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LOI
Building contract
Building started
Keel laid
2/12/1969Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
5/10/1970Delivered to Royal Caribbean Cruises, Oslo, Norway
7/11/1970Cruises in Caribbean
30/8-26/11/1978Lengthened 26 meters by Wärtsilä OY, Helsinki, Finland
5/1997Sold to Airtours Sun Cruises, Nassau, Bahamas.
New name Sundream.
1997Sky Bar removed.
1997Cruises in Mediterranean and Northern Europe.
1/2004Sold to Tumaco Navigation Co, Limassol, Cyprus.
New name Dream Princess.
2005Refurbished
2005Operated by Caspi Cruises, Israel. Cruises from Haifa.
1/2006Used as accommodation ship on New Orleans.
6/2006Sold to Lance Shipping Co, Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas.
New name Dream.
12/2006Cruises from Dubai
2007Cruises in Mediterranean.
18/11/2007Collision with cargo vessel due to heavy wind near Rhodes.
28/11/2007Arrived to Kusadasi, Turkey for repairing and rebuilding.
12/2007Sold to Pearl Owner Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas
(Clipper group). New name Clipper Pearl.
10/2/2008Docking at Malta Shipyard, Valletta, Malta
2008Charter to Peace Boat.
5/2008New name Clipper Pacific
late 2008 Engine repairing at Turkey, laid up.
7/2009New name Festival. Operated Caspi Cruises
11/2009Charter to Quail Travel’s Happy Cruises. New name Ocean Pearl.
24/9/2011Quail Travel went bankrupt. Laid up.
4/2012Sold to Formosa Queen Co, Panama.
New name Formosa Queen.
11/2013Sold to scrapping in China.