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LOI
Building contract
Building started
31/7/1989Keel laid
22/9/1990Launch
3/12/1990Fire onboard, delivery delayed for 6 months.
Sea trial
Second sea trial
15/10/1991Delivered to Monarch Of The Seas Inc, Oslo, Norway
11/1991Cruises in Caribbean
15/12/1998Grounded near St Maarten. Passengers evacuated
19/12/1998Refloated and moved to Atlantic Marine Yard,
Mobile, Alabama for repairing.
1/2005Bahamas flag.
2013Refurbished
4/2013Sold to Pullmantur Cruises Monarch Ltd, Madrid, Spain.
New name Monarch
3/2020Laid up due to Covid19.
6/2020The ship has reportedly been stripped of all valuable items, as of June 2020.
7/2020Voyage from Napoli to Aliaga , Italy
22/7/2020Beached to Aliaga, Turkey. Scrapped