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MV ''Sun Viking'', was one of the three original 
Along with her sister ships, the ''Song of Norway'' and '' Nordic Prince'', the class comprised the first purpose-built ships intended for 
In 1998 the ''Sun Viking'' was sold to Star Cruises and renamed ''SuperStar Sagittarius''. She was later renamed ''Hyundai Pongnae'' in 2003, sailing for 
The ship was renamed ''Long Jie'' in 2007. The ''Long Jie'' was put up for sale on 10 June 2010. After being dry docked in Singapore, the ''Long Jie'' was transformed into the ''Oriental Dragon'', leaving Singapore on 24 March 2011 bound for Guangzhou, China.
After several years of service as a gambling ship in Hong Kong, she moved to
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cruise ship
Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as "s ...
s ordered by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
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as part of their early fleet. The ship was first put into service in 1972. She was scrapped at Gadani Ship Breaking Yard
Gadani ship-breaking yard is the world's third largest ship breaking yard located across a long beachfront at Gadani, Pakistan. The yard consists of 132 ship-breaking plots."Record 107 ships dismantled at Gaddani" by Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana, ''Dawn'' ...
, Pakistan in February 2022.
Along with her sister ships, the ''Song of Norway'' and '' Nordic Prince'', the class comprised the first purpose-built ships intended for Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
-based cruise travel. ''Sun Viking'' cruised the Mexican Riviera on a 7-day itinerary out of Los Angeles
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and the Caribbean out of San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur ...
in the early 1990s. The ''Sun Viking'' was retired in the late 1990s by Royal Caribbean, but continued in service with other cruise lines.Beneath Crown and Anchor, a History of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines First 25 Years. axtone Ghram/ref>
In 1998 the ''Sun Viking'' was sold to Star Cruises and renamed ''SuperStar Sagittarius''. She was later renamed ''Hyundai Pongnae'' in 2003, sailing for Hyundai Merchant Marine
HMM Co., Ltd. (), formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine, is a South Korean container transportation and shipping company.
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HMM moves the largest portion of South Korea's exports, becoming the number one Korean national container car ...
, before becoming ''Omar III'' with Asia Cruises
Asia Cruises (formerly Asia Cruiser Club) is a cruise line operating from Hong Kong. It launched the ''Captain Omar'' in 1997, and later acquired various cruise liners including ''Omar II'', ''Omar III'' and ''Asia Star''. The company is controlled ...
.
The ship was renamed ''Long Jie'' in 2007. The ''Long Jie'' was put up for sale on 10 June 2010. After being dry docked in Singapore, the ''Long Jie'' was transformed into the ''Oriental Dragon'', leaving Singapore on 24 March 2011 bound for Guangzhou, China.
After several years of service as a gambling ship in Hong Kong, she moved to Penang
Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
, Malaysia to continue her career in late 2019. In 2021, she was finally retired and was scrapped at Gadani Ship Breaking Yard
Gadani ship-breaking yard is the world's third largest ship breaking yard located across a long beachfront at Gadani, Pakistan. The yard consists of 132 ship-breaking plots."Record 107 ships dismantled at Gaddani" by Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana, ''Dawn'' ...
, Pakistan in February 2022.
Media
In 1985, ''Sun Viking'' appeared in the opening sequences of episode 6 ofThe Day the Universe Changed
''The Day the Universe Changed: A Personal View by James Burke'' is a British documentary television series written and presented by science historian James Burke, originally broadcast on BBC1 from 19 March until 21 May 1985 by the BBC. The ser ...
.
In 2018, ''Oriental Dragon'' featured in the movie L Storm
''L Storm'' is a 2018 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by David Lam, and starring Louis Koo and Julian Cheung, alongside Kevin Cheng, Stephy Tang, Patrick Tam, Michael Tse and Adam Pak in his debut film role.
The third installment in a ...
.
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