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                                    History

 LOI
 Building contract
 Building started
  
12/5/1988Keel laid
1/12/1988Launch
 Sea trial
 Second sea trial
1/7/1989Delivered to Mar Lines Universal Shipping, Panama
1989Cruises
1990Charter to Plantour  partners.
  
  
19/4/2006New owner  Niteroi Shipping Co Ltd, Valletta, Malta
21/8/2006New owner  Niteroi Shipping Co Ltd, Kingstown, St Vincent & Grenadines
  
22/1/2007New owner  Ellevi Shipping SRL, Kingstown, St Vincent & Grenadines
  
4/6/2007Italian flag.
  
1/2011Chartered to Plein Cap.
6/2012Sold to  Orient Queen Shipping Ltd, Hamburg. New name Orient Queen II. Panama flag.
  
18/7/2016Sold to Med Cruises Inc. , Panama . New name Med Queen
  
5/2018New name Orient Queen.  Charter to Abou Merhi Cruises, Lebanon
 Winter laid up
3/6/20197 nigth cruises from Beirut.
10/2019Winter laid up
  
 4/8/2020 Damaged in port of Beirut due to huge explosive in Beirut harbour
 5/8/2020Half sunk in harbour.