Stena Britannica Makes Her Maiden Voyage on the North Sea

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  Starts 06/17/2010CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE16.3 years agoCruise Industry News^[2] reported Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of Norwegian Epic on 17 June 2010.

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  Starts 04/25/2013CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE13.4 years agoMeyer Werft’s^[2] own press release "Meyer Werft delivers Norwegian Breakaway" gives 25 April 2013 as the delivery date.

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  Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren christened the 139,000-tonne MSC Divina in Marseille a week after her delivery. Built for $550 million at STX France's Saint-Nazaire shipyard, she became the third ship in MSC Cruises' Fantasia class.

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  Starts 12/05/2009CONFIRMED91% CONFIDENCE16.8 years agoWikipedia^[2] and contemporary cruise-industry coverage agree Oasis of the Seas departed Port Everglades on her maiden voyage on December 5, 2009.

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  Ocean Endeavour Passengers Become First Tourists to Visit the HMS Erebus Wreck Site

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  Starts 12/12/2018CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE7.8 years agoMeyer Werft’s^[2] own press release "AIDAnova handed over to AIDA Cruises" gives 12 December 2018 as the delivery date, corroborated by Seatrade Cruise^[3] News.

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  Starts 07/07/2003CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE23.2 years agoWikipedia's^[2] Crystal Serenity article gives 3 July 2003 as the christening date (by Julie Andrews) and 7 July 2003 as the ship's entry into service.

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  Starts 03/23/2018CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE8.5 years agoRoyal Caribbean Press Center reported official delivery from STX France on March 23, 2018.^[1]

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