ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES Miniature Menu Recipe Set 1988 Early Ships Sovereign

Description

This is a listing for a Vintage ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINE Set of miniature menus with recipes on the back. There are 15 menus, a folding keeper and outer box.  The outer box was suitable for mailing to a friend as a keepsake.  The keeper has the names of the ships that were in service at that time: M/S Song of Norway, M/S Nordic Prince, M/S Sun Viking, Song of America & Sovereign of the Seas, the Crown & Anchor logo, Menu Memories and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line on the back. This set was acquired while on the maiden voyage of the Sovereign of the Seas, January 16, 1988.   It is a fun look back at the food and wine (with prices) offerings onboard with the benefit of delicious recipes.
Song of Norway started service for Royal Caribbean in 1970 until 1997.  She was sold and became SUNDANCE 1997 - 2004, DREAM PRINCESS 2004 - 2006, DREAM 2006 - 2007,  CLIPPER PEARL 2007 - 2008, CLIPPER PACIFIC 2008 - 2009, FESTIVAL 2009 - 2010, OCEAN PEARL 2010 -2011, & finally FORMOSA QUEEN 2011 - 2013 when she was sold for scrap and scrapped in 2014.
Nordic Prince started service for Royal Caribbean in 1971 until 1995.   She was sold to Sun Line Cruises and renamed CAROUSEL 1995 - 2004, She became Louis Cruise Lines' AQUAMARINE, chartered in 2006 as the ARIELLE and returned to the AQUAMARINE name in 2008.  In May of 2008 she was damaged leaving a Greek port and a 1.5 meter gash was discovered in the hull.  In 2010, she was sold to Ocean Star Cruises as the OCEAN STAR PACIFIC.  In 2011, a fire in the engine room disabled her.  In 2012 she was named "PACIFIC, then in 2014 as the PACIFIC VICTORY she ran aground in Manila on her way to being scrapped.
SUN VIKING started service for Royal Caribbean in 1972 until 1998.  She was sold and became Star Cruises' SUPERSTAR SAGITTARIUS 1998 - 2000, Renamed HYNDAI PUNGNAE in 2000, Asia Cruises' OMAR III, LONG JIE in 2007 & ORIENTAL DRAGON in 2011.
SONG OF AMERICA joined Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Fleet in 1982 and was in service for them until 1999.  She became the SUNBIRD 1999 - 2005, THOMPSON DESTINY 2005 - 2012, LOUIS OLYMPIA 2012 - 2014 & Celestyal Cruise's CELESTYAL OLYMPIA 2014 onward.
SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS was in service from 1988 - 2008 when she was sold to Pullmantur and renamed SOVEREIGN.  She remained in their service from 2008 - 2020 when financial issues forced her (and sister ship Monarch of the seas aka Monarch) to be sold for scrap and was scrapped in 2021.
This set measures about 8 1/4" by 4 3/4".   Please look at the pictures for the best view of the item as they are part of the description.  Please ask any questions before bidding.  This is in very nice vintage condition with a couple of age speckles.    We are always happy to combine shipping whenever possible.
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This item weighs 7 ounces and will be shipped USPS First Class Mail.  We ship from California 93953 and postage is calculated by the weight, size of the box and distance to the buyer.
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