The Majestic International Cruises group was founded in the late 1980s by a group interested in commercial production and cruising . By 1994 , the cruise liner purchased its first ship , the '' Ocean Majesty '' , which had seen a major re-construction prior to its service converting from a ferry to a cruise liner . By 1998 , a second ship was adopted to the fleet which was renamed to the '' SS Ocean Explorer I '' , which serviced as a hotel ship for the 1998 Expo 98 in Lisbon , Portugal '' . '' As Majestic gained momentum , the group bought their third ship in 2002 which was renamed to the '' Ocean Monarch '' . The ship had previously serviced the European continent . In 2004 , the '' SS Ocean Explorer I '' was laid up and sold to an Indian scrap yard . Later in 2004 , Majestic sent its '' Ocean Monarch '' to aid as a hospital ship during the relief efforts of the tsunami victims during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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