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LOI
12/1993Building contract with Costa Cruises, planned name Costa Olympia. Deal cancelled after shipyarrd went bankrupt.
Building started
14/2/2000 Keel laid
6/10/1996Launch and laid up for sail
11/1997Sold to Norwegian Cruise Line, Nassau, Bahamas.
8/3/1998Towed to Lloyd Werft to finishing to building.
17/6/1999Sea trial
28/7/1999Delivered to Norwegian Cruise Lines, Nassau, Bahamas.
9/8/1999Maiden voyage from Dover to Northern Europe.
9/1999Cruises on Northern America.
24/9/1999Ground at St. Lorenz-Strom. Repaired at Quebec.
14/11/1999Back in service
5/2004Refurbished on San Francisco.
4/7/2004New name Pride of Aloha. Owner Pride of Aloha Inc. Honolulu, USA.
7/2004Cruises on Hawaii and Alaska.
6/2008Owner NCL Bahamas Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. She had old name Norwegian Sky back again.
14/7/2008Back in service.
1/2009Owner Ample Avenue Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. (NCL)
1/6/2012Owner Norwegian Sky Ltd.
10/2026Long-term charter to Cordelia Cruises, India.
2026Cruises from india.