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                   History

 Building contract
21/1/1974Keel laid
10/10/1974Launch
16/5/1975Delivered to Tor Line, Göteborg, Sweden
21/5/1975Göteborg – Felixstowe and Göteborg – Amsterdam routes
2/11/1981Sold to Scandinavian Seaways ( DFDS A/S ) Bahamas, New name Scandinavian Star
10/11/1981Refurbished on Ålborg Værft, Denmark for using on 3 and 4 days cruises Freeport – Miami. ( Scandinavian World Cruises later SeaEscape)
7/1 – 12/3/1982Ship never go to Bahamas service.   Laid up on Copenhagen
26/3/1982New operator DFDS Tor Line, Esbjerg, Denmark. Had back original name Tor Britannia.
29/3/1982Göteborg – Felixstowe and Göteborg – Amsterdam routes
1/4/1983Göteborg – Harwich and Göteborg – Amsterdam routes
25/9/1983Göteborg – Harwich and Esbjerg – Harwich routes
9/1988Operator Scandinavian Seaways, DIS flag
14/1/1987Göteborg – Harwich, Göteborg – Amsterdam routes
17/6/1989Göteborg – Harwich and Göteborg – Newcastle routes.
2/10/1989Göteborg – Harwich , Göteborg – Copenhagen and Göteborg – Amsterdam routes
20/3/1990Göteborg – Harwich ,Göteborg – Amsterdam and Esbjerg – Harwich routes
8/11/1990 – 11/1/1991Rebuild new cabin area on deck 4. refurbished interior.
21/11/1990New name Prince of Scandinavia
16/1/1991Göteborg – Harwich, Göteborg – Amsterdam and Göteborg – Newcastle routes
8/10/1991Göteborg – Harwich and Göteborg – Copenhagen routes
18/3/1992Göteborg – Harwich ,Göteborg – Amsterdam and Esbjerg – Harwich routes
10/6/1992Göteborg – Felixstowe and Göteborg – Amsterdam routes
17/8/1992Göteborg – Harwich ,Göteborg – Amsterdam and Esbjerg – Harwich routes
3/11/1992Göteborg – Harwich and Göteborg – Copenhagen routes
5/4/1993Göteborg – Harwich, Göteborg – Amsterdam and Göteborg – Newcastle routes
2/11/1993Göteborg – Harwich and Göteborg – Copenhagen routes
2/3/1994Göteborg -Kristiansand – Ijmuiden and Göteborg – Copenhagen route.
10/9/1994Göteborg – Harwich and Göteborg – Copenhagen routes
10/2/1995Used as a hotelship on Copenhagen
9/4/1995Göteborg -Kristiansand – Ijmuiden and Göteborg – Copenhagen route.
10/4/1996Esbjerg – Harwich route.
5/1996Charter to COTUNAV
28/5 – 26/10/1996Genova – Tunis , Marseille – Tunis routes
28/2/1997Hamburg – Harwich route
5/11/1997 – 14/1/1998Rebuild sponsons and upgrading to SOLAS 90.
20/1/1998Göteborg – Harwich and Göteborg – Copenhagen routes
24/3/1998Hamburg – Harwich and Hamburg – Newcastle routes
23/9/1999Göteborg – Kristiansand – Newcastle route
5/2/2000Copenhagen – Helsingborg – Oslo route
20/2/2000Göteborg – Kristiansand – Newcastle route
20/4/2000Hamburg – Harwich route
28/1/2001 – 27/11/2003Ijmuiden – Newcastle route
28/11/2003Delivered to Moby SPA , Genova , Italy. New name Moby Drea. Portugal flag
2003/2004Rebuild
27/5/2004Livorno – Olbia route
4/6/2006Italian flag ,
2009Genova – Porto Torres route
10/2009Laid up winter on Genova
4/2010Genova – Olbia , Genova / Livorno – Porto Torres route
14/9/2010Laid up winter on Genova
8/2011Genova – Porto Torres route, Some sailings earlier summer same route.
18/9/2011Genova – Olbia route
10/2011Winter laid up
5/2012Genova – Olbia route
15/10/2012Winter laid up at Genova
15/5-13/10/2013Genova – Olbia route
  
  
  
  Laid up at Genova, Italy.
 22/4/2025 Sold to scrap.
 18/7/2025 Depart from Genova under towing to scrapyard.