 In March 2015, Royal Caribbean International announced that they had agreed to sell to TUI Cruises in the second quarter of 2016, and that TUI would lease the ship to Thomson Cruises to replace the "Island Escape".In May 2015, TUI Group announced that as part of their modernization strategy, TUI Cruises' "Mein Schiff 1" and "Mein Schiff 2" would be transferred to Thomson Cruises over the next few years.In October 2015, the Island Cruise brand was discontinued after the sole ship Island Escape completed her last scheduled cruise with "Thomson Cruises".