Unusual Request - Cunard Skald Club

[WeLoveCruiseShips]

Hello Friends,

 

I have recently purchased a small pin badge to add to my Cunard Collection. It says 'Cunard Skald Club'.

 

Can anyone help me with some information about it?

 

Regards

 

WLCS

[John Paul Conti]

I believe the Skald Club was the frequent passenger program under Royal Viking Line and when Cunard absorbed the Line( Royal Viking Sun and Royal Viking Queen?) the program became the Cunard Skald Club.

[MissBabs]

I still have one of those somewhere! Must go and seek it out in the attic on a rainy day :)

 

The pin illustrated has the Royal Viking logo on it and was issued to passengers post Cunard merger.

 

Some background http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Viking_Line

 

Barbara

[bepsf]

I believe the Skald Club was the frequent passenger program under Royal Viking Line and when Cunard absorbed the Line( Royal Viking Sun and Royal Viking Queen?) the program became the Cunard Skald Club.

 

Indeed - Skald Club was introduced in 1972 at the very beginning of Royal Viking Line's existence as the first-ever formalized frequent-cruiser program in the industry, and 10 years earlier than any airline frequent-flier program.

 

However, when Kloster sold RVL to Cunard, the only ship to go with the name was Royal Viking Sun (which later became Seabourn Sun and now Prinsendam) - Royal Viking Queen had already been transferred to Royal Cruise Line as Queen Odyssey before she too was sold to Seabourn.