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2004Building contract with Hellas Flying Dolphins, Greece
Start of Production
19/7/2004Keel laid
20/3/2005Launch
13/7/2005Delivered to Hellenic Seaways , Piraeus, Greece.
4/8/2005Piraeus – Naxos – Paros route.
10/4/2009Fire on engineroom near Kythnos. Extinguist fast by crew.
20/4/2009Hit a pier in paros, no any injures.
6/2011Piraeus – Serifos – Sifnos – Milos sailings cancelled in June
16/6/2012Collision with Nissos Chios brake some bridge windows.
4-9/2013Routes between Heraklion and Tourlos
30/9/2013Winter laid up at Piraeus
16/4-6/10/2014Routes on Greece archipelago
7/10/2014Winter laid up
3/2015Build more passenger areas on upper cardeck at Keratsini shipyard
23/3/2015Fire onboard when ship was under rebuilding. Killing one worker. Ship passanger areas destroyed
9/2015Towed to Trieste , Italy  where will be rebuild.
2016New name Highspeed 7.
2016Heraklion – Santorini – Ios – Paros – Mykonos route.
12/6/2018Sold to Minoan Lines Shipping SA, Heraklion, Greece. New name Santorini Palace.
2020Heraklion – Santorini – Folegandros – Naxos – Paros – Mykonos – Tinos – Syros route
2021Piraeus – Syros – Tinos – Mykonos – Paros – Naxos – Santorini – Heraklion route.
4/2024Charter to Seajets, Greece. New name Olympic Champion Jet.
2024Piraeus – Syros – Tinos – Mykonos – Paros – Naxos – Koufonisi route.