The
Ocean Dream (formerly
Tropicale,
Costa Tropicale and
Pacific Star) is a
cruise ship, built in 1981. The ship began sailing for
Carnival Cruise Lines as the
Tropicale in 1982. The
Tropicale was Carnival's first newly built ship, operating mainly in the Caribbean. She was transferred to the Costa fleet in July 2001 and renamed the
Costa Tropicale. The
Costa Tropicale was retired in 2005 and entered service for
P&O Cruises Australia as the
Pacific Star in December of that year . She was formerly Queensland’s latest cruise liner, she was based in
Brisbane, performing cruises along the
Tropical Queensland coast, to various islands in the
South Pacific,
New Caledonia, and to
New Zealand. In March 2008,
P&O Cruises Australia sold the
Pacific Star to
Pullmantur Cruises. She has been refurbished and is currently sailing as the
Ocean Dream.