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	MS Prinsendam in Tallinn, Estonia
History
Name	1988–1999 Royal Viking Sun; 1999–2002 Seabourn Sun; 2002–present Prinsendam;
Operator	1988–1994 Royal Viking Line; 1994–1998 Cunard Line; 1998–2002 Seabourn Cruise Line; 2002– Holland America Line;
Port of registry	1988–1999: Nassau, Bahamas; 1999–2002: Oslo, Norway; 2002–2013: Rotterdam, Netherlands;
Builder	Wärtsilä Marine Perno Shipyard, Turku, Finland
Yard number	1296
Launched	May 1988
Christened	8 January 1989
Acquired	26 November 1988
In service	1988–
Identification	Call sign: PBGH; IMO number: 8700280; MMSI number: 244126000;
Nickname(s)	2002– Elegant Explorer
Status	In service
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	38,848 GT
Length	674.2 ft (205.5 m)
Beam	91.8 ft (28.0 m)
Draught	23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Decks	9 passenger decks
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (max); 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) (service);
Capacity	740 passengers
Crew	460
General characteristics (2002-present)
Capacity	793 passengers
Crew	443

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MS Prinsendam (formerly Seabourn Sun and Royal Viking Sun) is a cruise ship for Holland America Line and is nicknamed the Elegant Explorer. She was launched in 1988 as Royal Viking Sun for the Royal Viking Line, and was renamed "Seabourn Sun" when Seabourn Cruise Line acquired the ship in 1999. Shortly after, in 2002, Seabourn wished to concentrate on smaller vessels.^[2] So, in 2002, they transferred the ship to Holland America Line, where she was renamed the Prinsendam.

Early career

Launched in 1988 as Royal Viking Sun for the Royal Viking Line this vessel quickly became renowned for her exquisite service and loyal passenger following. She became a popular addition to the fleet of Global Cruisers employed in Royal Viking service.

Cunard Line career

*Prinsendam* as the *Royal Viking Sun*, after the takeover by Cunard, with her funnel painted in Cunard colors and the Cunard name on her side.

Cunard purchased Royal Viking Sun (and the Royal Viking brand) as the failing Royal Viking Line ceased operations in the mid-1990s. Opting to keep the ship's name as is, they placed her into the newly formed Cunard Royal Viking division and painted her funnel in Cunard colors. This 5-plus star ship was rated the finest vessel afloat for most of her life with Cunard.^[3]

Lido and Sports decks. The "astro turf" ground coverings have since been replaced with teak decks.

Royal Viking Sun undertook World Voyages as Cunard's Global Roamer, and was a popular and highly sought after ship for passengers and crew alike.^[4]

In 1999 Cunard and Seabourn were merged by parent company Carnival Corporation. It was decided to move Royal Viking Sun to Seabourn, and after an extensive refit she emerged as the Seabourn Sun. In 2002 she undertook her last cruise for Seabourn, a circumnavigation of South America.

Holland America Line career

After another extensive refit in 2002, Seabourn Sun re-emerged as the Prinsendam for Holland America Line - another division of the Carnival Corporation. She has remained as Prinsendam to this day. She is dubbed the Elegant Explorer as she is much smaller in size and passenger capacity and generally offers boutique, different destination cruises within Holland America Line.

On 1 February 2007, Prinsendam was hit by two 12-metre (39 ft)^* tall rogue waves near Cape Horn. There were around 40 injuries, with some requiring hospitalisation.^[5]

Prinsendam currently does multiple Grand Voyages every year, currently (as of 2011) she does a South American/Antarctica in Jan/Feb and Mediterranean/Black Sea in Mar/Apr. The Prinsendam is one of 2 Holland America Line ships that visit Antarctica, the other one is the ms Zaandam

Prinsendam is one of only a handful of cruise ships that can transit the Kiel Canal, due to her low height above the waterline.

On 22 March 2012 Prinsendam, was en route to Portimao, Portugal, when she received a distress call from a Portuguese fishing boat with eight people aboard. The boat was sinking and the crew was abandoning ship. When the ship arrived, the fishing boat crew was entering a life raft. The Portuguese Coast Guard directed Prinsendam to pick up the fishermen and stand by for a helicopter to take the eight men to shore.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Template:Sv icon Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Royal Viking Sun (1989), retrieved Dec 7, 2007.
^ "Seabourn Sun To HAL". Findarticles.com. 2009-06-02. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2009-09-14. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Royal Viking Sun on Unofficial Cunard Archives". Chriscunard.com. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
^ Cunard Line Website for Royal Viking Sun ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Liu, Paul C. (2007). "A Chronology of Freaque Wave Encounters" (PDF). Geofizika. 24 (1): 57–70. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
^ Prinsendam Engages in Successful Rescue Operation Archived March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official Prinsendam page on HollandAmerica.com
Royal Viking Sun Video Clips
"Royal Viking Sun". Chris' Cunard Page. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
"Prinsendam" – review by Douglas Ward in The Daily Telegraph, London.

[FoF-1] Template:Sv icon Fakta om Fartyg: M/S Royal Viking Sun (1989), retrieved Dec 7, 2007.

[2] "Seabourn Sun To HAL". Findarticles.com. 2009-06-02. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2009-09-14. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Royal Viking Sun on Unofficial Cunard Archives". Chriscunard.com. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-09-14.

[4] Cunard Line Website for Royal Viking Sun ^{[dead link‍]}

[5] Liu, Paul C. (2007). "A Chronology of Freaque Wave Encounters" (PDF). Geofizika. 24 (1): 57–70. Retrieved October 8, 2012.

[6] Prinsendam Engages in Successful Rescue Operation Archived March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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-'''MS ''Prinsendam''''' (formerly ''Seabourn Sun'' and ''Royal Viking Sun'') is a cruise ship for [[Holland America Line]] and is nicknamed the ''Elegant Explorer''. She was launched in 1988 as ''Royal Viking Sun'' for the [[Royal Viking Line]], and was renamed "Seabourn Sun" when [[Seabourn Cruise Line]] acquired the ship in 1999. Shortly after, in 2002, Seabourn wished to concentrate on smaller vessels.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCP/is_2_23/ai_78256205 |title=Seabourn Sun To HAL |publisher=Findarticles.com |date=2009-06-02 |accessdate=2009-09-14}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> So, in 2002, they transferred the ship to [[Holland America Line]], where she was renamed the ''Prinsendam''.
+'''MS ''Prinsendam''''' (formerly ''Seabourn Sun'' and ''Royal Viking Sun'') is a cruise ship for [[Holland America Line]] and is nicknamed the ''Elegant Explorer''. She was launched in 1988 as ''Royal Viking Sun'' for the [[Royal Viking Line]], and was renamed "Seabourn Sun" when [[Seabourn Cruise Line]] acquired the ship in 1999. Shortly after, in 2002, Seabourn wished to concentrate on smaller vessels.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCP/is_2_23/ai_78256205 |title=Seabourn Sun To HAL |publisher=Findarticles.com |date=2009-06-02 |accessdate=2009-09-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105141/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCP/is_2_23/ai_78256205 |archivedate=2008-05-22 |df= }} </ref> So, in 2002, they transferred the ship to [[Holland America Line]], where she was renamed the ''Prinsendam''.
 == Early career ==

v t e Ships of the Royal Viking Line fleet
Former fleet	Royal Viking Star (1971) Royal Viking Sky (1973) Royal Viking Sea (1973) Royal Viking Sun (1988) Royal Viking Queen (1992)
Years indicate year of entry into service with the Royal Viking Line.

v t e Ships of the Cunard Line
Current fleet	2004 RMS Queen Mary 2 2007 MS Queen Victoria 2010 MS Queen Elizabeth 2024 MS Queen Anne
Former ships 1840–1994	1840 RMS Unicorn 1840 RMS Britannia 1848 SS Satellite 1853 SS Arabia 1856 RMS Persia 1862 RMS Scotia 1863 RMS Hecla 1865 SS Java 1867 SS Russia 1870 SS Abyssinia 1870 SS Parthia 1874 SS Bothnia 1878 SS Aleppo 1879 SS Gallia 1881 SS Servia 1881 SS Catalonia 1882 RMS Aurania 1884 SS Oregon 1884 RMS Umbria 1885 RMS Etruria 1892 RMS Campania 1893 RMS Lucania 1898 SS Ultonia 1899 RMS Ivernia 1899 RMS Saxonia 1903 RMS Carpathia 1903 RMS Pannonia 1904 RMS Slavonia 1905 RMS Carmania 1905 RMS Caronia 1907 RMS Lusitania 1907 RMS Mauretania 1909 SS Thracia 1910 RMS Franconia 1911 RMS Albania 1912 RMS Laconia 1913 RMS Andania 1913 RMS Alaunia 1914 RMS Aquitania 1914 SS Orduña 1916 SS Royal George 1917 RMS Aurania 1920 SS Albania 1921 RMS Berengaria 1921 RMS Scythia 1922 RMS Samaria 1922 RMS Laconia 1922 RMS Andania 1922 RMS Antonia 1922 RMS Lancastria 1921 RMS Ausonia 1922 RMS Franconia 1924 RMS Aurania 1925 SS Letitia 1925 RMS Ascania 1925 RMS Alaunia 1925 RMS Carinthia 1934 RMS Majestic 1934 RMS Olympic 1934 MV Georgic 1934 MV Britannic 1934 SS Laurentic 1936 RMS Queen Mary 1939 RMS Mauretania 1940 RMS Queen Elizabeth 1945 SS Valacia (Empire Camp) 1947 RMS Media 1947 RMS Parthia 1949 RMS Caronia 1954 RMS Saxonia 1955 RMS Ivernia 1956 RMS Carinthia 1957 RMS Sylvania 1969 MS Queen Elizabeth 2 1970 SS Atlantic Causeway 1970 SS Atlantic Conveyor 1971 MV Cunard Adventurer 1972 MV Cunard Ambassador 1975 MS Cunard Countess 1976 MS Cunard Princess 1983 MS Sagafjord 1983 MS Caronia 1986 MS Sea Goddess I 1986 MS Sea Goddess II 1993 MS Cunard Crown Jewel 1993 MS Cunard Crown Dynasty 1994 MS Royal Viking Sun
For MoWT	1940 SS Pasteur 1941 SS Empire Barracuda 1940 MV Empire Audacity 1943 SS Empire Battleaxe 1943 SS Empire Broadsword 1945 MV Empire Ettrick
Years indicate year of entry into Cunard service.

v t e Ships of the Seabourn Cruise Line fleet
Current fleet	Seabourn Odyssey (2009) Seabourn Sojourn (2010) Seabourn Quest (2011) Seabourn Encore (2016) Seabourn Ovation (2018) Seabourn Venture (2022) Seabourn Pursuit (2023)
Former ships	Seabourn Pride (1988) Seabourn Spirit (1989) Seabourn Legend (1996) Seabourn Goddess I (1999) Seabourn Goddess II (1999) Seabourn Sun (1999)
Years indicate year of entry into Seabourn service.