Royal Caribbean Cruise Line was founded in 1968 by three Norwegian shipping companies: Anders Wilhelmsen & Company, I.M. Skaugen & Company, and Gotaas Larsen. The newly created line put its first ship, Song of Norway, into service two years later. A year later, the line added Nordic Prince to the fleet and in 1972 it added Sun Viking.
Fleet
- 1970 – M/S Song of Norway
- 1971 – M/S Nordic Prince
- 1972 – M/S Sun Viking
