At the same time, Crown ordered a brand-new ship from Union Naval de Levante.

The Crown Monarch, delivered in 1990, sailed on seven-day cruises from Palm Beach to Key West, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios in Jamaica and Labadee Shores, Crown's private beach in Haiti.

The ship was designed to have a yacht-like ambiance by GMO Design Inc. of Boca Raton and had 265 staterooms and suites, including 400-square-foot staterooms with whirlpool tubs, a 288-seat dining room, tiered showroom, a disco and a jazz lounge.

A radial-telescoping, enclosed, adjustable-height passenger bridge is provided from the second floor to the north side of Slip 1.

The Gulf war and recession in 1991 affected tourism spending, and the cruise company scaled back their operation.