MS Albatros
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Albatros is a cruise ship
Cruise ship
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, operated by the Germany
Germany
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-based travel agency Phoenix Reisen
Phoenix Reisen
Phoenix Reisen is a Germany-based travel agency that also operates a fleet of cruise ships. The company first entered the cruise business in 1988 by chartering the Soviet Union-owned cruise ship .-History:...
. She was built in 1973 by Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä
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Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland
Finland
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for Royal Viking Line
Royal Viking Line
The Royal Viking Line was an upmarket cruise line that operated from 1972 until 1998. The company was the brain child of Warren Titus and had its headquarters at One Embarcadero Center in San Francisco.- History :...
as Royal Viking Sea, and has also sailed under the names Royal Odyssey, Norwegian Star, Crown and Crown Mare Nostrum.