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- Scandinavia
- Scandinavia
- Stardancer - Viking Serenade - Island Escape
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- The Scandinavia was delivered in 1982
from Dubigeon-Normandie in Nantes for DFDS Seaways subsidiary Scandinavian
World Cruises. She operated a cruise-ferry service from New York
to Freeport (Bahamas) which was not successful. DFDS Seaways transferred her to their
Oslo-Copenhagen service briefly in 1984, but was sold on to Sundance
Cruises in 1985 as the Stardancer. The Stardancer was Sundance Cruises only ship. Sundance
soon merged with Eastern
Cruise Line
to form Admiral
Cruises.
She then became the Royal
Caribbean
Viking
Serenade
when Admiral was merged with them.
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- Built as
a car ferry, her chunky ferry looks were further spoilt when
the funnel was shortened and an RCCL 'sky lounge' were fitted. Recent postcards describe
her as weighing 40132 gross tons, having a length of 635 feet,
and carrying 1946 passengers (maximum 2560). In 2002 she will
be renamed Island
Escape
and operate 7-Day Mediterranean cruises as part of a Royal Caribbean/First
Choice Holidays joint venture.
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- Ship Names on this
Page:-
- Island
Escape
- Island Cruises 2002-
- Scandinavia - DFDS 1982-85
- Stardancer - Sundance Cruises,
Admiral Cruises 1985-89
- Viking
Serenade - Royal Caribbean 1989-2002
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- Associated Pages:-
- Royal
Caribbean Cruise Line - Page 1: The First Generation Cruise
Ships
- Royal
Caribbean Cruise Line - Page 2: The Mega-Ships
- Admiral
Cruises
- Amalgamated with RCCL in 1989
- Celebrity
Cruises
- RCCL subsidiary
- DFDS
Seaways
- Original owners of this ship.
- Island
Cruises
- RCCL subsidiary
- Cruise
Ship Postcards
- Ocean
Liner Postcards
- Simplon
Postcards Home Page
- Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Official Home Page
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- References:-
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- Scandinavia
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1982-85)
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- The Scandinavia
was delivered in 1982 from Dubigeon-Normandie in Nantes for DFDS Seaways subsidiary Scandinavian
World Cruises. She operated a cruise-ferry service from New York
to Freeport (Bahamas) which was not successful. DFDS Seaways transferred her to their
Oslo-Copenhagen service briefly in 1984, but she was sold on
to Sundance Cruises in 1985 as the Stardancer.
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- Postcard
of Scandinavia at builders in Nantes.
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- Scandinavian
World Cruises postcard of Scandinavia and Scandinavian
Sun (behind).
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- This
is a Duncan real photographic card of Scandinavia as delivered.
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- Official
DFDS
Seaways
postcard of Scandinavia at Copenhagen when operating the
overnight service to Oslo.
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- Simplon Postcards sp1046 of Scandinavia
at Copenhagen when operating the overnight service to Oslo.
- Photo:
© Kenn Eilersen.
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- Photograph
of Scandinavia.
- Photo:
© Lars Helge Isdahl - Scan: Fakta om
Fartyg.
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- Stardancer
- (Sundance/Admiral:
1985-87)
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- The Stardancer
was Sundance Cruises' only ship. They merged with Eastern
Cruise Lines
to form Admiral
Cruises.
She became the Viking Serenade when Admiral was in turn
merged with Royal
Caribbean.
Built as a car ferry for DFDS, her chunky ferry looks were further spoilt when
the funnel was shortened and an RCCL 'sky lounge' were fitted.
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- Sundance
Cruises card of Stardancer in Alaska.
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- Sundance
Cruises card of Stardancer.
- Scan:
Rogerio Gouveia
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- Sundance
Cruises card of Stardancer in thePanama Canal.
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- Sundance
Cruises card of Stardancer in Mexico.
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- Photograph
of Stardancer.
- Photo:
© Rickard Sahlsten - Scan: Fakta om
Fartyg
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- Photograph
of Stardancer.
- Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg.
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- An
official Admiral
Cruises
card of Stardancer.
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- A
Mexican card of Stardancer at Puerto Vallarta, serial
V7209N.
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top picture shows the card as printed. However, the picture is
a mirror image,
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the scan below shows the image in its correct form.
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- Viking Serenade
- (Royal
Caribbean: 1989-2002)
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- Viking
Serenade
was originally built as the Scandinavia for DFDS subsidiary
Scandinavian World Cruises. She operated a cruise-ferry service
from New York to Freeport (Bahamas) which was not successful.
DFDS transferred her to their Oslo-Copenhagen service until she
was sold to Sundance Cruises in 1984. The Stardancer was Sundance
Cruises
only ship. Sundance merged with Eastern Cruise Line to form Admiral
Cruises.
She then became the RCCL Viking Serenade when Admiral
was merged. Built as a car ferry, her chunky ferry looks were
further spoilt when the funnel was shortened and an RCCL 'sky
lounge' were fitted. Recent postcards describe her as weighing
40132 gross tons, having a length of 635 feet, and carrying 1946
passengers (maximum 2560). In 2002 she will be renamed Island
Escape and operate 7-Day Mediterranean cruises as part of
a Royal Caribbean/First Choice Holidays joint venture.
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- Astral
Graphics official postcard dg-P80064 of Viking Serenade.
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- Catalina
Island official postcard (photo Burney Ramming) of Viking
Serenade.
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- Catalina
Publications official postcard (photo Alan Barlow) of Viking
Serenade.
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- RCCL
official postcard (vik-2) of Viking Serenade.
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- Island Escape
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2002- )
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- Royal
Caribbean
have initiated a joint venture with UK holiday operators First
Choice to operate the Viking Serenade from 2002. The new
company is being marketed simply as Island, and Viking Serenade
will be renamed the Island Escape. The brochure is aimed
at young first-time cruisers, and emphasises the informality
of their operation - it appears to be a UK equivalent of the
German Aida Cruises (now owned by P&O but sticking with the
German market). She will operate two alternating 7-day itineraries
from Palma (Majorca) through the summer of 2002.
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- This
oversized advertising card was issued for the Brazilian market.
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- An
official oversized advertising postcard for Island Escape.
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- This
photograph was taken by Thomas Richter in Menorca in May 2002.
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- Photograph
of Island Escape in Barcelona.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, September 2nd, 2002.
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- Photograph
of Island Escape in Barcelona.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, September 2nd, 2002.
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- Photograph
of Island Escape in Barcelona.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, September 2nd, 2002.
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- Photograph
of Island Escape in Barcelona.
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, September 2nd, 2002.
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- Photograph
of Island Escape in Barcelona.
- Photo:
© Frank Lose, June 30th, 2003 - Scan: Fakta
om Fartyg.
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- Photograph
of Island Escape in Nice.
- Photo:
© Lars Helge Isdahl, May 2nd, 2004 - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
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- Island Escape at Santos, Brazil on 10th December 2006.
- She
is followed Sky
Wonder
of Pullmantur, now also a Royal Caribbean subsidiary.
- Photos:
© Marco Antonio Pedro
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- Island
Escape at
Santos, Brazil on 10th December 2006.
- Photos:
© Marco Antonio Pedro
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- Island
Escape at
Santos, Brazil on 10th December 2006.
- Photos:
© Marco Antonio Pedro
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