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Royal Viking Sun

The former Royal Viking Sun is presently operated as Amera for Phoenix Reisen. Built in 1988 at the Wärtsilä shipyard in Turku (now Meyer Turku) for the erstwhile Royal Viking Line, Royal Viking Sun has also been sailing as Prinsendam for Holland America Line from 2002 - 2019 after a short intermezzo as Seabourn Sun for Seabourn. A short summary of her history and some pictures of the vessel are found at Simplon Postcards.
Photos showing her in her present condition are found at oceanliner-pictures.com. For footage on her constrution watch this video at YouTube.
During a world cruise in 1996 Royal Viking Sun ran aground on a coral reef in the Gulf of Aqaba and sprung leak. All passengers were safely evacuated. The ship was seized for a while by Egyptian authorities and resumed operation two months after the incident following a refit in Malta.
A plan of Royal Viking Sun is available at Associazione Navimodellisti Bolognesi.
The here presented video clips were shot during a Mediterranean cruise aboard Royal Viking Sun in 1997. At this time Royal Viking Line was part of Cunard.
Royal Viking Sun has some very nice features but a rather strange overall arrangement. However, she underwent refits before joining Seabourn and Holland America and especially her interior - originally designed by Njål R. Eide - is now in a different condition as seen here (refit in 2000 Tillberg Design - 2002 VFD together with Tillberg Design).

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Royal Viking Sun
Passing Capri


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Promenade Deck


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Sunset


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On Deck


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Stella Polaris


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Captain's Cocktail


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Main Restaurant


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Interior Views


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Arriving @ Istanbul


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Leaving Istanbul


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Arriving @ Sorrento


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Leaving Sorrento


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Buffet


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Garden Cafe


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Venezia Restaurant


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Galley


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Navigational Bridge


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Lifeboat Drill


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Tender


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Panoramic Lift


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Evening on deck


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Prinsedam leaves
the North Lock IJmuiden


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Prinsedam leaves Amsterdam


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Tender @ Night


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Amera leaves Antwerp


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Royal Viking Sun leaves Oslo


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Amera
Arrives @ Bremerhaven

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