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100_1313. South Shields, "FOG ON THE TYNE", Cruise Ship Boudicca, leaving Port of Tyne in the fog.

BOUDICCA

Passenger Cruise ship owner operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines.

Built in 1973 in Helsinki shipyard, Finland as Royal Viking and sailed under the Royal Viking Line.

Boudicca was acquired by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2005. The line also operates its sister ship, the former Royal Viking Star, as the popular Black Watch.

Boudicca was "stretched" in the early 1980s with the addition of a 91-foot midsection, gaining a considerable amount of open-air sunbathing space on the top deck.

Ship Information

Cabins462

Passengers880 standard occupancy

Crew329

Refitted2011

Fully StabilisedYes

Tonnage28,388 grt

Length205.47 m

Beam (width)25.20 m

 

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Uploaded on October 8, 2015
Taken on October 5, 2015