She would next be owned by the Limassol based Aphrodite Cruises (later named Mediterranean Sun Lines) who renamed her the Atalante.

[3] Atalante was extensively refitted for low fare cruising in the Mediterranean, a role she became mildly popular carrying out.

[4] After the Oceanos sank in 1991 Atalante was leased to the Epirotiki Lines, who renamed her Homericus.

She operated once again as a cruise ship, and her service prospered fairly successfully until scrap metal prices skyrocketed in summer 2004.

Although she was in good condition, Atalante sailed to Alang, India in 2005, where she was beached and scrapped.