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What was the operator of Vasco da Gama (ship) from 2014 to 2015?
Vasco da Gama ( ship ) Vasco da Gama is a cruise ship owned by Portuguese company Mystic Invest . Completed in 1993 , she previously sailed for Holland America Line as MS Statendam , for P&O Cruises Australia as Pacific Eden and for Cruise & Maritime Voyages as Vasco da Gama . In 2020 , following CMVs filing for administration , she was sold by CW Kellock & Co Ltd . at auction to Mystic Cruises parent company , Mystic Invest for US$10,187,000 . Construction and career . MS Statendam . Vasco da Gama previously served as MS Statendam from 1993 to 2015 , where she served as the lead member of Holland America Lines eponymous , otherwise known as S class . She was ordered in November 1989 alongside two sister ships of her class , and was designated Hull Number 5881 . Her keel was laid by Fincantieri in 1991 . From 1991 to 1993 , the ship was completed and underwent sea trials , and on 25 January 1993 , Statendam embarked on her maiden voyage . Upon her maiden voyage , she became the fifth Holland America Line ship to bear the name Statendam , and during the summer of her inaugural season , she also became the first Holland America Line ship to sail a European itinerary in over twenty years . During her early planning and architectural design phases , there were concerns that Statendam and the S class would not be in compliance with specific vessel stability requirements mandated by SOLAS 90 . The hull design of Maasdam and her sister ships are largely based on Costa Classica , a ship operated by sister brand Costa Cruises . These fears were alleviated , however , following Statendams successful sea trials . In 2006 , Statendam underwent dry dock renovations at Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport . In 2011 , Statendam once again underwent dry dock renovations at Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport . In August 2013 , Statendam was alerted by the Glacier Bay National Park ranger station that a nearby tour ship , , was stranded in the ice of Hopkins Glacier , and unable to continue to Glacier Bay National Park . On arrival Statendam lowered two lifeboats to rescue approximately 105 passengers and crew . They were disembarked at Glacier Bay National Park ranger station three hours later . On 20 May 2014 , Holland America Line announced that Statendam would be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia . Pacific Eden . After concluding her final season with Holland America Line , Statendam sailed to Singapore for dry dock at Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard . From 22 October to 2 November 2015 , Statendam underwent extensive interior and exterior changes , emerging as the new Pacific Eden . In an attempt to garner global social media recognition for the introduction of two new flagships , P&O Cruises Australia broadcast the ships christening ceremony on Twitter and through their godmothers social media accounts . On 25 November 2015 , Pacific Eden and her sister , Pacific Aria , were renamed at a ceremony held in Port Jackson , Sydney . Kate Ritchie served as the godmother for Pacific Eden . Vasco da Gama . In March 2018 , it was announced that Pacific Eden would be exiting the P&O Cruises Australia fleet . It was revealed that Pacific Eden had been sold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages , and that she would depart the fleet in March 2019 . Following the announcement , Pacific Edens new owner announced a naming competition for the new member of their fleet . Members of the lines Columbus Club were allowed to choose between a handful of names that honored storied explorers . The competition included names that honoured Vasco da Gama , Pytheas , Henry Hudson , and Amerigo Vespucci . In April 2019 , Pacific Eden officially became Vasco da Gama . The ship was christened in Bremerhaven on 9 June 2019 , and promptly entered into service with Cruise & Maritime Voyages TransOcean Tours brand . Vasco da Gama now spends the European summer sailing for Transocean Tours before repositioning to Australia for the summer and sailing under the Cruise & Maritime Voyages brand . CMV entered administration in 2020 . In October 2020 , Mystic Invest bought the ship , on behalf of Mystic cruises , at an auction at CW Kellock & Co in London for US$10,187,000.00 , after CMV entered administration in the same year . COVID-19 . During COVID-19 pandemic , the ship docked in Fremantle in late March 2020 . Almost 100 New Zealand passengers were flown from Perth on 29 March and arrived in Auckland on 30 March . As of 31 March , about 200 West Australian passengers were to be ferried to Rottnest Island , which had been converted to a quarantine zone . Another 600 Australians were to be taken to Perth hotels for 14 days of quarantine . On 19 May , a male Indonesian crew member fell from deck 12 of the ship while it was docked at the Port of Tilbury , Londons main port , and landed on a cargo container that was placed on the dock next to the ship . One source reported that he died from the fall , while another reported that he was seriously injured but there was no confirmation that he had died , and a third reported that he was being treated at a hospital . The crew member worked as a storekeeper in the ships supply area . Vasco da Gama had been docked at Tilbury since 1 May , after having repatriated passengers to Australia . Crew members have complained that they have not been paid and are frustrated with Cruise & Maritime Voyages . After operations were temporarily suspended to combat the spread of the COVID-19 in March 2020 , CMV filed for administration in July . Administrators then auctioned Vasco da Gama through CW Kellock & Co Ltd . to Mystic Cruises . According to a press release from Mystic Cruises , she will sail in the British , German , and Portuguese markets .