[7] Built as the Radisson Diamond, the ship was built for Diamond Cruise, a conglomerate of several Finnish banks and the UKL-based Carlson Companies (the parent company of Radisson Cruises and Hotels).

[11] In June 2011,[6] the ship was purchased for $45M by China Cruises Company Limited, the deal being led by Chinese millionaire entrepreneur Huang Weijian,[7] CEO of CCCL.

[12] Operation started on March 9, 2012, as the first ship of the new CCCL luxury cruise line.

On September 21st 2022 the Saipan Star was blown aground by severe winds near Shandong.

The ship remains abandoned and wrecked on sandbar as of last reported in 2023.