History
| Building contract | ||
| 4/1/1964 | Keel laid | |
| 21/11/1964 | Launch and have name Eugenio C | |
| 22/8/1966 | Delivered to Costa Armatori SpA(Costa Crociere), Genoa, Italy | |
| 22/8/1966 | Linea C service . | |
| 31/8/1966 | Maiden voyage from Genoa - Lisboa - Rio | |
| 1970´s | When liner service pasaenger numbers drop, more cruises added on schedule on Europe and America | |
| 10-12/1987 | Refurbished interior and engines on Mariotti Sipyard on Genoa | |
| Major refit was carried out when the ship’s turbines were derated, reducing the maximum speed to 24 knots, which also | ||
| reduced fuel consumption. At the same time, a bow thruster was installed, the passenger galleys were replaced with a modern kitchen | ||
| 12/1987 | Renamed to Eugenio Costa | |
| 1997 | Sold to Ocean Marine Investments, part of the Cammell Laird Group | |
| 1997 | Charter a Lowline. Cruises on Mediterranean (?) | |
| 6/1997 | New name Edinburgh Castle. Charter to Direct Cruises | |
| Cuises on Mediterranean and USA | ||
| 1998 | Sold to Lowline, continue charter on Direct Cruises | |
| 1/1999 | Due to Technica problems cruises cancelled and Lowlines went a bankrup | |
| 1999 | Return back to Cammell Laird Group | |
| 9/1999 - 5/2000 | Rebuild on Cammell Laird’s Shipyard in Newcastle, England | |
| 4/2000 | Charter to Premier Cruise Line and named to Big Red Boat II | |
| 5/2000 | 7 days cruises from New York to New England and Canada | |
| autumn 2000 | Cruises from Tampa | |
| 9/2000 | Premier Cruise Line set to bankrup | |
| Laid up on Freeport, Bahamas | ||
| 2003 | Sold to Big Red Boat (Two) Limited | |
| 2005 | New name Red Boat and final voyage to Alang. | |