11/9 1961: Launched.
26/3 1962: Delivered to TT Line GmbH, Hamburg, W. Germany as NILS HOLGERSSON.
28/3 1962: In service for TT-Line between Travemünde - Trelleborg.
12/1 1966: Renamed GÖSTA BERLING. In traffic Travemünde - Trelleborg.
3/6 1967: On T/C to Compagnie du Car-Ferry, Toulon, France. Renamed ESCAPADE.
In service for Cie. du Car-Ferry Toulon - Porto Torres - Palermo, France between Toulon - Porto Torres.
Oct.1967: Laid up at Travemünde. Renamed GÖSTA BERLING.
Febr.1968: Rebuild at Flender Werft, Lübeck.
March 1968: In service between Travemünde - Trelleborg.
March 1968: On T/C to Compagnie du Car-Ferry, Toulon, Frankrike. Renamed ESCAPADE.
Insatt för Cie. du Car-Ferry Toulon - Porto Torres - Palermo, France Between Toulon - Porto Torres.
Sept.1968: Laid up at Travemünde.
Dec.1968 - Febr.1969: On T/C to Ferry Boat Dominicanos, Miami. In service Miami - San Juan - San Thomas.
March 1969: On T/C to Rederi AB Svenska Lloyd, Goteborg, Sweden. Renamed SARDAIGNE. In service Marseille - Palma - Porte Torres.
Sept.1969: Laid up at Toulon, France, renamed ESCAPADE.
April 1970 - Sept.1970: On T/C to Compagnie Maritime Toulon-Sardaigne, Toulon, France. In service Toulon - Sardinia.
Oct.1970 - March 1971: Laid up at Toulon, France.
April 1971 - Sept.1971: On T/C to Compagnie Maritime Toulon-Sardaigne, Toulon, France. In service Toulon - Sardinia.
Oct.1971 - March 1972: Laid up at Toulon, France.
April 1972 - Sept.1972: On T/C to Compagnie Maritime Toulon-Sardaigne, Toulon, France. In service Toulon - Sardinia.
Oct.1972: Rebuild at Flender Werft, Lübeck.
Oct.1972 - Jan.1973: In Service Travemünde - Trelleborg.
7/5 1973: Registered for TT Cruising Line Ltd., Famagusta, Cyprus. Renamed GÖSTA BERLING.
20/5 1973 - Oct.1973: In cruise traffic between Travemünde - Danzig - Rönne - Leningrad - Visby.
1974: Homeport changed to Limassol, Cyprus.
19/5 1974: In service Travemünde - Helsingfors.
June 1974 - Sept.1974: In cruise traffic between Travemünde - Danzig - Rönne - Leningrad - Visby.
9/5 1975: Renamed MARY POPPINS. 
Nov.1975 - April 1976: Laid up at Travemünde.
April 1976: In cruise service  in Baltic Sea.
7/10 1976: Laid up at Travemünde.
20/11 1976: Sold to Shipping & Tourist Company Samos-Ikaria S.A, Piraeus, Greece. Renamed SAMAINA.
1977: In traffic Pireus - Samos - Ikeria.
1991: Sold to Arkadia Lines S.A, Piraeus, Greece.
4/11 1996: SAMAINA collided with the Greek Navy patrol-boat ANTHIPOPLOIARHOS near the Greek island
Samos and the patrol-boat sank. Four crewmember on the patrol-boat parish. SAMAINA had some bow damage.
1997: After repair laid up at Eleusis Bay.
28/6 2000: Departured Eleusis Bay for India. Renamed SAMA 1.
21/7 2000: Arrived Alang, India to be broken up.