▁California . ▁After ▁finally ▁reaching ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Commission , ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁Princess ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁for ▁daily ▁sail ings ▁to ▁Free port , ▁Bah am as ▁and ▁coast al ▁cru ises ▁to ▁now here . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ship ▁and ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁the ▁growing ▁cru ise ▁line ▁industry , ▁the ▁line ▁inv ested ▁in ▁a ▁second ▁ship ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁as ▁the ▁fer ry ▁Las ▁Pal mas ▁de ▁Gran ▁Can aria ▁for ▁the ▁Spanish ▁state - owned ▁sh ipping ▁company ▁Tras med iter rane a . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁ship ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁yard ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁built , ▁Union ▁Naval ▁de ▁Lev ante ▁in ▁Val encia , ▁for ▁a ▁massive ▁ref it ▁and ▁conversion ▁to ▁a ▁cru ise ▁ship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁she ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁Crown ▁del ▁Mar ▁and ▁was ▁char tered ▁to ▁Crown ▁Cru ise ▁Line ▁operating ▁from ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁on ▁two - night ▁Bah am as ▁and ▁five - night ▁Western ▁Car ib bean ▁it iner aries . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Crown ▁ordered ▁a ▁brand - new ▁ship ▁from ▁Union ▁Naval ▁de ▁Lev ante . ▁The ▁Crown ▁Mon arch , ▁delivered ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁sa iled ▁on ▁seven - day ▁cru ises ▁from ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁to ▁Key ▁West , ▁Grand ▁C ay man , ▁O cho ▁R ios