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