History

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                                    History

 LOI
 Building contract
 Building started
  
 1/12/1971Keel laid
 31/5/1972Launch
 Sea trial
 Second sea trial
5/6/1973Delivered to Kloster Cruise Line, Bergen, Norway.
6/1973Royal Viking Line service.
  
  
1982Lengthened 28 meters by  A.G. Weser, Bremerhaven, Germany.
  
 1987Owner  Kloster Cruise, Nassau, Bahamas
  
 14/9/1991New name Sunward.
 5/1992Sold to Birka Line , Mariehamn, Finland. New name Birka Queen
 6/1992Stockholm – St. Petersburg and Stockholm – Riga cruises.
 27/10/1992 Charter to Kloster Cruises . New name Sunward.
  
 6/1993Charter to Princess Cruises. New name Golden Princess.
  
  
  
  
 1/1997Sold to Star Cruises. New name Superstar Capricorn.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 1/2005 Sold to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines.
  
11/2005Delivered to new owner. New name Boudicca. Bahamas flag.
  
2020 Laid up at Rosyth
 9/2020 Sold to Turkey to become accommodation ship with her sister ship Black Watch.
 18/5/2021 Beached in Aliaga, Turkey for scrapping.