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| 8/4/1965 |
Building contract |
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Building started |
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Keel laid |
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| 25/8/1966 |
Launch |
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Sea trial |
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Second sea trial |
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| 10/5/1967 |
Delivered to SHO/FÅA , Helsinki, Finland |
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| 25/5/1967 |
Helsinki – Copenhagen – Travemünde route. |
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| 23/1/1968 |
Collision with cargo ship Brook. |
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| 31/5/1970 |
Fire in engineroom. 3 hours black out omboard. |
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| 19-21/11/1972 |
Helsinki – Stockholm – Helsinki charter cruise |
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| 2-3/1974 |
Drydocking stabilizers installed. |
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| 16/6/1975 |
Sold to Enso-Gutzeit Oy, Helsinki, Finland. Continue same service , but operated by Finnlines. |
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| 1/7/1975 |
Fire in kitchen. Repaired in Kiel. |
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| 5-8/1977 |
Charter to TT-Saga Line Helsingborg – Malmö – Travemünde route. |
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| 11/1977 |
Used as cargo ship on Helsinki – Copenhagen – Lübeck route. |
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| 5/9/78-3/1/79 |
Rebuild by Wärtsilä Shipyard in Turku. Build larger cabins and new public areas for using as cruise ship in low season. |
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| 8/1/1979 |
Cruises in West coast of Africa and Canary Islands. |
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| 14/9/1980 |
Laid up for sale at Toulon. |
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| 27/5/1981 |
Sold to Loke Shipping Co Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Innstar. |
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| 18/8/81-4/1982 |
Rebuild to cruiseship in Aalborg Værft A/S, Ålborg |
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| 4/1982 |
Sold to J. Lauritzen A/S, Norway. New name Pearl of Scandinavia. Bahamas flag. |
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| 6/1982 |
Cruises from Singapore and Hong Kong. |
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| 7/1987 |
Sold to Ocean Cruise Lines Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. |
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| 5/1-14/2/1988 |
Rebuild by Sembawang shipyard, Singapore. New Aux engines. |
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| 14/2/1988 |
New name Ocean Pearl. |
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| 4/1990 |
Sold to Croisières Paquet, Nassau, Bahamas |
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| 1992 |
New owner Sodimarit S.A., Nassau, Bahamas. |
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| 2/1994 |
New name Pearl. France flag. |
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| 1994 |
Cruises in Asia. |
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| 14/9/1995 |
Rebuild by Mariotti Werft, Genova. |
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| 12/11/1995 |
Sold to Prestige Cruises N.V., Nassau, Bahamas (Costa Crociere) New name Costa Playa. |
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| 12/11/1995 |
Cruises in Caribbean |
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| 1/1998 |
Sold to Mega Wave International Ltd, Hong Kong , Bahamas flag. New name Oriental Pearl. |
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| 8/1999 |
Sold to Costa Crociere. New name Joy Wave. |
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| 11/2000 |
Sold to Eurasia International Ltd. Bahamas flag. New name Golden Princess. Casino cruises from Hong Kong. |
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| 2003 |
Refurbished |
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| 7/2009 |
Sold to scrap for Chinese buyer. |
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