marketing name Cunard Crown Dynasty. For the 1997 season, she was chartered to Majesty Cruise Line and operated as Crown Majesty, on cruises which had already been arranged for Crown Dynasty, but at the end of that season her charter was passed to Norwegian Cruise Line as the Norwegian Dynasty. At the end of the charter in 1999, she reverted back to being the Crown Dynasty, until sold to Fred Olsen Cruises in 2001 as the Braemar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chantry Classics postcard CC/S355 of Crown Majesty in Vancouver in 1997.

Photo: © Marvin Jensen.

 

 

 

Photograph Crown Majesty at Vancouver, in an interim livery.

Photo: © Marvin Jensen, 1997.

 

 

 

Photograph Crown Majesty at Vancouver, in an interim livery.

Photo: © Marvin Jensen, 1997.

 

 

 

The card below shows Crown Dynasty - back in the fleet between 1999-2001.

 

 

 

 

 

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