m ant ur ▁Cru ises ▁as ▁Em press . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁Admir al ▁Cru ises ▁and ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁Future ▁Se as ▁and ▁join ▁the ▁other ▁Admir al ▁ships , ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁. ▁However , ▁when ▁Royal ▁Car ib bean ▁merged ▁with ▁Admir al ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁Admir al ▁brand ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁and ▁the ▁new build ▁( st ill ▁under ▁construction ) ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Car ib bean ▁fleet . ▁A ▁few ▁signature ▁Royal ▁Car ib bean ▁brand ▁elements ▁were ▁added , ▁including ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁Crown ▁and ▁Wind j ammer ▁Ca fe . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁Nord ic ▁Em press ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁Royal ▁Car ib bean ▁ship ▁whose ▁name ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁with ▁" of ▁the ▁Se as " ▁until ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁following ▁an ▁extensive ▁re building ▁that ▁ended ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Nord ic ▁Em press ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁main stream ▁cru ise ▁ship ▁especially ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁day ▁cru ise ▁market . ▁Her ▁initial ▁it iner ary ▁was ▁a ▁short ▁cru ise ▁to ▁the ▁Bah am as , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁combined ▁with ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁day ▁cru ises ▁from ▁San ▁Juan , ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁following ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁Song ▁of ▁America ,