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LOI
Building contract
Building started
1961Keel laid
15/1/1963Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
3/1965Delivered to Home Lines, Panama.
31/3/1965Maiden voyage from Genova to New York
24/4/1965Cruises to Bahamas from New York
11/1968Fire onboard
1985Sold to Premier Cruise Lines, Nassau, Bahamas.
New name Royale Oceanic
1985New name Starship Oceanic
3 and 4 days cruises to Bahamas
2000New name Big Red Boat I
9/2000Arrested in Freeport, Bahamas
30/12/2000Sold to Pullmantur Cruises, Nassau, Bahamas.
New name Oceanic.
22/3/2001Delivered to new owner.
5/20017 nigths Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona.
28/4/2009Sold to Peace Boat organisation, Valletta, Malta.
8/2009New name The Oceanic.
5/5/2012End of service. Laid up at Japan.
6/2012Sold to Scrap, Tuvalu flag.
6/2012Scrapped in Zhoushan, China.