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Tag Archives: Royal Viking Line
Bye Bye Boudicca
The culling of older, redundant cruise ships continues and yesterday it was announced that the veteran cruise ship Boudicca was beached at Aliaga. Ship watchers will know that Boudicca and her sister Black Watch were both disposed of by Fred … Continue reading
Posted in Cruiseships, Hampshire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, Ships, Southampton, Transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Black Watch, Boudicca, breakers, coronavirus, Fred Olsen Cruises, Royal Viking Line, ship
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Southampton Shipwatch 15: Black Watch
Finally! a ship that looks like a ship. I have to admit (once again) that I was never too keen on these vessels when I first started looking at cruise ships. There were originally three of them, built for what … Continue reading
Posted in Cruiseships, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Ships, Southampton, Transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Black Watch, Fred Olsen, Royal Viking Line, Royal Viking Star, Southampton
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