MV Serenade was a French ocean liner and later cruise ship, operating until 2008 when she was sold for scrap.

The Serenade was built for service on the Marseilles to West Africa route as the Jean Mermoz,[1] named after the famed aviator.

For eight uneventful years she went on the same voyage, departing France and calling at Casablanca, Dakar, Conakry, Monrovia, Abidjan, Tema, Lomé, Cotonou, Lagos, Duala, Libreville, Port Gentil, and Pointe Noire for her owners, Compagnie de Navigation Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre.

Jean Mermoz's appearance changed drastically after the 1969-1970 rebuilding at the T. Marriotti Shipyard, as her superstructure was expanded and her traditional looking round funnel was replaced with a streamlined cylinder like one.

In 1999 Carnival sold Mermoz to the Cyprus based Louis Cruise Lines, who renamed her Serenade.