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                                                     History

 

 

Building contract  
Keel laid  
11/12/1965 Launch  
10/5/1966 Delivered to Cie. Francaise de Navigation, France  
5/1966 Marseille to Eastern Mediterranean routes  
1970 Sold to Nouvelle Cie. de Paquebots, France  
Cruises on USA  
10/1977 Sold to Epirotiki Lines, Greece , New name Homeric Renaissance  
1977 Charter to Costa Crociere  
1978 New name World Renaissance  
   
1980 10 days Caribbean cruises from Miami  
1983 One week Caribbean cruises from San Juan  
   
   
1987 Caribbean cruises , Epirotiki Lines  
   
22/12/1990 Four 14-day cruises to the Amazon River  
1992 7 - Day cruises from Piraeus  
   
7/1995 Sold to Awani Modern Group, Indonesia. New name Awani Dream  
1995 Awani Dream Cruises service  
1995 Cruises from Jakarta  
3/1997 Charter to World cruise  
1/1998 Sold to Royal Olympic Cruises, Greece.  
3/1998 Delivered to Royal Olympic Cruises. New name World Renaissance  
1998 Build more cabins on front deck  
   
2/4/1999 3 days Aegean Discovery cruises from Piraeus and 4 days Aegean Classic cruises from Piraeus  
6/8/1999 7 days Eclipse cruise from Piraeus to Blacksea  
22/11/1999 Laid up winter  
3/3/2000 3 days Aegean Discovery cruises from Piraeus and 4 days Aegean Classic cruises from Piraeus  
13/11/2000 Laid up winter  
2/3/2001 3 days Aegean Discovery cruises from Piraeus and 4 days Aegean Classic cruises from Piraeus  
19/11/2001 Laid up winter  
11/3/2002 4 days Aegean Classic cruises from Piraeus  
3/5/2002 3 - Day Aegean Romance cruises from Piraeus and 4 days Aegean Classic cruises from Piraeus  
and 7 - Day Golden Fleece from Istanbul  
14/11/2002 Laid up winter  
28/2/2003 3 days Aegean Discovery cruises from Piraeus and 4 days Aegean Classic cruises from Piraeus  
and 7 - Day Golden Fleece from Istanbul and from Piraeus and  7day Treasures of the Mediterranean Cruise from Genoa and  
Barcelona. 15 day Ancient Wonders cruise from Genoa to Piraeus  
11/203 Laid up winter  
31/12/2003 Royal Olympic Cruise Lines, Inc., has announced that two of its subsidiary companies, the shipowning companies of the Olympia  
Explorer and Olympia Voyager, have filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States bankruptcy code.  
5/4/2004 3 - Day Aegean Romance cruises from Piraeus and 4 days Aegean Classic cruises from Piraeus  
and 7 - Day Golden Fleece from Istanbul or Piraeus  
18/11/2004 Laid up for sale.  
4/2005 Sold to Pelorus Maritime Inc. Elysian Cruise Lines Management  
5/2005 New name Grand Victoria  
2006-2007 Refurbished  
2007 Charter to Monarc Classic Cruises. New name Blue Monarch  
6/4/2007 3,4 and 7 days cruise from Piraeus to Turkey and the Greek Islands.  
19/11/2007 Laid up winter  
2/5/2008 7 - Day Golden Fleece from Istanbul and from Piraeus  
20/11/2008 Laid up o Perama and later Kynosoura  
1/2010 Sold to scrap for Indian buyer. 1.9 M$  
2010 New name Maestro , New owner Argo Systems FZE, Sierra Leone flag