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LOI
11/1966Building contract
Building started
15/3/1967Keel laid
28/2/1968Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
13/7/1968Delivered to British Transport Commision, London, England
17/7/1968Harwich – Hoek Van Holland route operater British Railways.
1/1/1979New owner Sealink UK, Ltd, London, England.
6/6/1983Laid up at Harwich.
18/9/1984Sold to Psatha Navigation, Co, Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus.
New name Patra Express
1984Ventouris Lines service between Italy and Greece.
1988New main engines
4-7/1990Rebuild by Humber Shiprepair, Immingham, England
to day cruise ship. New name Scandinavian Sky II.
7/1990Sold to MSJ Shipping Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas.
New name Scandinavian Dawn.
8/1990Fort Lauderdale – Freeport cruises , operated SeaEscape.
11/1996Operator SeaEscape Cruises, Nassau, Bahamas.
New name Discovery Dawn.
11/1996Casino cruises from Port Everglades
5/1998Charter to New SeaEscape. New name Island Dawn.
5/1998Laid up at New York.
8/1999New name Discovery Dawn.
Casino cruises from Port Isabel, Texas,
Operated Discovery Cruise Lines
2000New owner Discovery Dawn Ltd. Partnership, Nassau, Bahamas
7/2000Charter to Viva Gaming & Resorts. New name Texas Treasure.
15/9/2000Casino Cruises from Corpus Christi, Texas.
2001Laid up at Freeport
10/2002Casino Cruises from Palm Beach.
20/2/2003Casino cruises from Port Aransas, Texas.
7/2008Sold to scrap.
26/9/2008Beached in Alang, India. Scrapped.