Photographs © Ian Collard 2007

Majestic International Cruises OCEAN MAJESTY seen passing New Brighton inbound for the West Langton cruise terminal on September 13, 2007. She departed that evening for a round Ireland cruise calling at  Dublin, Bangor, Killybegs, Rossaveal, Dingle, Cobh and Waterford. She is due back at Liverpool on September 20 when she will depart again for a trip to the Isles of Scilly. Ocean Majesty began life as the JUAN MONARCH for Transmediterranea - one of a class of for ships for the Barcelona to Palma and Canary islands routes. In 1985 she was sold to Cypriot interests sailing between Piraeus Crete, Cyprus, Rhodes and Israel as the SOL CHRISTIANA. A further name change to KRYSTOS STAR followed her sail to anotehr Cypriot operator. In 1988 she operated for Adriatica of Italy sailing between Brindisi (Italy) and Patras (Greece). She underwent a complete rebuild to serve as a cruise ship between 1989 and 1994 and named OCEAN MAJESTY. Here name was changed briefly to OLYMPIC and later HOMERIC when she sailed for Epirotiki Line.