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Ambassador Cruise Line renamed the ship ''Ambition'' and in April 2022 sent her to [[Bar, Montenegro]] to await an extensive refit prior to commencing service in March 2023.[{{cite news|last1=Payne|first1=Holly|title=Ambassador purchases AIDAmira, will enter service next year as Ambition|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/ambassador-purchases-aidamira-will-enter-service-next-year-ambition|access-date=27 January 2022|work=Seatrade Cruise News|date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127205544/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/ambassador-purchases-aidamira-will-enter-service-next-year-ambition|archive-date=27 January 2022|location=Colchester}}][{{cite web|url=https://portalcruceros.cl/ex-aidamira-llega-a-montenegro-a-la-espera-de-remodelacion/|title=Ex AIDAmira llega a Montenegro a la espera de remodelación|date=2022-04-06|accessdate=2022-04-06}}] In September 2022, the ship began a six-month charter to the [[Scottish Government]] to provide accommodation on the [[River Clyde]] in [[Glasgow]] for refugees from the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], delaying commencement of her cruise program.[{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=Ambassador Cruise Line Charters Ship to the Scottish Government |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/28054-ambassador-cruise-line-charters-ship-to-the-scottish-government.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Cruise Industry News |language=en-gb}}][{{cite news |last1=Boonzaler |first1=Jonathan |title=Ambition will join Tallink-owned cruise ferry in Scotland to house Ukrainian refugees |url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/cruise-and-ferry/ambassador-lines-up-refugee-role-for-recently-purchased-cruise-ship/2-1-1278223 |access-date=16 December 2022 |work=TradeWinds |date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821171841/https://www.tradewindsnews.com/cruise-and-ferry/ambassador-lines-up-refugee-role-for-recently-purchased-cruise-ship/2-1-1278223 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |location=Oslo}}] |
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Ambassador Cruise Line renamed the ship ''Ambition'' and in April 2022 sent her to [[Bar, Montenegro]] to await an extensive refit prior to commencing service in March 2023.[{{cite news|last1=Payne|first1=Holly|title=Ambassador purchases AIDAmira, will enter service next year as Ambition|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/ambassador-purchases-aidamira-will-enter-service-next-year-ambition|access-date=27 January 2022|work=Seatrade Cruise News|date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127205544/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/ambassador-purchases-aidamira-will-enter-service-next-year-ambition|archive-date=27 January 2022|location=Colchester}}][{{cite web|url=https://portalcruceros.cl/ex-aidamira-llega-a-montenegro-a-la-espera-de-remodelacion/|title=Ex AIDAmira llega a Montenegro a la espera de remodelación|date=2022-04-06|accessdate=2022-04-06}}] In September 2022, the ship began a six-month charter to the [[Scottish Government]] to provide accommodation on the [[River Clyde]] in [[Glasgow]] for refugees from the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], delaying commencement of her cruise program.[{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=Ambassador Cruise Line Charters Ship to the Scottish Government |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/28054-ambassador-cruise-line-charters-ship-to-the-scottish-government.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Cruise Industry News |language=en-gb}}][{{cite news |last1=Boonzaler |first1=Jonathan |title=Ambition will join Tallink-owned cruise ferry in Scotland to house Ukrainian refugees |url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/cruise-and-ferry/ambassador-lines-up-refugee-role-for-recently-purchased-cruise-ship/2-1-1278223 |access-date=16 December 2022 |work=TradeWinds |date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821171841/https://www.tradewindsnews.com/cruise-and-ferry/ambassador-lines-up-refugee-role-for-recently-purchased-cruise-ship/2-1-1278223 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |location=Oslo}}] |
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In April 2023, a four-week refit took place at the [[Lloyd Werft]] in [[Bremerhaven]], Germany.[{{Cite web |title=Kreuzfahrtschiff "Ambition" verlässt Bremerhavener Lloyd Werft |url=https://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/Bremerhaven/Kreuzfahrtschiff-Ambition-verlaesst-Bremerhavener-Lloyd-Werft-136417.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=NZ-Online |language=de}}] ''Ambition'' was upgraded to comply with the [[International Maritime Organization]]'s Tier III emission standards, which required a reduction in the ship's production of [[Nitrogen oxide emissions|nitrogen oxide]]. The dock work at Lloyd Werft also included maintenance work on the propulsion units, rudders and stabilizers, as well as a new coat of paint in the shipping company's colors.[{{Cite web |title=Shirley Robertson OBE to christen Ambassador Cruise ]Line’s Ambition |url=https://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/shirley-robertson-obe-to-christen-ambassador-cruise-lines-ambition-1 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=CruiseandFerry.net |language=en-GB}} The first stop on the ship's maiden voyage was from Newcastle to [[Dundee]], Robertson's birth place. |
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In April 2023, a four-week refit took place at the [[Lloyd Werft]] in [[Bremerhaven]], Germany.[{{Cite web |title=Kreuzfahrtschiff "Ambition" verlässt Bremerhavener Lloyd Werft |url=https://www.nordsee-zeitung.de/Bremerhaven/Kreuzfahrtschiff-Ambition-verlaesst-Bremerhavener-Lloyd-Werft-136417.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=NZ-Online |language=de}}] ''Ambition'' was upgraded to comply with the [[International Maritime Organization]]'s Tier III emission standards, which required a reduction in the ship's production of [[Nitrogen oxide emissions|nitrogen oxide]]. The dock work at Lloyd Werft also included maintenance work on the propulsion units, rudders and stabilizers, as well as a new coat of paint in the shipping company's colors.[{{Cite web |title=Shirley Robertson OBE to christen Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition |url=https://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/shirley-robertson-obe-to-christen-ambassador-cruise-lines-ambition-1 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=CruiseandFerry.net |language=en-GB}}] The first stop on the ship's maiden voyage was from Newcastle to [[Dundee]], Robertson's birthplace. |
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