[5] In 2008, the vessel underwent a refit and was stretched, receiving a new 31-meter hull section that increased its tonnage to the current 25,000 GT.

[7] On 8 March 2020, government officials in Cartagena, Colombia, announced that a recently disembarked passenger had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, and was accepted by a private local clinic for care.

On 9 March 2020, government officials in Alberta, Canada, announced that a recently disembarked passenger had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019.

Future residents waiting for a revised sailing date either remained in Belfast or toured Europe on trips subsidized by the company.

[24] As of February 2025, the ship had visited western Europe, northwest Africa, then transited the Atlantic Ocean, and the Panama Canal before moving south to the Strait of Magellan.