{"id":21374,"date":"2020-03-26T20:43:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T18:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=21374"},"modified":"2026-08-23T13:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T11:35:30","slug":"empress-of-the-seas-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=21374","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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12\/1987 <\/td>Building contract ordered by Admiral cruises. Planned name was Future seas.<\/td><\/tr>
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30\/11\/1988 <\/td>Keel laid<\/td><\/tr>
26\/8\/1989 <\/td>Launch<\/td><\/tr>
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5\/1990 <\/td>Delivered to Royal Caribbean Cruises, Monrovia, Liberia<\/td><\/tr>
25\/6\/1990 <\/td>Maiden voyage <\/td><\/tr>
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6\/2001<\/td>Fire on engine room. Repairing take two weeks.<\/td><\/tr>
8\/5\/2004<\/td>Rebuild and have new name Empress of the Seas.<\/td><\/tr>
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26\/3\/2007<\/td>Reported to chnage ship to Pullman Cruise on March 2008<\/td><\/tr>
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12\/3\/2008<\/td>Operated Pullmantur Cruises. New name Empress. Malta flag.<\/td><\/tr>
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2016<\/td>Refurbished.<\/td><\/tr>
30\/3\/2016<\/td>Back on Royal Caribbean. Name changed again to Empress of the seas. Bahamas flag.<\/td><\/tr>
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15\/3\/2020<\/td>End of service on Royal Caribbean. Laid up for sale on Greece.<\/td><\/tr>
28\/12\/2020<\/td>Sold to Stella Seaway LLC. (Cordelia Cruises) Nassau, Bahamas. Name changed again to Empress.<\/td><\/tr>
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8\/1\/2024<\/td>Owner Bay Cruise Investment INC.<\/td><\/tr>
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