Viking Crown Lounge
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Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International is a Norwegian and American cruise line brand based in Miami, Florida and owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. With 42 ships in service under 5 different brands and one more under construction, it controls a 25.6% share of the world cruise market...
cruise
Cruising (maritime)
Cruising by boat is a lifestyle that involves living for extended time on a boat while traveling from place to place for pleasure. Cruising generally refers to trips of a few days or more, and can extend to round-the-world voyages.- History :...
ship. The lounge
Bar (establishment)
A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
, originally built around a stack of the ship, is the highest guest-accessible area on-board. Early versions were difficult to reach via narrow stairs but on newer ships such as Grandeur of the Seas
Grandeur of the Seas
The MS Grandeur of the Seas is part of Royal Caribbean International's Vision Class of cruise ships. Features include a full-service spa, six whirlpools, an outdoor jogging track and a number of bars and restaurants....
and Enchantment of the Seas
Enchantment of the Seas
MS Enchantment of the Seas is a Vision Class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She cruises in the Caribbean year round sailing out of Baltimore.-Propellers:...
, the lounge is accessible via elevators in the Centrum (a soaring multi-deck atrium), mid-ship stair access, as well as outside staircases. The original design was a 180-degree wraparound structure facing aft(towards the back of the ship). The first and original design was used on the Song of Norway,the Nordic Prince
Nordic Prince
MV Ocean Star Pacific is a cruise ship owned and operated by Ocean Star Cruises. She was built in 1971 by Wärtsilä at the Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and christened as MV Nordic Prince...
,the Sun Viking
Sun Viking
The Sun Viking was one of the three original ships ordered by then Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, as part of their early fleet, and was put into service in the year 1972. Along with her sister ships, the Song of Norway and Nordic Prince, the class comprised the first purpose built ships intended for...
, and later was used on the Viking Serenade and the Empress of the Seas
Empress of the Seas
MS Empress is a cruise ship operated by Pullmantur Cruises . She was formerly operated by Royal Caribbean International as the Empress of the Seas. The ship was ordered by Admiral Cruise Lines and was intended to be called the Future Seas and join the other Admiral ships, the Azure Seas and the...
. The second design is a full 360-degree wraparound structure that was used on the Song of America
Song of America
MS Thomson Destiny is a cruise ship owned by the Cyprus-based Louis Cruise Lines, under long-term charter to the United Kingdom-based Thomson Cruises. She was built in 1982 at Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard in Helsinki, Finland for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as MS Song of America...
and on the Sovereign Class
Sovereign class
The Sovereign class is Royal Caribbean International's third generation of cruise ships.The three ships of the class were built in Saint-Nazaire, France at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards. The first modern "megaships" to be built, they also were the first series of cruise ships to include a...
vessels. The third and current design is a 180-degree wraparound structure facing forward (towards the front of the ship) that is currently used on all Royal Caribbean cruise ships built after the Sovereign Class. However, the third design of the Viking Crown Lounge was built apart from the funnel on the Vision Class
Vision Class
The Vision class is a term Royal Caribbean International uses to refer to six of its cruise ships. Although called a "class" by Royal Caribbean, actually it consists of two pairs of sister ships and another pair of sister ships that was later split up into two different ships by a lengthening of...
ships except for the Legend of the Seas
Legend of the Seas
MS Legend of the Seas was the first of the Vision Class cruise ships owned by the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. With a gross tonnage of , the ship can carry 2,074 passengers. Its maiden voyage was May 16, 1995...
and the Splendour of the Seas
Splendour of the Seas
MS Splendour of the Seas is a Vision-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International. Her itineraries include European cruising in the Mediterranean and Baltic along with South America and other more "exotic" locations in Royal Caribbean's worldwide destinations...
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