R5 (Renaissance Cruises $5 inaugural LE Chip

R5 (Renaissance Cruises $5 inaugural LE Chip
Obsolete
Denom: $5
Event: Grand Opening
Issued: 2000
Last Update: 2019-09-08
Color: Red
Inserts: Yellow, Blue, Yellow
Mold: Plain
Collected and edited by: A. J. Giametta
Entered service for Renaissance Cruises in 2000. After company’s bankruptcy, ship was sold to Cruiseinvest, but was dry docked until 2002, when she was chartered to Pullmantur Cruises under the marketing name Blue Dream.
In 2005, the vessel was renamed Nautica, and Oceania’s purchase was finalized in 2006.