Royal Viking Sun - Seabourn Sun - Prinsendam
 
 
ROYAL VIKING SUN details: Built in 1988 by Wartsila, Turku, for Royal Viking Line (part of the Kloster Group). She was transferred to Cunard in 1994 when they acquired Royal Viking Line (but only two of the ships). Following the Carnival takeover of Cunard, Royal Viking Sun was transferred to Seabourn, becoming the Seabourn Sun.
 
Length: 669ft Tonnage: 37845gt Power: 28696hp Speed: 21.5 knots Passengers: 851
 
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Ship Names on This Page:-
Royal Viking Sun - Royal Viking Line
Royal Viking Sun - Cunard Line
Seabourn Sun - Seabourn Cruise Line
Prinsendam - Holland America Line
 
Royal Viking Sun Pages:-
Royal Viking Sun - Postcards - this page!
Royal Viking Sun - Photos Page 1
Royal Viking Sun - Photos Page 2
 
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Cunard Line
Holland America Line
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Royal Viking Sun
(Royal Viking Line: 1988-94)
 
 
A Royal Viking Line official card of Royal Viking Sun, published 8/89.
 
A Royal Viking Line official oversized card of Royal Viking Sun.
 
A commercial card of Royal Viking Sun, at Cherbourg, by Editions Dubray.
The QE2 and Canberra are also in port, for the June 1994 D-Day 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Serial no.1788/50.
 
An unusual commercial card of Royal Viking Sun in the floating dock at Hamburg, by Edition Hansa Photo.
The photographer is Knuth Weidlich. Serial no.80-0061.
 
Another commercial card of Royal Viking Sun at Hamburg, by Rene Menges. Serial no.36.
She is alongside the ex-Hamburg-Sud museum ship Cap San Diego.
 
Simplon Postcards serial no. sc2047 (issued April 1994) of Royal Viking Sun, in Royal Viking Line colours.
She is photographed by Wil Moojen, whilst in the North Sea Canal in 1992.
 
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S57 of Royal Viking Sun at Greenwich, photographed by Clive Harvey.
 
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S124 of Royal Viking Sun, photographed by Wil Moojen.
 
A Pieter Oost postcard of Royal Viking Sun (no serial number).
Copies of this card are available direct from the publishers at:- http://www.p-oostcards.nl/
 
A commercial card of Royal Viking Sun in Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta, by Tower Publications. Serial no.M2219.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Royal Viking Sun
(Cunard Line: 1994-99)
 
A Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, still in original colours, plus the cardback logo.
 
A Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, now in Cunard colours, plus the cardback logo.
 
An oversized Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, in original colours, plus the cardback logo.
 
An oversized Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, in Cunard colours.
 
An oversized Cunard official card of Royal Viking Sun, in Cunard colours, a variation on the card above.
 
Simplon Postcards serial no. sc2092 (issued October 1996) of Royal Viking Sun, in Royal Viking Line colours.
She is photographed by Mike Louagie, off Malaga, Spain in September 1996.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seabourn Sun
(Seabourn Cruise Line: 1999-2002)
 
 
An official card of Seabourn Sun, following transfer to Seabourn after the sale of Cunard to Carnival.
 
A.Campana postcard B0129 of Seabourn Sun and Arcadia at Barcelona (plus enlarged image of the ships).
 
 
 
 
 
Prinsendam
(Holland America Line: 2002- )
 
 
Seabourn Sun was transferred to Holland America Line in 2002 as the Prinsendam.
 
Photos of Prinsendam at San Francisco.
Photos: © Marvin Jensen
 
 
 
 
 
 
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