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The MS ''Princess Daphne'', formerly ''Ocean Monarch'', ''Ocean Odyssey'', ''Switzerland'', ''Daphne'', ''Akrotiri Express''. was a medium-sized cruise ship. She had originally been the refrigerated cargo ship ''Port Sydney''. Her
Between 1972 and 1974, she was converted into a cruise ship at Chalkis Shipyard, Piraeus, Greece.
She served as a hospital ship in 
It was announced on 14 June 2014 that the Princess Daphne had arrived in Alang India under the name ''Daphne'' for scrapping, following a voyage from the Cretan port of Souda, where she was laid up in September 2012. She was given back to the Patimanios brothers by the bank following the sale of the assets of Classic International Cruises' fleet in 2013. In early 2014, rumors began to circulate saying she was to return to service under the "Classic International Cruises" banner. These rumors were proven false when it was announced that she was sold to Indian scrap merchants. She was beached at Alang, India, by 1 July 2014 and scrapping commenced soon after.
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sister ship
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was ''Princess Danae'', which was built as ''Port Melbourne''.
History
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson built her in Wallsend, England as a refrigerated cargo ship forPort Line
Port Line was a passenger and cargo shipping company, initially formed as the Commonwealth and Dominion Line in 1914, and in operation in one form or another until 1982.
Formation
The Commonwealth and Dominion Line was formed as an amalgamation ...
. She was launched on 29 October 1954 and completed in March 1955.
Between 1972 and 1974, she was converted into a cruise ship at Chalkis Shipyard, Piraeus, Greece.
She served as a hospital ship in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
in 2005.
It was announced on 14 June 2014 that the Princess Daphne had arrived in Alang India under the name ''Daphne'' for scrapping, following a voyage from the Cretan port of Souda, where she was laid up in September 2012. She was given back to the Patimanios brothers by the bank following the sale of the assets of Classic International Cruises' fleet in 2013. In early 2014, rumors began to circulate saying she was to return to service under the "Classic International Cruises" banner. These rumors were proven false when it was announced that she was sold to Indian scrap merchants. She was beached at Alang, India, by 1 July 2014 and scrapping commenced soon after.
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