[11][12] Lady Sarah's original buyers, the Windsor Line, a privately owned, late-1980s startup targeting the North American yuppie market,[13] could not meet their obligations on its completion in 1989.
The ship was eventually sold to the Bahamas-based New Frontier Cruise Line instead, and in mid-December 1991 it was renamed M/S Aurora II.
[22][23][8] On May 25, 2022 Operation Mobilisation affiliate Gute Bücher für Alle accepted the ship in Penang, Malaysia, and it completed its sea trials on July 20.
[4][24][25][26][27] Post-refurbishment, Doulos Hope is now registered in Valletta, Malta[2] but based in Southeast Asia, where it stays in each port it visits for extended periods.
As of March 2024, the ship had sailed over 4,350 miles and visited ports in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines[28] under its new name, welcoming almost 120,000 visitors and selling close to 150,000 books in the process.