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Spirit Of London (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 Cruise Line, 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 Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, 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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
