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LOI
16/6/1952Building contract
Building started
1953Keel laid
17/8/1954Launch, godmother HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Sea trial
Second sea trial
3/1955Delivered to Shaw Savill, UK
29/3/1955Maiden voyage
29/3/1955UK , Australia , New Zealand service
5/1970Refurbished to using more for short cruises
8-11/1971Last world voyage
11/1971Laid up at Southampton
4/1972Laid up at River Fal.
1/1973Sold to Cia de Vap Cerulea SA.
3/1973Delivered to new owner. New name Calypso.
Operated Ulysses Cruise Line.
1973-1975Rebuild
4/1975Cruises on Mediterranean
1978Cruises on South AMerica
2/1979Back in Mediterranean
16/12/1979Transatlantic cruise from Piraeus and then
7 nights cruises on Caribbean
1980New name Calypso I.
1980Cruises from Los Angeles and San Francisco and Alaska cruises
29/9/1980Sold to Western Cruise Line, Panama
1980New name Azure Seas.
1980Short cruises to Mexico
Caribbean cruises from Fort Laudertale.
1986Operator Admiral Cruises.
1991Sold to Dolphin Cruise Line. New name Oceanbreeze.
1991Refurbished.
Seven nights cruises on Southern Caribbean and Panama canal.
1996Cruises from Florida and New York
1997Operators merged and continue under Premier Cruises
1/1999Charter to Imperial Majesty Cruise Lines.
11/1/1999Two night cruises from Ft. Lauderdale to Nassau.
20/5/2000Sold to Imperial Majesty Cruise Lines.
9/2000Refurbished
6/2003Laid up for sale.
10/7/2003Sold to scrap
4/2004Scrapped in Chittagong , Bangladesh