History 1982–1999: Song of America įollowing a voyage across the Atlantic, the Song of America entered service with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines on 5 December 1982.
Following fitting out she was delivered to her owners on 11 November 1982, ten years after the previous Sun Viking. The Song of America was launched from drydock on 26 November 1981. The ship was innovative with its main show lounge, being one of the first use of structural web frames instead of multiple columns, improving the sightlines greatly compared to other ships. The interior design of the public rooms was done by Mogens Hammer, who would continue the Broadway themed public rooms, similar to the prior ships in the fleet. The Song of America would also be the first ship to have a Viking Crown lounge completely encircling the funnel, providing 360 degree views, and accessible by interior stairs and lifts. The public spaces on decks five and seven were built with 1½ times the standard deck height, leading to deck 6 only existing in the forward part of the ship. This layout was widely used on ferries built by the Wärtsilä shipyard, but has been rarely used for cruise ships.
įor the interior layout of their new ship RCCL decided to adapt a system with cabins to the fore of the ship, furthest from engine noise, and public spaces to aft.
Two of these had been lengthened towards the end of the decade, but due to increased demand RCCL decided to order a larger new ship, again from the Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines had operated throughout the 1970s with three ships that had been built at the Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard in Helsinki, Finland. She has since sailed for Louis Cruises as MS Louis Olympia, and as MS Celestyal Olympia since 2014. She was previously under charter to the United Kingdom-based Thomson Cruises until April 2012 as the MS Thomson Destiny. Between 19 she sailed for Sun Cruises as MS Sunbird. She was built in 1982 at Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard in Helsinki, Finland for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as MS Song of America. In April 2012 she was named Louis Olympia after operating as the Thomson Destiny for Thomson Cruises.
MS Celestyal Olympia is a cruise ship owned by the Cyprus-based Celestyal Cruises, formerly Louis Cruise Lines. General characteristics (as Thomson Destiny) 4 × 8-cylinder Sulzer- Wärtsilä diesels.Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard, Helsinki, Finland
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