 In May, when the conversion was complete, "Bretagne" sailed to Boston under a new sub-charter contract with Caribbean Cruise Line to begin cruise ship service between New England and the Caribbean on 9 June 1961.Though passengers weren't too pleased with poor Caribbean Cruise Line service standards, Anthony Chandris was satisfied with the new interior layout.He purchased the "Bretagne" on 20 September 1961 in Southampton for UK£ 3 million, two months before his charter contract was to end.