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LOI
Building contract
Building started
Keel laid
22/6/1955Launch
9-10/3/1956Sea trial
Second sea trial
9/4/1956Delivered to Canadian Pacific Steamship, Liverpool, England.
9/4/1956Maiden voyage from Liverpool to Southampton.
20/4/1956Southampton – Montreal service.
1960Southampton – Montreal summer service. Cruises from New York on winter.
10/1963Laid up for sale.
2/1964Sold to Greek Line, Andros, Greece.
16/11/1964Delivered to new owner.New name Queen Anna Maria.
11/1964Rebuild by Mariotti, Genova, Italy. New lounge and large Lido deck build.
24/3/1965Piraeus – Palermo – Napoli – Lisboa – Halifax – New York route and low season cruises.
?Haifa – Limassol – Piraeus – Palermo – Napoli – Lisboa – Halifax – New York route and cruises on low season.
22/1/1975Laid up for sale at Piraeus.
12/1975Sold to Carnival Cruise Lines, Panama. New name Carnivale.
12/1975Rebuild by Newport News.
7/2/1976Cruises from Miami to Caribbean.
6/1990Bahamas flag.
18/10/1993New owner Fiesta Marina Cruises (Carnival), Nassau , Bahamas. New name Fiesta Marina.
10/1993Cruises from San Juan, Puerto Rico and Caracas, Venezuela.
5/1994Sold to Epirotiki, Greece.
9/1994The operation was stopped as unprofitable.
9/1994Delivered to new owner. New name Olympic.
1996Transferrred to Royal Olympic Cruises.
1997Sold to Thomson Cruises, Limassol, Cyprus. New name The Topaz.
Cruises on Mediterranean and Canary Islands andCaribbean.
1998Owner Topaz International Shipping, Panama.
2003Charter to Peaceboat organisation. Voyages around the World.
4/2008Laid up for sale.
5/2008Sold to scrap. New owner Errol Ltd. St. Basseterre, Kitts and Nevis. New name Topaz.
5/7/2008Beached on Alang, India. Scrapped.