Draken Harald Hårfagre
Draken Harald Hårfagre () is a large Viking longship built in the municipality of Haugesund, Norway. "Draken Harald Hårfagre" brings the seafaring qualities of a warship from the old Norse sagas to life. It is a ship that combines ocean-crossing sailing capabilities with a warship's use of oars.
Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line was founded in 1968 by three Norwegian shipping companies: Anders Wilhelmsen & Company, I.M. Skaugen & Company, and Gotaas Larsen. The newly created line put its first ship, the "Song of Norway", into service two years later. A year later, the line added the "Nordic Prince" to the fleet and in 1972 it added the "Sun Viking". In 1978, "Song of Norway" became Royal Caribbean's first passenger ship to be lengthened. This was accomplished via the insertion of an section to the vessel's severed center. Following the success of this work, "Nordic Prince" was also stretched in 1980. During the stretching on both ships, their sterns were modified. However the "Sun Viking" was not stretched or modified and remained the same size and shape. Royal Caribbean received widespread global recognition when in 1982 it launched the "Song of America", over twice the size of "Sun Viking" and at the time the third largest passenger vessel afloat (after the "Norway" and ).
In 1986, Royal Caribbean leased a coastal property in Labadie, Haiti to be used as a private destination for its guests, renamed as Labadee. After a corporate restructuring in 1988, the line launched "Sovereign of the Seas", the largest passenger vessel afloat at the time. That same year, Royal Caribbean also merged with Admiral Cruises. Two years later in 1990, "Nordic Empress" and "Viking Serenade" also entered service, while Royal Caribbean purchased a second private destination, Little Stirrup Cay, an island in the Bahamas, which they branded as CocoCay.
The second and third s "Monarch of the Seas" and "Majesty of the Seas" were delivered in 1991 and 1992 respectively.