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The MV ''Porto'' was a Portuguese-owned cruise ship. She had operated by 
On 17 September 2012 reports announced that she was detained in Montenegro for failure to pay fuel costs. Fellow ships ''Athena'' and '' Princess Danae'' were detained for similar issues.
Following the liquidation of Classic International Cruises, ''Arion'' was purchased by a Portuguese entrepreneur and remained flagged under the Portuguese flag. The ship was renamed ''Porto'' in 2013, and operated by the Portuguese cruise company Portuscale Cruises.
In 2017, the ship was sold for €1.05 million for scrapping and broken up on 5 November 2018 at Aliaga.
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Portuscale Cruises
Portuscale Cruises was a Portugal, Portuguese shipping company. It was the first Portuguese company specifically dedicated to maritime cruises.
Portuscale Cruises spent 20 million euros in the refurbishment of its fleet of four cruise ships, bough ...
until sold for scrap in 2017.
The ship was built in 1965, as the ''Istra''. She was purchased by Arcadia Shipping Company, Lisbon in 2000 and was completely reconstructed from the hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
up, being renamed ''Arion''. She was put in service with Classic International Cruises
On 17 September 2012 reports announced that she was detained in Montenegro for failure to pay fuel costs. Fellow ships ''Athena'' and '' Princess Danae'' were detained for similar issues.
Following the liquidation of Classic International Cruises, ''Arion'' was purchased by a Portuguese entrepreneur and remained flagged under the Portuguese flag. The ship was renamed ''Porto'' in 2013, and operated by the Portuguese cruise company Portuscale Cruises.
In 2017, the ship was sold for €1.05 million for scrapping and broken up on 5 November 2018 at Aliaga.
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MS ''Arion'' cruise
1964 ships Cruise ships of Portugal Ships built in Croatia {{Cruise-ship-stub