Dream Princess
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Dream Princess (formerly Song of Norway, Sundream) was one of the first modern cruise ships, first entering operation in 1970,
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[edit] History
The vessel was constructed in Helsinki, Finland in 1970. Named Song of Norway, she was the first ship built for cruise line Royal Caribbean International. The vessel was lengthened in 1978, due to the high demand for cruising, and sailed on seven- and fourteen-day cruises out of Miami.
In 1996, surpassed by the significantly larger ships in the Royal Caribbean International fleet, the ship was sold to Airtours/MyTravel (which is now largely owned by Carnival Cruise Lines), who operated the vessel under the name Sundream.
In October 2004 she was sold, refitted and became MS Dream Princess for Caspi Cruises (Israel) and operated the 2005 season from Haifa.
[edit] Statistics
The vessel originally had a gross tonnage of 18,000 tons, and could carry 724 passengers.
Following the 1978 refit, she was lengthened by 85 feet, to provide for 1024 passengers and increasing her size to 23,000 gross tons.
[edit] Current cruises
Dream Princess is not currently cruising. Following Hurricane Katrina, the vessel was chartered by Tulane University, to provide accommodation for students. On 14 December 2005 she left for New Orleans, Louisiana arriving to the Orange Street Wharf in January 2006. [1]
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