[5] SkySea Golden Era underwent a major refurbishment, in Cadiz, Spain, in order to become Marella Explorer 2.

Designed to incorporate a variety of Celebrity's Millennium-class attributes, the revitalization of Century was the line's most extensive refurbishment to-date, and the largest cruise ship modification completed by Fincantieri's Palermo, Italy, shipyard.

In late December 2013, it was rumored that the ship would transfer to CDF Croisières de France in 2015.

[7] On 2 September 2014, it was announced that SkySea Cruises, a joint venture between Ctrip and Royal Caribbean,[8] would acquire the vessel and begin operations after April 2015.

[11] On 3 April, a male British passenger died from the disease while his wife had also been infected.