Royal Caribbean’s former Song of America arrived at the Alang Shipbreaking Yard this past weekend for scrapping.

Last operated by Celestyal Cruises as the Celestyal Olympia, the 1982-built vessel had been facing an uncertain future for over a year.

After eight months docked in the United Arab Emirates, the ship sailed to Alang as the Fortu – a shortened version of its previous name, the Bella Fortuna.

Sailing under the Comoros flag, the 1,400-guest vessel is now set to be dismantled in India, wrapping up a four-decade career.

The Celestyal Olympia bid farewell to Celestyal Cruises in early 2024, as it was one of the oldest cruise ships in service at the time.

Replaced by a larger and newer vessel, the Celestyal Discovery, the ship was subsequently sold to an undisclosed owner, who renamed it the Bella Fortuna.

After being initially placed in layup in Turkey, the vessel sailed to the United Arab Emirates, arriving at Ras Al-Khaimah, a town near Dubai, in May.

Originally built in Finland for Royal Caribbean International, the former Celestyal Olympia entered service as the Song of America in the early 1980s.

After 15 years serving the U.S. market, the ship was sold to UK-based Airtours in 1999, becoming the Sunbird.

Five years later, Louis Cruise Lines acquired the vessel, which was chartered to another UK-based cruise line, Thomson Cruises.

In 2012, as part of a deal that involved a ship swap, Louis welcomed the ship into its fleet for a series of three- and four-night cruises in the Eastern Mediterranean.

With the company becoming Celestyal Cruises in 2014, the 40,000-ton vessel was renamed Celestyal Olympia.

The ship later embarked on the company’s first-ever cruise on Mar. 13, 2015, sailing from Athens to Mykonos, Kusadasi, Santorini, Thessaloniki and Kusadasi.

In 2014, the then Louis Olympia also served as a floating hotel during the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.