![]() In 1998, Vision of the Seas came into service, the last of the Vision-class ships. The next year, the last of the company's older vessels, Song of America and Sun Viking, were retired. to serve as a holding company that owned both Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International. At the same time, Royal Caribbean Group was formed as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ![]() In 1997, it merged with the Greek cruise line Celebrity Cruises and changed its name from Royal Caribbean Cruise Line to Royal Caribbean International. In 1996, the company contracted with Finland's Aker Finnyards for the construction of 130,000-ton vessels and, in 1997, the line's oldest ship, Song of Norway, was sold and two new Vision-class ships entered service, Rhapsody of the Seas and Enchantment of the Seas. įollowing these events, two new Vision-class vessels entered service, Splendour of the Seas and Grandeur of the Seas. ![]() Over the next two years, the company experienced rapid growth, and it built a new corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida, and replaced the Nordic Prince with a new vessel, the Legend of the Seas. Royal Caribbean went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1993. The second and third Sovereign-class cruise ships Monarch of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas were delivered in 19 respectively. Majesty of the Seas and Monarch of the Seas in Nassau, Bahamas
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