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- Royal
Viking Star was built for Royal Viking Line in 1972. Royal Viking Star was the first of three
sisterships, the others being Royal Viking Sea (1973) and Royal Viking Sky (1973). Royal
Viking Line
were acquired by Kloster (NCL) in 1984, and initially retained their separate
identity. Royal
Viking Star
became the Westward in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was
then transferred to Royal
Cruise Line
in 1993 as the Star
Odyssey.
The Royal
Viking Line
name was sold to Cunard in 1994. Star Odyssey was sold to Fred. Olsen in 1996, becoming the
Black Watch. In 2006 she will be joined in the Fred. Olsen fleet by the Boudicca, originally her sister
ship Royal
Viking Sky.
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- A Summary of the Sisterships'
Names is Shown Below:-
- Royal Viking
Star -
Westward - Star
Odyssey - Black Watch
- Royal Viking
Sea
- Royal
Odyssey (2)
- Norwegian
Star
- Crown - Crown Mare Nostrum - Albatros (2)
- Royal Viking
Sky - Sunward - Birka
Queen (2) - Golden Princess
(1) -
Superstar
Capricorn
- Hyundai
Keumgang
- Superstar
Capricorn
- Grand
Latino
- Boadicea - Boudicca
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- Ship Names on This
Page:-
- Black
Watch
- Fred Olsen 1996-
- Royal
Viking Star - Royal Viking Line 1972-1990 - Company Postcards
- Royal
Viking Star - Royal Viking Line 1972-1990 - Comercial Postcards
- Star
Odyssey
- Royal Cruise Line 1993-1996
- Westward - Norwegian Cruise Line
1990-1993
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- Associated Pages:-
- Fred.
Olsen Cruise Line
- Norwegian
Cruise Line
- Royal
Cruise Line
- Royal
Viking Line
- Cruise
Ship Postcards
- Ocean
Liner Postcards
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- Royal Viking Star
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Viking Line: 1972-1990)
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- Official
Royal Viking Line Postcards
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- Royal
Viking Star
was built for Royal
Viking Line
in 1972. Royal
Viking Line
were acquired by Kloster (NCL) in 1984, and initially retained their separate
identity. Royal Viking Star became the Westward
in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was
then transferred to Royal
Cruise Line
in 1993 as the Star Odyssey. The Royal Viking Line name was sold to Cunard in 1994. Star Odyssey
was sold to Fred.
Olsen
in 1996, becoming the Black Watch.
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- Generic
Royal Viking Line cards where the ship is not identified are
also shown.
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- Official
Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star as built.
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- Official
Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star as built.
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- Official
Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star as built.
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- Official
Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star after
lengthening.
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- Official
oversized Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star
after lengthening.
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- Official
oversized Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star
after lengthening.
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- Official
oversized Royal Viking Line postcard of Royal Viking Star
after lengthening.
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- Official
Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
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- Official
Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
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- Official
oversized Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
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- Official
oversized Royal Viking Line postcard after lengthening.
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- Royal Viking Star
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Viking Line: 1972-1990)
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- Commercial
Postcards
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- Postcards
where the exact ship is not identified are also shown.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Star, as built.
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same image was also used on an official Royal Viking release.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, as built.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, as built.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, as built.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, as built.
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- Aune
postcard of Royal Viking Star, or sister, at Bordeaux
after lengthening.
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- Westward
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1990-1993)
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- Royal
Viking Star became the Westward in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was
then transferred to Royal
Cruise Line
in 1993 as the Star
Odyssey.
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- Official
NCL oversized postcard of Westward.
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- Official
NCL oversized postcard of Westward, plus enlarged image
of the ship.
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- Official
NCL oversized postcard of Westward.
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- Simplon
Postcards issue sc2015, released May 1992, of Westward.
- Photo:
© Joan Draper, Bermuda, 1991.
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- Gulfstream
oversized postcard LC310 of Westward at Key West.
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- Star Odyssey
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Cruise Line: 1993-96)
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- Star Odyssey originally built as
the Royal
Viking Line
cruise ship Royal
Viking Star
in 1972. Royal
Viking Line
were acquired by Kloster (NCL) in 1984, and initially retained their separate
identity. Royal
Viking Star
became the Westward in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was
then transferred to Royal
Cruise Line
in 1993 as the Star Odyssey. The Royal Viking Line name was sold to Cunard in 1994. Star Odyssey
was sold to Fred.
Olsen
in 1996, becoming the Black Watch.
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- Official
Royal Cruise Line fleet postcard of the Star Odyssey.
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- Official
Royal Cruise Line fleet postcard (oversized) of the Star Odyssey.
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- Black Watch (3)
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Olsen: 1996- )
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- Black
Watch
was originally built as the Royal Viking Line cruise ship Royal Viking Star in 1972. Royal
Viking Line
were acquired by Kloster (NCL) in 1984, and initially retained their separate
identity. Royal
Viking Star
became the Westward in the main NCL fleet in 1990, and was
then transferred to Royal
Cruise Line
in 1993 as the Star
Odyssey.
The Royal
Viking Line
name was sold to Cunard in 1994. Star Odyssey
was sold to Fred.
Olsen
in 1996, becoming the Black Watch.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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mirror image of the Star Odyssey card above.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
- Variations
with and without logo.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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- Official
Fred. Olsen postcard of Black Watch.
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- Photograph
of Black Watch in the North Sea Canal.
- Photo:
© Wil Moojen, 21st August 1997.
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- Photograph
of Black Watch at Dover Cruise Terminal.
- Photo:
© Jenny Williamson, 14th December 1997.
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- Black Watch at Le Havre, 27th May 2006.
- Photo:
© Philippe Brebant
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a larger image in a new window
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- Photograph
of Black Watch at the Blohm & Voss yard, Hamburg.
- Photo:
© Cees de Bijl, June 2005.
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- Photograph
of Black Watch at the Blohm & Voss yard, Hamburg.
- Photo:
© Cees de Bijl, June 2005.
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