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LOI
Building contract
Building started
Keel laid
Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
24/5/1963Delivered to Hafen Dampschiffart A.G. (Hadag), Hamburg, Germany.
6/1963Hamburg – Helgoland route
10/1963Charter to Stena Line
5/1964Hadag Hamburg – Helgoland route
9/1964 Charter to Stena Line
8/66-3/1972 Used as German hospital ship in Vietnam
3/1972 Sold to Stena Line. New name Stena Finlandica
4/1974 Charter to Seetouristik GmbH, Lübeck, Germany.
Travemünde – Gedser service.
11/1976 Sold to KG Seetouristik, Flensburg, Germany
1993Owner Förde Reederei Seetouristik GmbH & Co. , Germany
20/10/2000 Sold to Klein Tours Ecuador-Galapagos, Georgetown,
Cayman Islands. New name Galapagos Legend.
Rebuild to cruise ship.
8/2001 Owner Latin Cruises, Georgetown, Cayman Islands
12/2001 First cruise from Ecuador to Galapagos.
2002Georgia flag
2004Refurbished
3/2005 Owner Galatours SA. Ecuador flag.
9/2007 Refurbished