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LOI
Building contract
Building started
Keel laid
10/2/1961Launch
Sea trial
10/10/1961Second sea trial
19/10/1961Delivered to Empresa Insulana de Navegacao, Lissabon, Portugal.
19/10/1961Voyage from Helsingör to Lissabon.
4/11/1961Lissabon – Madeira – Azores service and cruises
Used many times as Presidential Yacht.
11/1972Rebuild by Nederlandse Dok, Amsterdam, Holland. Steam turbines
4/1973Back to service.
2/1974New owner Cia Portuguesa de Transportes Maritimos
(CPTM) , Lissabon, Portugal
Charters to Fritidsresor and Epirotiki Lines
1985Sold to Great Warwick Inc, Panama (Potamianos and Fritidsresor )
Later registered owner Arcalia Shipping Co., Panama.
1989/1990Refurbished
1997Rebuild
2003 Operated Classic International cruises, Portugal.
9/2010Laid up for sale.
2/2013Sold to Pearl Cruises Transportes (Portuscale Cruises),
Lissabon, Portugal
Refurbished.
2/9/2013Charter to Latitude Travel.
2/1/2015Laid up for sale at Lissabon after Portuscale cruises went bankrupt.
10/2019Sold to SLG Cruise Ltd, UK
Laid up Lissabon