History
LOI | |
Building contract | |
Building started | |
Keel laid | |
1/11/1987 | Launch |
14/5/1988 | Christened |
Sea trial | |
Second sea trial | |
1/6/1988 | Delivered to Royal Cruise Line, Piraeus, Greece |
7/6/1988 | Cruises |
1990 | Bahamas flag. |
1992 | Sold to Kloster Cruise |
5/1996 | Operated Norwegian Cruise Line. New name Norwegian Crown. |
5/2000 | Operated Orient Line. New name Crown Odyssey |
3/2003 | Refurbished at Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore |
26/3/2003 | New name Norwegian Crown |
15/9/2003 | Operated NCL. |
25/5/2006 | Sold to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines |
11/2007 | Delivered to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines |
15/11/2007 | Arrived to Blohm + Voss Shipyard. Lengthened 30 meters. |
11/2007 | New name Balmoral. |
1/2008 | Back in service. |
21/1/2009 | Hit a 15 m high wave, 2 passengers injured. |
2015/16 winter | Cruises from Southampton |
21/5/2016 | Cruises from Newcastle and Southampton to South and North Europe. |
12/11/2016 | Caribbean cruise from Southampton |
14/12/2016 | Cruises to Canary Islands and Norway. |
4/2/2017 | Central America cruise from Southampton |