December 1st 1971: Keel laid. May 25th 1972: Launched. June 5th 1973: Delivered to Det Nordenfjeldske D/S, Trondheim. Operated by Royal Viking Lines for cruising. September 9th 1982 - November 27th 1982: Lengthened by 28 metres at A.G. Weser, Bremerhaven . November 27th 1982: Delivered back to her owners. May 1984: Agreement in principle for sale to US investor group did not proceed.
Tilbury 21/8/89. © Ken Smith
August 1984: Sold to Norwegian Caribbean Lines A/S, Oslo, but continued in Royal Viking Line operation. 1987: Transferred to Kloster Cruise, Nassau, Bahamas. September 14th 1991: Renamed SUNWARD. May 1992: Sold to Birka Line Ab, Mariehamn, Finland. May 1992: Arrived at Hortens Varv, Norway. Renamed BIRKA QUEEN and given a complete refit and overhaul. June 21st 1992 - October 23rd 1992: Operated between Stockholm - Riga, Stockholm - St Petersburg. October 27th 1992: Chartered out to Kloster Cruise Line, Bergen, Norway. Renamed SUNWARD at the same time being transferred to Birka Cruise Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. June 1993: Chartered out to Princess Cruises. Renamed GOLDEN PRINCESS. June 13th 1993: Maiden cruise from San Francisco to Alaska. July 7th 1996: Suffered a fire in her engine-room leading to complete engine failure. Towed to Victoria in Canada where all passengers disembarked safely. July 8th 1996: Arrived in San Francisco for repairs. January 1997: Sold to Star Cruises Private Ltd, Singapore. Renamed SUPERSTAR CAPRICORN. Rebuilt with additional cabins. March 1998: Commenced operations from New York as a floating casino. May 1998: Ceased operations owing to heavy financial losses. September 20th 1998: Chartered out to Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd, Panama for five years. Renamed HYUNDAI KUMGANG. November 18th 1998: Operated as a pilgrim ship in North Korea. December 2001: Hyundai Merchant Marine Co went bankrupt and the vessel was returned to Star Cruises. Renamed SUPERSTAR CAPRICORN. January 2004: Sold to Viajes Iberojet, Spain . Renamed GRAND LATINO.
© Benoit Donne
2004: Registered owner recorded as Ibrojet SA 2004: Commenced cruising in the Mediterranean. January 2005: Sold to Fred Olsen, Norway for delivery in October. To be named BOUDICCA. An extensive refit will be undertaken over the winter, prior to her entering service in early 2006. The public rooms will be redesigned to be match the rest of the Fred Olsen fleet, reflecting an English historical theme in both the decor and artwork on board. She will have 450 cabins with a total occupancy of approximately 850 berths. Her inaugural cruise from Dover, UK is expected to depart on February 23, 2006. November 2005: Taken over by Fred Olsen in Santa Cruz, Tenerife. Renamed BOUDICCA. November 2005: Departed for Hamburg, complete refit and engine change. December 3rd 2005: Arrived Hamburg where she was dry docked. She was re-engined with 4 MAN B&W 7L 32/40 engines, each generating 3,500kW horsepower at 750rpm. Her new propeller blades were engineered by Rolls Royce and her new exhaust boilers came from Aalborg Industries of Denmark. The major refit included the creation of several dedicated single cabins in keeping with company tradition. The public rooms were redesigned to match the rest of the Fred Olsen fleet, reflecting an English historical theme in both the decor and artwork. BOUDICCA has 450 cabins with a total occupancy of approximately 850 berths. January 6th 2006: She was re-floated and moored on the River Elbe while all engineering and soft furnishing work was completed prior to her sea trials. February 20th 2006: Arrived at Dover for the first time. Berthed at Terminal 1 for completion of interior work and storing, prior to a series of shakedown cruises.
 
20/02/2006. © Nigel Thornton
February 2006: Began cruising, initially from Dover. February 25th 2006: Her inaugural cruise (to Madeira and the Canary Islands) began from Dover. March 11th 2006: Arrived at Dover from Lisbon, depart to Santa Cruz April 8th 2006: Arrived at Dover from Horta, depart to Funchal April 22nd 2006: Arrive at Dover from Lisbon, depart to Horta October 12th 2006: Arrive from Oslo/ depart to Almeria
25/02/2006. © Ray Goodfellow
© Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
2006: Registered owner; Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Pte. Ltd, Singapore, Registered manager; Fred. Olsen Marine Services AS, Norway
 
© Nigel Thornton
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