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Imperial Majesty Cruise Line was a budget cruise line that had operated 2 and 3 day voyages out of
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. The company was founded in 1999. The cruise line attracted both vacationers and vintage ship fans from around the world. The cruise line's current operations ended on March 9, 2009, when the Regal Empress was retired. In that same week, its operations were replaced by Celebration Cruise Line, operating for the same company that Imperial Majesty was part of.


History

Imperial Majesty Cruise Line begun operations in 1999 by chartering the 1955-built SS ''OceanBreeze'' from Premier Cruise Line and operating two-day cruises out of
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. Imperial Majesty later purchased the ship and gave it a multi-million dollar refurbishment. The ship was kept in good condition throughout Imperial Majesty's ownership. In 2003, due to high costs, Imperial Majesty sold the ''OceanBreeze'' for scrap and replaced it with another vintage ship, the 1953-built , after its previous owner folded. In the fall of 2008, several sources reported that the ''Regal Empress'' was due to be replaced by the 1981-built cruiseferry in 2009, but this information proved to be false. Instead, the ''Bahamas Celebration'' was operated by Celebration Cruise Line, a new cruise line operating under the same company Imperial Majesty cruise lines operated under. On March 9, 2009, the took over ''Regal Empress'' cruise schedule. All crew and food stores were transferred to ''Bahamas Celebration'' prior to the ships departure. The ''Regal Empress'' was laid up in
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from March 16 until March 27. It was reported by Maritime Matters on March 26 that the Regal Empress was sold for scrap.


Former Fleet


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Defunct cruise lines Plantation, Florida Defunct companies based in Florida Defunct shipping companies of the United States Transport companies established in 1999 Companies disestablished in 2009 1999 establishments in Florida