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LOI
6/1983 Building contract
Building started
8/8/1985 Keel laid
9/8/1986 Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
2/2/1987 Delivered to Carnival Cruise Lines, Monrovia, Liberia.
9/2/1987 Voyage from Malmö to Miami.
2000Panama flag
4/2008 New owner Grand Celebration, Madeira, Portugal.
Portugal flag. New name Grand Celebration.
4/2008 Refurbished
7/2008 Operated Iberocruceros
5/2014 Published plan to transfer to Costa fleet from November
2014 and renamed Costa Celebrity. Refurbished
21/11/2014 One day before planned start to cruises announced
that vessel is sold to unknown buyer.
23/12/2014 Sold to Grand Cruise Shipping Unipessoal Lda. Bahamas flag.
12/2014 Refurbished. New name Grand Celebration
3/2/2015 Operated by Bahamas Paradise Cruise Lines. Port of Palm Beach – Nassau cruises.
11/2020Sold to scrap
12/11/2020On way to India.
14/1/2021Beached in Alang, India.