ka ▁Queen ▁never ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Bir ka ▁Line ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁Bir ka ▁Princess ▁was ▁re built ▁with ▁additional ▁cab ins ▁and ▁more ▁stream lined ▁super structure . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Bir ka ▁Line ▁purchased ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁United ▁Sh ipping ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁Bir ka ▁C argo . ▁In ▁November ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁company ▁placed ▁an ▁order ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁cru ise ▁ship ▁with ▁A ker ▁Fin ny ards , ▁Ra uma . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁completed ▁as ▁MS ▁Bir ka ▁Parad ise ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁delivered ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁strong ▁competition ▁for ▁cru ise ▁and ▁fer ry ▁passengers ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁Balt ic ▁Sea . ▁Due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁passengers ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁financial ▁problems , ▁the ▁Bir ka ▁Princess ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Louis ▁Cru ise ▁L ines ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁fellow ▁Å land ian ▁sh ipping ▁company ▁R eder ia kt ie bol aget ▁E cker ö ▁was ▁looking ▁to ▁purchase ▁Bir ka ▁Line ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁( E cker ö ▁already ▁owned ▁ 4 2 % ▁of ▁Bir ka ▁Line ). ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁public ▁offer ▁made ▁by ▁E cker ö ▁had ▁increased ▁their ▁ownership ▁in ▁Bir ka ▁Line