Ocean Dream (1972 Ship)
''Spirit of London'' was an Italian built cruise ship put into service in 1972. In January 2012, Runfeng Ocean Deluxe Cruises () took over as operator, renaming the ship ''Ocean Dream'' (). Delayed construction The vessel was originally ordered in 1970 by Norwegian Caribbean Line as ''Seaward''. The shipyard, Cantieri Navali del Tirreno & Riuniti, encountered financial troubles and was consequently taken over by the IRI Group, which canceled the building contract of ''Seaward''. After much protest from NCL the IRI Group agreed to partially complete the vessel. Despite this Norwegian Caribbean sold the hull to P&O, which would complete the ''Seaward'' as ''Spirit of London''. Due to being originally ordered for Norwegian Caribbean Line ''Spirit of London'' had a sister ship in the NCL fleet, ''Southward''. Both vessels' superstructures are identical, however the funnels differed. Although ''Southward'' is smaller in tonnage than ''Spirit of London'', both are 537 feet long. ...
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ...
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