Operations were soon reorganized under the name of Masa-Yards,[8] but the price of the ship was increased in the process, and Birka therefore refused to take delivery.

[5] Following delivery, Royal Majesty set on her maiden voyage, a transatlantic crossing from Southampton to New York City, on 7 July 1992.

Investigators found that the officers failed to act on visual cues about the vessel's location, over-relying on the automated bridge system.

Sailing from Boston, passengers spent five days circling the site with many celebrities and survivors from the famous ship onboard while parts of Titanic were being salvaged.

[13] She was renamed Norwegian Majesty, and in 1999 she received a 33.76 m (110 ft 9 in) lengthening at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Louis Cruise Lines had reportedly outbid International Shipping Partners with their offer of $162 million.

[17] On 3 March 2010, three rogue waves hit Louis Majesty, killing two passengers, and injuring a number of others, while on a 12-day cruise around the Mediterranean.

The waves, which were reportedly in excess of 26 feet (8 m) high, collided with the side of the vessel, smashing several windows in the saloon area.

[19] On 10 February 2013, while the ship was docked in Santa Cruz de la Palma in the Canary Islands, five crew members were killed and three others injured during a safety drill when the lifeboat they were in fell into the sea, trapping the occupants.

Julian Bray, Marine Analyst in the UK, writing in the Cduck media news blog, confirms that crew were taking part in a training exercise to load, launch, and recover lifeboats, complete a regular risk/ safety programme and to ensure crew members have had recent practical training.