Prinsendam Departing Tallinn 24 August 2013
MS ''Prinsendam'' may refer to: * MS ''Prinsendam'' (1972), which sank in 1980. * MS ''Prinsendam'' (1988), formerly ''Royal Viking Sun'' and ''Seabourn Sun''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Prinsendam Ship names ...
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MS Prinsendam (1972)
MS ''Prinsendam'', was a Holland-America Line cruise ship built at Shipyard de Merwede in the Netherlands in 1973. She was long and typically carried about 350 passengers and 200 crew members. Sinking ''Prinsendam'' departed Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 30 September 1980 for a long cruise that would take her along the Inside Passage of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska and then to East Asia and Southeast Asia. After calling at Ketchikan, Alaska, on 2 October and visiting Glacier Bay on 3 October, she set out into the Gulf of Alaska on the evening of 3 October bound for Japan. She was approximately south of Yakutat, Alaska, at 12:40 a.m. on 4 October 1980 when a fire broke out in her engine room. Her master, Cornelis Dirk Wabeke (13 April 1928 – 16 August 2011), declared the fire out of control one hour later and ''Prinsendam'' sent a radio call requesting immediate assistance. The United States Coast Guard at Communications Station Kodiak in Kod ...
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MS Prinsendam (1988)
MS ''Amera'' (formerly ''Seabourn Sun'', ''Royal Viking Sun'' and ''Prinsendam'') is a cruise ship operated by Phoenix Reisen. She was launched in 1988 as ''Royal Viking Sun'' for Royal Viking Line, and began operating for Cunard Line under the same name in 1994. She was renamed ''Seabourn Sun'' when Seabourn Cruise Line acquired the ship in 1999. In 2002, Seabourn transferred the ship to Holland America Line, which was renamed as ''Prinsendam''. In 2018, ''Prinsendam'' was sold to Phoenix Reisen, debuting in 2019. History 1988–1999: ''Royal Viking Sun'' Royal Viking Line She was launched in 1988 as ''Royal Viking Sun'' for Royal Viking Line. Christened by godparents James Stewart and Gloria Stewart,and she was the largest ship in the fleet at the time she entered service. Cunard Line In 1994, Cunard Line purchased ''Royal Viking Sun'' and the ''Royal Viking'' brand when Royal Viking Line ceased operations. Cunard continued to operate her under the same name and i ...
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