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Building contract
23/3/1959 Keel laid
29/4/1960 Launch and christined to Infante Dom Henrique  by Maria Theresa Soares da Fonseca
Delivered to CCN (Companhia Colonial de Navegacao's) , Portugal
21/9/1961 Maiden voyage
9/1961 Operate routes from Lisboa -Funchal - Las Palmas - Luanda - Lobito - Cape Town -Lourenco Marques - Beira
1974 Sold to Companhia des Transportes Maritimos (CTM).Portugal
Continue same routes
1/1976 Laid up on Lisbon for sale.
1977 Sold to Gabinete da Area de Sines
1977 Refurbished
11/1977 Used as a hotelship on Sines
1986 Sold to Trans World Cruises, Greece, Panama flag
Rebuild totaly on Pireaus. New name Vasco da Gama
4/1988 Charter to Neckermann Seereisen, cruises on Northern europe, Mediterranean and Transatlantic
5/12/1988 Fire on engine room, repaired on Bremerhaven
6/1989 Problem eith boiler, repaired on Bremerhaven
6/1989 Sold to Arcalia Shipping Co. LTD, Panama.
1989 Charter to Ambassador Cruises, Cruises on Mediterranean
1990 Refurbished
1991 Cruises on Brazilia
1991 Charter to Seawind Cruise Line, new name Seawind Crown
1991 7 days cruises from Aruba
1997 Refurbished on Curacao
1999 Sold to Premier Cruises
1999 Cruises from Puerto Vallarta
4/2000 Charter to Pullmantur, cruises on Mediterranean
9/2000 Arrested in Barcelona, Spain
7/2003 Sold to china
12/2003 New name Barcelona, Georgia flag
2/2004 Arrived to scrap yard