History
LOI | ||
Building contract | ||
Building started | ||
Keel laid | ||
28/8/1957 | Launch | |
Sea trial | ||
Second sea trial | ||
12/6/1958 | Delivered to Grace Line, New York, USA. | |
26/6/1958 | USA – Central America service | |
1970 | Sold to Prudential Grace Line, New York, USA | |
22/1/1971 | Laid up at Hampton Roads | |
1975 | Sold to US-Department of Commerce. Continue laid up. | |
1976 | New owner Vintero Corp, New York. Moved to Baltimore, continue laid up. | |
1989 | Sold to Coral Cruise Line, Greece | |
19/12/1989 | Towed to Chalkis, Greece | |
1990-1992 | Rebuild. | |
1/1993 | Sold to Regency Cruises, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Regency Rainbow. | |
1/1993 | Cruises from Tampa. | |
27/11/1995 | Arrested in Tampa, USA. | |
12/1996 | Sold to Louis Cruise Lines, Limassol, Cyprus. New name The Emerald. | |
5/1997 | Charter to Thomson. Cruises on Mediterranean. | |
1999 | Bahamas flag | |
19/6/2012 | Sold for scrapping. New name ss Emerald. St. Kitts and Nevid flag. | |
2/8/2012 | Arrived to Alang for scrapping. | |