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LOI
Building contract
Building started
Keel laid
26/4/1964 Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
14/8/1964 Delivered to Baltic shipping Company, Leningrad, Soviet Union.
1979-1981 Chartered to Transocean Tours
1990Laid up for sale on Singapore
1990? Named to Aleksandr
1991Sold to Shipping & General (Orient Line) Bahamas. Named to Marco polo
1991-1993 Rebuild on Neorian Shipyard, Greece
1993Start cruises around world operated Orient Line
23/3/2007 Sold to Global Cruise Lines Ltd.
Charter to Transocean Tours
2/12/2009 Charter for 5 years to Cruise & Maritime Voyages
2/1/2010 Cruises from UK to Caribbean , South America and Canary Islands
12/4/2010 Cruises from UK to Northern and Western Europe and Baltic.
20/10/2010 Cruises from UK to Western Europe, Mediterranean and Canary Islands
6/12/2010 Cruises from UK to Caribbean , South America, Norwegian coast and Canary Islands
4/4/2011 Cruises from UK to Northern and Western Europe and Baltic
2/5/2012 Cruises on Northern Europe, Mediterranean and Atlantic ocean
3/1/2013 42 nigths cruise to South America
14/2/2013 Cruises on Northern Europe
10/3/2013 Run aground near Sortland Norwegian coast. Returned back to port , but after inspection allowed continue cruise.
1/11/2013 Cruises to Caribbean, Canary Islands and Western Europe
14/2/2014 One passenger has died and some injures after the vessel was hit by a large wave in the English Channel.
16/2/2014 Cruises to Norwegian coast
30/3/2014 Cruises from UK to Northern Europe and Baltic
1/11/2014 Ran aground at Lofoten. No any injures.
11/11-11/12/2014 Drydocking at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen
20/7/2020South Quay Travel Ltd – which traded under the name Cruise & Maritime Voyages – was placed into administration on 20 July 2020.
22/10/2020Sold by auction to Highseas Ltd-svc, St.Vincent &
The Grenadines. Plans for using as accommodation ship.
30/12/2020Reported to be on way to Alang, India to scrapping.
14/1/2021Beached in Alang, India.