Back to ship   Back to homepage

 

                                                     History

 

 

   
1/11/1987 Launch and named Crown Odyssey  
6/1988 Delivered to Royal Cruise Line  
1992 Sold to Kloster Cruise  
5-1996 Named Norwegian Crown and operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)  
5-2000 Named back to Crown Odyssey and operated by Orient Line  
3-2003 Operated again NCL and named again Nowegian Crown  
3-9/2003 Refurbished on Sembawang Shipyard , Singapore  
9/2003 Back in service  
8/2006 Sold to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines  
7/11/2007 Delivered to Fred. Olsen and named to Balmoral  
16/11/2007 Arrival to Blohm + Voss Repair for extended by a 30.20 metre long midship section  
18/1/2008 Seatrial  
22/1/2008 Delivered to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines after lengthening  
30/1/2008 Departs on her inaugural cruise to the Canary Islands