cruise ships founded 1984 defunct 2001 headquarters 1984 1992 boca raton fl united states and 1992 2001 hollywood fl united states parent grundstad maritime overseas inc. effjohn international commodore holdings ltd website crowncruiseline.com archive crown cruise line was a small upper class cruise operator which was founded by oddmund grundstad and grundstad maritime overseas inc. based in boca raton fl . 1 the operation was eventually overseen by effjohn international s commodore cruise line and all ships were leased or sold to other cruise operators . contents 1 history 2 former ships 3 references 4 external links history edit the cruise line began in 1984 with the viking princess which initially operated out of san diego ca on short cruises to ensenada baja california and santa catalina island california . after finally reaching an agreement with the port of palm beach commission the viking princess was transferred to palm beach for daily sailings to freeport bahamas and coastal cruises to nowhere . with the success of the first ship and opportunities in the growing cruise line industry the line invested in a second ship which had been built in 1967 as the ferry las palmas de gran canaria for the spanish state owned shipping company trasmediterranea . in 1986 the ship returned to the yard where she was built union naval de levante in valencia for a massive refit and conversion to a cruise ship . in 1988 she emerged as the crown del mar and was chartered to crown cruise line operating from palm beach on two night bahamas and five night western caribbean itineraries . at the same time crown ordered a brand new ship from union naval de levante . the crown monarch delivered in 1990 sailed on seven day cruises from palm beach to key west grand cayman ocho rios in jamaica and labadee shores crown s private beach in haiti . except september and october when the ship departs for three seven day canada cruises and one two week cruise from new york to the caribbean . the ship was designed to have a yacht like ambiance by gmo design inc. of boca raton and had 265 staterooms and suites including 400 square foot staterooms with whirlpool tubs a 288 seat dining room tiered showroom a disco and a jazz lounge . with the delivery of the 95 million crown monarch crown terminated the crown del mar lease in 1991 stating that the former ferry did not fit with the fresh image . a new 45 000 square foot cruise terminal was constructed for use by crown cruise line at the port of palm beach and opened in 1990 . the facility includes areas for baggage and the u.s. customs and border protection agency cbp on the ground floor and passenger check in areas on the second floor . a radial telescoping enclosed adjustable height passenger bridge is provided from the second floor to the north side of slip 1 . the gulf war and recession in 1991 affected tourism spending and the cruise company scaled back their operation . crown s parent company grundstad maritime split the company in two . the day cruises aboard the viking princess moved under the name palm beach cruises . the crown cruise line name marketing and 50 % ownership of the crown monarch were turned over to commodore cruise line and parent company effjohn international a scandinavian shipping firm . grundstad maritime continued to provide crew and sail the crown monarch . two additional new sister ships the crown jewel and the crown dynasty had been ordered from union navale de levante for delivery in 1992 and 1993 . the cunard line took over marketing sales and reservations for crown in 1993 2 and the 3 ships were placed in the new cunard crown division . each had the prefix cunard added to her name and the three were transferred from the port of palm beach to port everglades in broward county . former ships edit ship year built gross tonnage length port of registry also sailed as image viking princess 1964 6 659 gt 128 m 419 ft 11 in panama 1964 1984 ilmatar 1984 1991 viking princess crown cruise line 1991 1995 viking princess palm beach cruise line 1997 2010 palm beach princess palm beach casino line crown del mar 1967 9.725 gt 130.6 m 428 ft 6 in panama 1967 1987 las palmas de gran canarias compa ia trasmediterr nea 1988 1990 crown del mar crown cruise line 1994 2000 don juan royal hispania 2000 2004 riviera i interamericana de comercio y gesti n 2004 2005 royal pacific king crown international crown monarch 1990 15 271 gt 152.5 m 500 ft 4 in panama 1990 1992 crown monarch crown commodore cruise line 1993 1994 cunard crown monarch cunard 1994 1996 nautican crown cruise line 1996 1997 walrus ki development corp. 1997 havens star ki development corp. casino ship in hong kong 1997 2004 neptune ki development corp. casino ship in hong kong 2004 2007 rembrandt ii ki development corp. & champ elysees mv ltd 2007 2008 jules verne vision cruises 2008 2012 alexander von humboldt ii phoenix seereisen & bamtur 2012 present voyager voyages of discovery crown jewel 1992 19 089 gt 163.68 m 537 ft 0 in panama 1992 1993 crown jewel crown cruise line 1993 1995 cunard crown jewel cunard 1995 2009 superstar gemini star cruises 2009 2009 vision star star cruises 2009 present gemini quail travel group crown dynasty 1993 19 089 gt 163.68 m 537 ft 0 in panama 1993 1993 crown dynasty crown cruise line 1993 1997 cunard crown dynasty cunard 1997 1997 crown majesty majesty cruise line 1997 1999 norwegian dynasty ncl 1999 2001 crown dynasty commodore cruise line 2001 present braemar fred olsen cruises references edit cruise travel . lakeside publishing co. issn 0199 5111 . retrieved 2015 01 01 . https books.google.com books id is0daaaambaj & pg pa28 & lpg pa28 & dq cunard crown dynasty & source bl & ots uudtz62lns & sig pikdfbazm nohiv7rnptevklka0 & hl en & sa x & ved 0ahukewis5lkf66vnahvlywmkhbn dxiq6aeiwzam v onepage & q cunard % 20crown % 20dynasty & f false external links edit crown cruise line archive retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title crown cruise 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