MS Renaissance

She entered service as a dual purpose vessel, ferrying passengers from Marseilles, France to Haifa, Israel, and also operating Eastern Mediterranean cruises.

She continued service with them until 1983, when World Renaissance was chartered yet again, this time to TFC Tours, with her completing a single voyage for them.

She was sold to the reformed and renamed Epirotiki company Royal Olympic Cruise Line.

She was again renamed World Renaissance, operating 3 and 4 night Aegean cruises out of Piraeus, Greece.

ARGO Systems has been known to buy and transport ships to recycling yards in India, China, and Bangladesh.

They have transported many liners to scrapyards including the Eugenio C.[5] ARGO expressed interest in using her as an accommodation ship.

[6] Finally it was confirmed that Maestro would be towed from her anchorage off of Bombay to Alang, India to be scrapped on August 10, 2010.

A photo dated August 30, 2010 shows Maestro beached behind the remains of Winner 5 and beside those of Mont, the largest ship ever constructed.

The Renaissance in 1969
Grand Victoria in June 2006
Blue Monarch Moored In Istanbul, 25 January 2008