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The second-ever
cruise ship I visited back in 1980 was Royal Viking Sky, one of
three ultra-deluxe sisters of Norwegian Royal Viking Line. Now, 28 years
later, Royal Viking Sky has found a good new Norwegian home at
family-owned Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. After a complete renovation, Fred.
Olsen renamed her Boudicca. I visited the ship during an unexpected
call at IJmuiden, Netherlands on May 31, 2008.