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LOI
12/1987 Building contract ordered by Admiral cruises. Planned name was Future seas.
Building started
30/11/1988 Keel laid
26/8/1989 Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
5/1990 Delivered to Royal Caribbean Cruises, Monrovia, Liberia
25/6/1990 Maiden voyage
6/2001Fire on engine room. Repairing take two weeks.
8/5/2004Rebuild and have new name Empress of the Seas.
26/3/2007Reported to chnage ship to Pullman Cruise on March 2008
12/3/2008Operated Pullmantur Cruises. New name Empress. Malta flag.
2016Refurbished.
30/3/2016Back on Royal Caribbean. Name changed again to Empress of the seas. Bahamas flag.
15/3/2020End of service on Royal Caribbean. Laid up for sale on Greece.
28/12/2020Sold to Stella Seaway LLC. (Cordelia Cruises) Nassau, Bahamas. Name changed again to Empress.
8/1/2024Owner Bay Cruise Investment INC.
Cruises from Mumbai, Kochi and Chennai.