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LOI
Building contract
Building started
21/10/1988Keel laid
3/1/1989Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
1/6/1989Delivered to Delfin Risteilyt Oy, Nagu, Finland
6/1989Cruises from Turku to Visby, Stockhom and 24 h cruises.
26/1/1990Charter to Sally Line Oy, Mariehamn, Finland. New name Sally Clipper
1/199024 h cruises from Helsinki, Summer season cruises from helsinki to Visby, Leningrad and Tallinn
3/12/1990New owner Rauma-Repola Marine Oy, Rauma, Finland after Ddelfin Cruises had economical problems. Charter to Sally Line continued.
1992Laid up at Rauma shipyard.
17/6/1992Charter to Baltic Link Ab, Norrköping . Norrköping – Riga route.
17/10/1992Laid up
12/1992Charter to Ocean Trade Chartering, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Delfin Star.
1996Sold to Phoenix Maritime Shipping Co, Panama
1997New name Dream 21.
1997Rebuild Samsung Shipyard in SOuth Korea
30/10/2001Sold to Discoverer Reederei, Panama. New name World Discoverer.
2001Cruises in Arctic and Antarctic
8/2003Sold to Delta Steamship Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas.
8/2004New name World Adventurer
3/2005New name World Discoverer
27/9/2007Sold to Silversea Discoverer Shipping, Nassau, Bahamas.
2008Refurbished
6/2008New name Prince Albert II.
5/2011New name Silver Explorer
Summer 2019Cruises on Arctic , Greenland and Norway
12/10/2019Cruises on South America and Antarctica
11/5/2020Cruises on Asia
6/7/2020Cruises on Alaska
10/8/2020 Cruises on Asia
17/9/2020Cruises on Arctic , Greenland and Norway
20/10/2020Cruises on South America and Antarctica
11/12/2020Cruises on New Zealand and Antarctica
6/2021Rumoured sold to scrap.
21/6/2021Anchored outside of Aliaga, Turkey.
Back in service
1/2022Sold to Exploris, France
9/2023Delivered to new owner Hammonia Adventure & Cruise, France (Exploris)
Drydocking. New name Exploris One.
12/2023Voyages from Valparaiso and Ushuaia.