MS Tropicale
MS Tropicale (also known as Costa Tropicale, Pacific Star, and Ocean Dream) was a cruise ship that entered service in 1982, and was one of the pioneering cruise ships in the modernization of the cruise industry. She was Carnival Cruises Line's first newly built ship, initially operating mainly in the Mexican Riviera and the Caribbean.
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| Builder | Aalborg Værft, Ålborg, Denmark |
| Cost | $100 million |
| Yard number | 234 |
| Launched | 31 October 1980 |
| Acquired | 4 December 1981 |
| Maiden voyage | 1982 |
| In service | 16 January 1982 |
| Out of service | 2020 |
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| Fate | Scrapped in Alang, India, in 2021 |
| Notes | First newbuild ship for Carnival Cruise Lines. |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
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| Length | 204.76 m (671 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 26.45 m (86 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in) |
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| Propulsion | Two propellers |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,022 passengers |
| General characteristics (as Pacific Star) | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 35,190 GT |
| Decks | 10 (passenger accessible) |
| Capacity | 1,412 passengers (maximum) |
| Crew | 550 |
Tropicale was transferred to the Costa fleet in July 2001, and renamed the Costa Tropicale. The Costa Tropicale was transferred to P&O Cruises Australia in 2005 as the Pacific Star in December of that year. In March 2008, P&O Cruises Australia sold the Pacific Star to Pullmantur Cruises becoming the Ocean Dream. After Pullmantur, the ship's final operator was Peace Boat, sailing as the Ocean Dream until 2020. After 38 years of service, the former Tropicale was scrapped in January 2021.