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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.