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                                    History

LOI
Building contract
Building started
16/10/2000Keel laid
13/1/2001Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
31/7/2001Delivered to Minoan Lines Shipping SA, Heraklion, Greece.
5/8/2001Patras – Igoumenitsa – Venice route.
22/10/2001Patras – Igoumenitsa – Ancona route.
5/2002New name Ariadne Palace I.
2/6/2002Grimaldi & Minoan service Genova – Valletta and Genova – Tunis routes.
10/1/2003Laid up forsale at Piraeus.
2/2003Sold to Mega Express Tre SpA (Corsica Ferries), Genova, Italy. New name Ariadne Palace One.
6/2003Charter to Minoan Lines. Patras – Igoumenitsa – Korfu – Bari route.
9/2003Rebuild in Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, Italy. Buildmore public areas and cabins.
2004New name Mega Express Three.
10/6/2004Livorno – Golfo Arranci and Livorno – Civitavecchia routes.
5/2011Owner Forship SpA, Genova, Italy.