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                                                     History

 

 

31/7/1987 Building contract
17/4/1989 Keel laid
27/8/1989 Launch
26/4/1990 Delivered to Rederi AB Slite, Sweden
30/4/1990 Viking Line service Stockholm - Mariehamn - Turku route
4/1993 Owner had financial difficulties and were forced to declare bankruptcy.
9/1993 Sold to Star Cruises
1/1/1994 Last day on Viking Line service
1/1994 Delivered to new owner, Drydocking on Naantali. New name Star Picses and Panama flag
1-4/1994 Rebuild to cruiseship on Finnyards, Rauma, Finland
4/1994 Journey from Finland to Singapore
4/1994 Cruises from Singapore
3/171996 > 5 weeks Rebuild on Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore. Build 157 new cabins and casino on cardeck .Parts of interior rebuild and refurbished cabins
 
1998 Overnigth Casino cruises from Hong Kong and 2 nigth Hong Kong-Xiamen-Hong Kong and Hong Kong-Haikou-Hong Kong cruises
1999 Overnigth Casino cruises from Hong Kong and  2 nigths Hong Kong - Shantou cruises
2000 > Overnigth Casino cruises from Hong Kong
5/2009 Laid up on Hong Kong
2009 Laid up on Port Klang
2/2010 1 nigth cruises from Penang