Nordic Prince
Aquamarine anchored off Patmos, July 2008
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| History | |
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| Name: | Ocean Star Pacific |
| Owner: | PV Enterprises International |
| Port of registry: | 1971–1995: Oslo,  Norway
1995–2004: Nassau,  Bahamas
2004–2006: Limassol,  Cyprus
2006–2008: Nassau, Bahamas
2008–2010: Piraeus,  Greece
2010–2014: Panama City,  Panama
2014–2015: Basseterre,  Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Builder: | Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland |
| Yard number: | 393 |
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| Status: | Scrapped in Alang in 2015 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Tonnage: | 18,346 GT |
| Length: | 168.3 metres (552 ft) |
| Beam: | 24.01 metres (78.8 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.8 metres (22 ft) |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Capacity: | 714 passengers (lower berths) |
| General characteristics (after 1980 rebuild) | |
| Tonnage: | 23,149 GT |
| Length: | 193.65 metres (635.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 24.01 metres (78.8 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.72 metres (22.0 ft) |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
| Capacity: | 1,231 passengers (lower berths) |
MV Ocean Star Pacific was a cruise ship owned by PV Enterprises International. She was built in 1971 by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and christened as MV Nordic Prince. She subsequently sailed under the monikers Carousel, Aquamarine, and Arielle, prior to being renamed Ocean Star Pacific. IMO number: 7027411
The Nordic Prince was the second ship to be built for Royal Caribbean, and one of the first modern purpose-built cruise ships. She was launched on 9 July 1971 and entered service for RCCL on 31 July 1971. Like her older sister, Song of Norway, she was used for cruising on the Caribbean with Miami as the starting port. In June 1980 the ship was lengthened at Wärtsilä Helsinki by 26 meters. When RCCL acquired new tonnage in the late 1980s, the Nordic Prince was used for cruising around the world.
Nordic Prince became the first RCCL ship to be supplanted by larger tonnage in March 1995 when she was sold to Sun Cruises. Before the ship entered service for her new owners, the sky lounge around her funnel was removed. Renamed MV Carousel, the ship began cruising for Sun Cruises on 6 May 1995. During her time with Sun Cruises she spent summers cruising on the Mediterranean but during the winter seasons she returned to the Caribbean. In February 2000 the Carousel was grounded near Cancún, Mexico, which led to cancellation of five cruises while she was being repaired. Toward the end of her service with Sun Cruises the ship received MyTravel funnel colours. In the early 2000s Sun Cruises started pulling out of the cruise business. In July 2004 the Carousel was sold to Louis Cruise Lines, Cyprus, but chartered back to Sun Cruises until May 2005. The Carousel was the last Sun Cruises ship in service.
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