| LOI |
| Building contract |
| Building started |
| Keel laid |
| 9/9/1946 | Launch |
| 10/1947 | Sea trial |
| Second sea trial |
| 7/2/1948 | Delivered to Ab Svenska Amerika Linjen, Göteborg, Sweden |
| 21/2/1948 | Maiden voyage from Göteborg to New York. |
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| 1953/54 | Rebuild by AG Weser, Bremen, W.Germany. |
| 25/7/1956 | Collision with Andrea Doria. 47 dead on Andrea Doria and 5 on Stockholm. |
| 7-11/1956 | Repaired on Betlehem Steel, New York, USA. |
| 11/1956 | Back on Göteborg – New York service. |
| 15/5/1959 | Sold to Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, Rostock, East Germany. |
| 3/1/1960 | Delivered to new owner. New name Völkerfreundschaft. |
| 1960 | Operated by VEB Deutsche Seereederei, Rostock. Cruise service |
| 1966/85 | Winter charters to Stena Line. Cruises from Göteborg to Caribbean and Norway. |
| 1974 | Owner VEB Deutfracht/Seereederei, Rostock, East Germany. |
| 4/1985 | Sold to Neptunus Rex Enterprises, Panama. New name Volker. |
| 4/1985 | Laid up at Holmestrand. |
| 11/12/1985 | Towed to Southampton for repairs. |
| 20/12/1986 | New name Fridtjof Nansen. |
| 12/1986 | Towed to Oslo, Norway. Used as refugee accommodation. |
| 5/1989 | Sold to Star Lauro Societeta per Anzoni, Napoli, Italy. |
| 6-27/5/1989 | Towed to Varco Chiapella shipyard, Genova, Italy. |
| 5/1989 | Laid up. |
| 1992 | Totaly rebuild by Varco Chiapella shipyard, Genova, Italy. |
| 1993 | New name Italia I. |
| 10/1994 | New name Italia Prima. Owner Nina Cia. di Navigazione, Napoli, Italy. |
| 31/10/1994 | Cruises on Mediterranean. |
| 22/12/1995 | Charter to Neckermann Seereisen. |
| 12/1995 | Cruises on Caribbean and around the world. |
| 6/1/1998 | Neckermann Seereisen experiences financial problems, laid up in Genova. |
| 1998 | Chartered out for five months as an exhibition ship in Lisboa. |
| 9/1998 | Chartered out to Air Maritim Seereisen (Valtur Tourist). New name Valtur Prima. |
| 9/1998 | Cruises on Caribbean. |
| 2001 | Laid up at Cuba. |
| 12/2002 | Sold to Festival Crociere Spa, Napoli, Italy. New name Caribe. Operating plans cancelled. |
| 10/2004 | Laid up at Lisboa, Portugal. |
| 2004 | Sold to Nina SpA, Lisboa, Portugal. |
| 7/1/2005 | New name Athena. |
| 2005 | Owner Classic International Cruise, Madeira. |
| 3/12/2008 | The ship was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. |
| 12/2008 | Sold to First Quality Cruises Inc, Napoli, Italy. |
| 5/2009 | Portugal flag. |
| 5/2009 | Charter to Phoenix reisen. |
| 17/8/2012 | The ship was detained in Marseille due to unpaid bills. |
| 9/2013 | Sold to Island Cruises Transportes, Lisboa, Portugal. New name Azores. |
| 2015 | Operated Cruise & Maritime Voyages. |
| 3/2016 | New name Astoria. |
| 5/2016 | Chartered to Rivages du Monde. |
| 3/2017 | Operated Cruise & Maritime Voyages. |
| 20/7/2020 | South Quay Travel Ltd – which traded under the name Cruise & Maritime Voyages – was placed into administration on 20 July 2020. |
| 5/12/2020 | Laid up at Rotterdam. |
| 24/2/2022 | Brake a ropes in heavy weather in Rotterdam and the stern collided with a container ship. Towed back to the quay. |
| 17/6/2025 | Sold at auction to Belgian scrappers. |
| 3-5/7/2025 | Towed to Galloo Recycling, Ghent, Belgium for scrapping. |
| 2025-2026 | Scrapped. |
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