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