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	LOI
1971	Building contract with Fearnley & Eger, Oslo
	Building started
11/1971	Keel laid
12/1971	Sold to Lion Ferry. Management Fred. Olsen, Oslo
13/6/1972	Launch
22/1/1973	Sea trial
	Second sea trial
15/2/1973	Delivered to Fred Olsen A/S, Oslo, Norway
17/2/1973	Charter to Prinzen Line.
17/2/1973	Bremerhaven – Harwich and Hamburg – Harwich routes.
4/3/1973	Transatlantic between Bremerhaven and New York. Carry full load of cars.
15/5/1973	Prince of Fundy Line service between Portland – Yarmouth. Co-operation with Lion Line.
4/9/1973	Commodore Cruise Line service
1/6/1974	Prince Of Fundy Line service.
1/9/1974	Commodore Cruise Line service.
1/6/1975	Prince Of Fundy Line service.
1/9/1975	Commodore Cruise Line service.
1/6/1976	Prince Of Fundy Line service.
9/1976	Charter to Nato.
9-10/1976	Refurbished by Akers Mekaniske Verksted, Oslo, Norway
10/1976	Charter to Bergenske D/SA/S, Bergen, Norway
10/1976	Bergen – Stavanger – Newcastle and Bergen – Kristiansand – Newcastle routes.
1/4/1978	Charter to Stena Line , Sweden. New name Scandinavica.
4/1978	Göreborg – Kiel route and short periods other routes.
14/9/1981	End of charter . New name Bolero.
10/81-1/82	Build 3rd car deck by Frederikshavns Værft, Frederikshavn, Denmark.
1/1/1982	Kristiansand – Frederikshavn route , operated Fred. Olsen
2/2/1982	Kristiansand – Hirtshals route.
23/9/1982	Hirtshals – Stavanger – Bergen route.
3/5/1983	Fire onboard. Repaired at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg.
1/6/1983	Back in service.
6/1985	Charter to Vaasanlaivat OY. Vaasa – Sundsvall route.
9/1985	Hirtshals – Kristiansand – Egersund – Stavanger – Bergen route operated Fred. Olsen.
	Summer service Kristiansand – Hirtshals and Kristiansand – Harwich routes.
3/1990	Rebuild main deck back to cabins by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg.
17/6/1990	Bergen – Stavanger – Hirtshals and Molde – Ålesund – Måløy – Bergen – Newcastle routes.
15/12/1990	Operator Color Line.
4/1/1991	Kristiansand – Hirtshals route. summer service Oslo – Hirtshals route.
24/4/1994	Charter to SF Line , Mariehamn.
1/5/1994	Naantali – Mariehamn – Kapellskär route.
9/1994	Docking at Sandefjord.
10-11/1994	Rebuild by Haugesund Mekaniske Verksted. New name Crucero Express.
11/1994	Bahamas flag.
2/12/1994	Charter to Linea Crucero Express. Cartagena – Cristobal route.
10/1996	Chartered to Emerald Empress Holdings Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Seminole Empress.
5/1998	Voyage from Tampa to Fredericia, Denmark. Back in Color line management. Laid up.
15/2/1999	Sold to Caspi Shipping Ltd, Haifa, Israel. New name Magic I.
4/1999	Rebuild Eleusis, Greece.
2000	Cruises from Israel operated Magic Cruise Lines.
3/2003	Charter to Ocean Club Cruises, USA. New name Mirage.

1/2004	Company went bankrupt. Laid up at Cape Canaveral.
3/2004	Sold by auction to Isramco Inc, Nassau, Bahamas. New name Mirage 1.
2005	Operated Caspi Cruises.
2006	Owner Mirage 1 Cruise Line Co, Nassau, Bahamas.
2010	Operated Yannay Cruises.
5/2011	Company goes bankrupt.
20/3/2012	Scrapped Aliaga, Turkey