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                                    History

	LOI
	Building contract
	Building started
	Keel laid
1/10/1973	Launch
	Sea trial
	Second sea trial
6/5/1974	Delivered to Hellenic Mediterranean Lines Co. Piraeus, Greece
5/1974	Brindisi – Patras route.
1988	Sold to Stena Gulf Line Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Scandinavian Saga.
1988	Refurbished to using as cruise ship.
6/1988	Charter to SeaEscape Cruises.
6/1988	Cruises on Caribbean
1991	Charter to California Cruises, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Pride of San Diego
1992	New owner Stena America Line, Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. New name tropic Star II.
1994	New name Stena Arcadia. Laid up at Venice.
1994	Refurbished
1997	Sold to Empress Cruise, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Emerald Empress
1997	Laid up at Freeport, Bahamas
1998	Sold to Yucatan Shipping, Nassau, Bahamas.
6/1998	Sold to Triple Shipping, Monrovia, Liberia. New name Sofia.
1999	Sold to Commodore Holdings Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Enchanted Sun.
1999	Refurbished
4/2000	Casino cruises between San Diego and Rosarito. Operated Commodore Cruise Line.
2001	Laid up at Freeport, Bahamas
2001	Sold to Cardinham International, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Talisman.
2001	Laid up at Miami.
4/2002	Sold to SeaEscape Entertainment Inc, Nassau, Bahamas
2002	Sold to Competent Shipping Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas. New name Manistal
2002	Laid up at Freeport, Bahamas
4/2003	Casino cruises from Fort Laudertale operated Circle Line Cruises. New name St. tropez.
23/5/2005	New owner S Navigation II Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas
6/2005	Laid up in Florida.
23/1/2006	Sold to Mantovana Holding, Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Fortune Star.
3/3/2006	New name Casino Royale.
13/3/2006	Sold to Royale Prime Co, Nassau, Bahamas.
27/10/2006	Laid up at Tampa
8/2010	Sold to scrap. Tanzanian flag, home port Dar El Salaam. New name Royale.
27/10/2010	Beached to Alang, India. Scrapped.