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is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ship Song of Norway. Song of Norway was the first ship built
for Royal
Caribbean,
being delivered from Helsinki builders Wartsila in 1970. She
was 18000 tons as built, and carried 724 passengers. Her sisters
was Nordic
Prince
(also lengthened) and the slightly modified design Sun Viking. In 1978, Song of Norway was lengthened by 85
feet, to carry a total of 1024 passengers and increase size to
23000 gross tons. Song of Norway initially operated on 7 and 14-day cruise
out of Miami, but later served throughout the world, breaking
new territories for RCCL, when superseded by larger ships in
the Caribbean. Song
of Norway
was sold to Sun
Cruises
in 1996, becoming the Sundream. The distinctive sky lounge on the funnel
was removed as part of the deal, greatly improving her appearance.
Sundream later received MyTravel
livery, and continued operating for them until 26th September
2004. She was then laid up at Piraeus under the name Dream Princess. The MyTravel company
website indicated that she would join Louis Cruise Lines along with other ships
in the fleet. However, Dream Princess is cruising in 2005 for Caspi Cruises
of Israel, sailing twice a week from Haifa and Ashdod to Larnaca
and Limassol in Cyprus, Alanya and Marmaris in Turkey, and to
Rhodes and Santorini in Greece. In early 2006 Dream Princess was renamed Dream (Princess Cruises' pressure?)
in New Orleans in January 2006 where she was being used to house
students from Tulane University after Hurricane Katrine. In November
2006 Dream was chartered to Gulf Dream Crusise, running
out of Dubai, but the venture collapsed after one cruise. She
was later acquired by the Clipper Group as Clipper Pearl
and is due to replace The Topaz with the PeaceBoat
Organization
in 2008 as Clipper Pacific.
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- Ship Names on this
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- Song
of Norway - RCCL: 1970-96
- Sundream - Sun Cruises: 1996-2004
- Dream - Caspi Cruises:
2006-
- Dream
Princess
- Caspi Cruises: 2005-2006
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- Song of Norway
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1970-1996)
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- Song of
Norway
was the first ship built for Royal Caribbean, being delivered
from Helsinki builders Wartsila in 1970. She was 18000 tons as
built, and carried 724 passengers. In 1978, she was lengthened
by 85 feet, to carry a total of 1024 passengers and increase
size to 23000 gross tons. She initially operated on 7 and 14-day
cruise out of Miami, but later served throughout the world, breaking
new territories for RCCL, when superseded by larger ships in
the Caribbean. She was sold to Airtours (now largely owned by main rivals Carnival) in 1996, becoming their
Sundream. The distinctive sky
lounge on the funnel was removed as part of the deal, greatly
improving her appearance.
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- The
official RCCL card below shows Song of Norway her original
condition.
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is photographed at Oslo (original headquarters of RCCL) presumably
on her delivery voyage from Helsinki to Miami.
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- A
later card of Song of Norway following lengthening (Wolf
Enterprises)
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- A
later card of Song of Norway following lengthening (Wolf
Enterprises)
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- P.Asenjo
postcard 679 of Song of Norway following lengthening.
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- Kevin
Jenkins postcard 007 of Song of Norway in the Gaillard
Cut of the Panama Canal.
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- Kevin
Jenkins postcard 006 of Song of Norway in the Pedro Miguel
Locks of the Panama Canal.
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- Official
RCCL postcard RCCL-1 of Song of Norway in Norway, following
lengthening.
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- Official
RCCL postcard RCCL-2 of Song of Norway following lengthening.
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- Scenic
Productions (St Thomas) postcard CS-1 of Song of Norway
following lengthening.
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- Simplon
Postcards serial sc2040, released November 1993, of Song of
Norway (plus Sun Viking astern) at Oslo in September
1993.
- Photograph
by Ian Boyle.
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- Chantry
Classics CC/S32 of Song of Norway - photographed by Dieter
Streich.
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- Ramsey
Postcards 59 of Song of Norway.
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- Lord
& Hunter 160 of Song of Norway & Sun Viking at
St Maarten.
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- Photograph
of Song of Norway.
- Photo:
© Wil Moojen, Antigua, 16th April 1991.
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- Photograph
of Song of Norway.
- Photo:
© Wil Moojen, Ijmuiden, 15th July 1992.
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- Sundream
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1996-2004)
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- Sundream was built in 1971 as
the Song of Norway, the second of three Royal Caribbean sister ships. As with
sister ship Nordic Prince/Carousel, she was lengthened
in 1978. She was bought by Airtours in 1996. As with Carousel,
part of the sale agreement was that the distinctive RCI 'Sky Lounge' around
the funnel was removed, improving the ship's appearance in the
process. This did not apply to subsequent RCI sales, the Sun
Viking and Song of America. For the summer of 2000
she operated a series of cruises from the UK, and a series of
photographs of Sundream at Southampton in August 2000
are shown on
this link.
Sundream later received MyTravel livery, and continued
operating for them until 26th September 2004. In early 2005 she
was laid up at Piraeus under the name Dream Princess.
No further details are available yet, although there are rumours
that she will become a casino ship. The MyTravel company website
indicated that she would join Louis Cruise Lines along with other ships in the fleet.
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- Official
Sun Cruises card of Sundream (no serial number).
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- Ramsey
postcard (serial 131) of Sundream.
- Photo:
© Philip Cone.
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- Postcards/Photos
not available in MyTravel colours.
- If
you can help, please email: simplon@simplon.co.uk
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- Dream Princess - Dream
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Cruises: 2005- )
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- In early
2005 Sundream was being refitted in
Piraeus under the name Dream Princess. (I was surprised
that Princess Cruises' lawyers did not stamp on this name!) The
MyTravel company website indicated that Sundream would join Louis Cruise
Lines
along with other ships in the fleet. However, whilst Louis Cruise
Lines took the vessel on a full ship management contract from
April-October 2004, it appears that she was never purchased by
Louis. Instead, Sundream was sold by its owners,
a consortium of banks, to the Israeli Caspi group for about $15-million
and renamed Dream Princess. Targeting the local market,
the 1,076 lower berth ship sailed on 4- and 3-night cruises from
Haifa to Alanya, Rhodes, Larnaca or Limassol throughout the summer
of 2005 until November. Some itineraries also included Marmaris
and Santorini. She was later renamed Dream (Princess Cruises' pressure?)
in New Orleans in January 2006 where she was being used to house
students from Tulane University after Hurricane Katrine. She
was later acquired by the Clipper Group as Clipper Pearl
and is due to replace The Topaz with the PeaceBoat
Organization
in 2008 as Clipper Pacific.
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- Postcards
are not available yet.
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you can help, please email: simplon@simplon.co.uk
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- Photo:
© Elad Ben Dor.
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© Elad Ben Dor.
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© Elad Ben Dor.
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© Elad Ben Dor.
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© Elad Ben Dor.
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- Photo:
© Moris Ruso.
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© Moris Ruso.
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© Moris Ruso.
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© Moris Ruso.
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- Photo:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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- Sundream and Dream Princess
compared.
- Photos:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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- Dream
(ex-Dream
Princess)
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- Dream (ex-Dream Princess) at Limassol.
- Photos:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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- Dream
(ex-Dream
Princess) at Limassol.
- Photos:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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- Dream
(ex-Dream
Princess) at new Orleans.
- Photos:
© Andreas Alexandrakis.
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