I flew down to Miami for the parties the week SOA was christened. It was my future husband’s intro to my world of cruising. My father who passed away in 2022 was one of the last living modern cruise industry pioneers.
The reason the Viking Crown wasn’t removed when it was sold was that, unlike with the previous 3 ships, it was so much larger that its removal would make the ship structurally unsound. Enjoy your poster.